The undergraduate Visual Art degree program gives students a deep foundation in techniques and history of the visual arts, followed by specialized coursework affording opportunities to develop a professional portfolio in the medium or media of their choice and to exhibit their work during the final year of the BA.

Students receive a foundation in theory and practice of visual arts techniques, complemented by coursework in the history of visual art.

Upper-division coursework includes both electives and a professionalization core, and the capstone seminar culminates in a Senior Art Show at the downtown Gallery of Contemporary Art.

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Visual Art requires the following:

• A minimum of 60 credit hours of VAPA coursework (42 hours of VA coursework, 9 hours of HAVC coursework, 9 hours of VAPA coursework). At least 33 of those hours must be upper division (courses numbered 3000 or higher)
• A minimum of 9 hours of VAPA Core 1000- and 3000-level courses
• 2.0 UCCS cumulative GPA and a grade of C or better in every course applied toward the major
• Residency: Last 30 credit hours of degree must be completed while registered in the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences at UCCS 

For additional details regarding the program coursework, please visit the Academic Catalog.

To learn more about admission requirements and the application process, please visit the UCCS Admissions page.

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