Art and Visual Culture

Goals and Requirements for Majors and Minors

Students who successfully complete a major in studio art will:

Students who successfully complete a major in studio art will:

  • demonstrate technical skills in at least one studio medium;
  • produce a coherent, cohesive body of work accompanied by an artist statement;
  • create and present works of art through visual, verbal and oral means;
  • develop research, analytical and critical skills; and
  • demonstrate understanding of major trends in the history of art and visual culture.

Requirements for Major or Minor

The Art and Visual Culture major is available as a bachelor of arts degree only.

For a Studio Major: 40 credits, 100, 101, 110, 120, 310, 319, 390, 391 and three studios, two of which are in the same medium. Students seeking to major in Studio Art shall have completed at least 100 or 101 and one other foundation course (110 or 120), and be currently enrolled in a third. Portfolio reviews will be scheduled each spring. Major standing requires students to maintain an overall 2.50 GPA and a cumulative 3.00 average in AAVC courses.

For a Thesis-track Studio Major (Advised for all majors who intend to attend graduate school or pursue a career in the visual arts): all requirements for the studio major plus 490, 491, and 242 and one additional visual culture class. Such students will have automatically completed a minor in visual culture, and may qualify for departmental honors.

For a Studio Minor: 20 credits, including 100, 101, 110, 120 and one additional studio elective. Minors must achieve a grade of C or better in all required courses.

For a Visual Culture Minor: 20 credits, including 110, 310, 319 and one additional visual culture course, plus one of the following: 100, 101 or 120. All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

For Oregon Initial Teaching Licensure in Art: A student must complete: (1) the Linfield Teacher Education Program requirements (see page 39) and (2) the State of Oregon licensure requirements which includes passing all state-mandated tests. In order to complete these requirements, a student must begin taking education courses no later than his/her sophomore year. The student must be advised by an Education Department faculty member each semester prior to registration.