Art
College of Arts and Sciences
Students within the Division of Art in the School of Art + Art History + Design develop technical proficiencies, engage in creative collaboration and advance their knowledge of visual literacy.
Students are encouraged to work with faculty and art advisers to develop individual educational and career goals that take full advantage of options and opportunities afforded by this degree.
Major category: Minimum requirements
Curricular options: BA in Art with concentrations in Interdisciplinary Art, Painting and Drawing, Photomedia and Three Dimensional Forum ( Ceramics, Glass, Sculpture)
Topic: Arts
Applicant type
Freshman
Freshmen can apply to the UW to begin autumn quarter or winter quarter (U.S. applicants only)
Read more about applying to the UW as a freshman, including details for programs that provide high school students with college credit (like Running Start).
Transfer
Quarters of general admission to UW: autumn / winter (U.S. applicants only) / spring
Preparation for the major is a factor in transfer admission.
- Use the information below to help you prepare for this degree
- Visit MyPlan to run a degree audit.
- Use the UW Equivalency Guide to find out how courses taken at a Washington state community or technical college will transfer to the UW.
- UW college and school graduation requirements
Department admission information
- Departmental application deadline:
- You must enroll at the UW before applying to this major. Please contact the department for additional details.
This is a minimum requirements major.
UW students may apply after completing one college-level ART class with a minimum grade of 2.5. Transfer students must be admitted to the UW before applying to the major.
BA in Art major requirements
Total credits: 70
- 55 credits ART – 20 cr core ART, 35 or concentration including capstone class(es)
- 15 credits ART HISTORY
- Departmental Honors by application
Details for major requirements available on the department website.
Prior to transfer, students may email questions to uaskart@uw.edu.
Read more about applying to the UW as a transfer student.
Courses required for the major:
- 55 credits ART – 20 credits Core ART, 35 credits concentration including capstone class(es)
- 15 credits ART HISTORY
Entering transfer information:
Total undergraduates: 341
Total from Washington community colleges: 96
Entering transfer GPA (from WA community colleges):
3.75 – 4.00: 30
3.50 – 3.74: 20
3.25 – 3.49: 19
3.00 – 3.24: 13
2.75 – 2.99: 6
2.50 – 2.74: 7
2.49 and below: 1