BA Art (Studio) at University of California, Riverside

Programme overview

The BA in Art is a non-vocational programme focused on critical thinking and exploration in contemporary art practices, including painting, sculpture, photography, video and digital media. It suits students with a deep interest and commitment to the visual arts.

Department: College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences - Department of Art | Study mode: full-time | Location: Riverside, CA, United States

What you will study

Lower-division work (33-34 units) includes ART 001 or 002, ART 003 or 010, ART 005, ART 006, ART 032 and two further studio courses; upper-division work (40 units) includes ART 132, ART 160, ART 180, an art history course covering 1945 to the present and at least 24 further upper-division Art units.

Career pathways

Creativity and visual articulation skills are described as having vocational value across a range of applications.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the University (and its college), not to the major unless stated. First-year applicants need a minimum 3.0 GPA (3.4 for non-California residents) in UC-approved A-G courses from grades 10-11, with required years in history/social science (2), English (4), mathematics (3), science (2), language other than English (2), visual and performing arts (1) and a college-preparatory elective (1); four of eight personal insight questions are answered; SAT/ACT scores are not considered. Applicants educated in a non-English-instruction system show English proficiency (for example TOEFL iBT or Duolingo 115 as listed on the admissions site). Source: admissions.ucr.edu/freshman (applies to the University, not specifically to this major). Admission to the major requires electronic submission of a portfolio of ten images of original work and/or three clips of moving image or sound work; students with approved portfolios are admitted to the major.

Fall quarter entry (September); the first-year UC application is accessed from Aug. 1 and submitted Oct. 1-Nov. 30. Transfer admission is also for fall quarter. UCR operates on a quarter system.

UC Riverside operates a quarter system. Summer begins mid-June, Fall late September, Winter early January and Spring late March/early April. Most graduate programmes admit and begin in the Fall quarter only.

First-year applicants: the UC application opens Aug. 1 and is submitted Oct. 1-Nov. 30; admission notifications begin in March; the Statement of Intent to Register is due May 1; FAFSA/CA Dream Act priority deadline is March 2. UCR does not consider SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions or scholarships.

Transfer applicants: TAG applications are submitted Sept. 1-30; UC applications Oct. 1-Nov. 30; admission notifications begin in April; the Statement of Intent to Register is due June 1.

The UC application fee is $80 for each UC campus, with a fee waiver available through the application. Applications are made through the UC application.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ucr.edu/apply

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