Undergraduate Out-of-College Requirements
For the B.F.A. degree, a minimum of 57 elective credits must be taken outside of the college. In the first year, students must take two Freshman Writing Seminars and can select from a wide range of courses at Cornell. Students are required to take courses from physical and biological sciences (minimum of two courses, at least 3 credits each); social sciences (minimum of three courses, at least 3 credits each); and humanities and expressive arts (minimum of three courses, at least 3 credits each). All students are required by the university to complete two semesters of physical education.
All B.F.A. students are required to take 20 credits in the history of art. One course must be taken in modern art; one in non-Western art; three in art history at the 300 level or above, or any architectural history elective; and one 300-level theory and criticism course.
A candidate for the B.F.A. degree is required to spend the last two terms of candidacy in residence at the university. No student may study in absentia for more than two terms.
Asami Takahashi
