The BFA is considered the professional degree in visual arts. A BFA prepares students to be lifelong practitioners of the studio arts who can demonstrate professional competencies - conceptual, technical and visual - in one specialized area.
Students can take coursework in:
Ceramics
Drawing
Graphic Design
Metalsmithing
Painting
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
Textiles
All studio areas have access to state-of-the art technology and equipment. Faculty are practicing art professionals who maintain vigorous national exhibition schedules which makes SIUE’s art studio program one of the most comprehensive in the region.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts is considered the professional degree in visual arts. It is the entry-level degree by which students enter the professional field of graphic design, and is considered the necessary degree for a student interested in becoming a lifelong professional artist. Students will also be well prepared to pursue graduate studies.
Acceptance into the BFA program is an application process usually done in the second semester of the sophomore year, or beginning of the junior year. All art candidates begin as a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in art studio.
01/11/2026
Start date
January 2027
Edwardsville Campus
1 Hairpin Dr,
Edwardsville,
Illinois,
62026, Midwest, United States
01/06/2027
Start date
August 2027
Edwardsville Campus
1 Hairpin Dr,
Edwardsville,
Illinois,
62026, Midwest, United States
Students seeking a bachelors degree from SIUE who have never attended a college or university, and those who may have taken some coursework at a college or university outside the U.S. but do not currently hold a bachelors degree must submit official records showing grades for all years of secondary/high school AND official exam results or certificate/diploma. Applicants who have attempted at least 30 semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) of college-level transfer credit (either from the U.S. or abroad) are not required to provide secondary school records.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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