The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program is demanding, requiring a high level of commitment to advanced production and discourse in order to develop the professional competence of talented students toward successful entrance into the professional art field.<br><br>Students are admitted to the BFA degree program based on portfolio review. The BFA degree is specifically structured as a preprofessional and pre-MFA program, with a core foundation art curriculum and a general curriculum in both studio art and art history combined with ceramics-specific coursework. BFA majors complete a two-semester culminating course sequence focusing on advanced independent projects, contextualization, presentation, analysis, and discussion, as well as a supervised independent study course focused on the development of a culminating BFA exhibition.<br>The mission of the College of the Arts is to provide a dynamic, contemporary learning environment that honors tradition, embraces diversity, inspires innovation, and strives for excellence. Our faculty of artists, educators, and scholars is committed to challenging students intellectually, creatively, and professionally, while encouraging them to find their individual artistic voices. The College produces and brings the highest level of art, teaching, and scholarship to our community in the form of concerts, exhibitions and installations, films, performances, publications, and emerging media.