The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree is offered in four studio areas: Painting, Photography/Digital Media, Graphic Design and Sculpture. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (with concentrations in painting, photography/digital media, sculpture and graphic design) emphasizes the development of the student as a working artist or designer, with the critical thinking, technical skills and creativity required for professional practice. In addition to the University-wide core curriculum, the degree requirements follow this progression: four studio fundamentals courses, various studio courses at the related arts level, followed by a competitive portfolio review. Students who are selected based on this portfolio review advance to the final semesters of major concentration at the junior and senior level. Bachelor of Fine Arts students are also required to take twelve semester hours of art history. Information on specific course selection is available for each studio major.