The BFA degree program is offered to outstanding students who are preparing for art studies, careers and professional activity beyond the undergraduate level. The B.F.A. degree requires 122 hours of credits with up to seventy-eight (78) semester hours focused in studio and art history course work. The Art and Art History Program supports the creative, aesthetic and cultural development of students within the university community, and serves the cultural and educational needs of the state. The department is dedicated to preparing its graduates to assume leadership positions in their professional lives while maintaining an inner commitment to the aesthetic standards of their chosen discipline.