拥有艺术学专业的文学学士学位的目的是为学生在视觉和表演艺术的各种专业中取得成功做好准备。视觉与表演艺术系包括三个主要领域：艺术（工作室和艺术史），音乐和戏剧（包括舞蹈）。该学位有一些特定的要求，但也为未来的专业提供了广泛的选择。历史或鉴赏班与理论，表演或工作室方面之间存在平衡。拥有文学学士学位的艺术学士学位是一个多学科学位，因为学生将在三个主要领域的每个领域上课，同时，他或她将具有专门研究特定领域的能力。该学位将使学生为将来的学术研究生工作或视觉和表演艺术领域的广泛领域的就业做好准备。
The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Fine Arts is designed to prepare the student for success in a variety of professions in the visual and performing arts. The Department of Visual and Performing Arts is comprised of three primary areas: art (both studio and art history), music, and theatre (including dance). The degree has some specific requirements, but also offers a wide range of choices for the prospective major. There is a balance between the history or appreciation classes and the theory, performance or studio aspects. The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Fine Arts is a multidisciplinary degree in that the student will take classes in each of the three primary areas, while at the same time he or she will have the ability to specialize in a specific field. This degree will prepare the student for future academic graduate work or for employment in a wide range of fields within the visual and performing arts.