Visual Art, BFA (Photography Concentration)

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Program Description

The Associate of Fine Arts degree, AFA at JCCC is general transfer degree and partner well with the first two years of most bachelor degree programs. Students pursuing the AFA may select courses that satisfy the AFA degree requirements and lower division requirements for a bachelor’s degree at four-year institutions. The elective hours within the AFA allow students to complete additional general education and lower division courses required for specific majors. Meeting with a JCCC counselor is strongly recommended for selection of appropriate courses. 

• The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Art is a four-year, 120 credit hour degree program, including 45 junior/senior hours (courses numbered 300 or higher), 30 of these 45 junior/senior hours must be taken in residence at KU. In addition to the 10-hour foundations requirement, a minimum of 51 hours in departmental courses is required, including 2 semesters of Senior Seminar (except the Visual Art Education concentration.)
• The Photography concentration requires 76 hours with a minimum of 15 junior/senior hours in the major, and a minimum of 15 major hours in residence.
• A maximum of 75 hours may be transferred to KU from community colleges. Note: community college courses do not transfer as junior/senior hours.
• The Department of Visual Art reserves the right to retain examples of student work and to use images of student work on internet websites and for university publication purposes.

Admission Requirements

• In order to be considered for Departmental Incoming Freshmen and Transfer Scholarships, a portfolio and three essay questions must be submitted via the KU Application Status Portal. Visit Transfer Admission application materials for additional Admission information.

• All entering students in Visual Arts are required to participate in a foundation curriculum offered through the Foundations program before enrolling in advanced art or design studio courses. The first-year foundations courses for the B.F.A. degree includes 10 hours of foundations studio, 6 hours of English, and 6 hours of Art History coursework. Refer to the Foundations courses requirement below.

• Students transferring to KU, that complete the General Education requirements required for the Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree from JCCC will be considered to have satisfied KU’s Core 34 general education curriculum. 

It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution.