The program offers a more liberal, academic education than the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, while still providing a meaningful experience in the studio area. There will be a review process after the third semester of the lower division core sequence. Exceptionally talented students may then be encouraged by the faculty to pursue the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. A grade of C or higher is required in departmental courses for all undergraduate majors in the School of Fine Arts.
The degree requires a total of 128 semester units distributed as follows.
| First Year, Fall | Units | |
| COMP 101 | Introduction to Expository Writing | 4 |
| FA 101a | Drawing I | 3 |
| FA 102 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| FA 112 | Ceramics | 3 |
| FA 120 | Western Art to 1500 | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 17 | ||
| First Year, Spring | Units | |
| COMP 102 | Topics in Expository Writing | 4 |
| FA 101b | Drawing I | 3 |
| FA 106a | Sculpture I | 3 |
| FA 105 | Painting I | 3 |
| FA 121 | Western Art after 1500 | 4 |
| ____ | ||
| 17 | ||
| Second Year, Fall | Units | |
| FA 106b | Sculpture I | 3 |
| FA 201a | Drawing II | 3 |
| FA 209a | Photography | 3 |
| Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | ||
| 17 | ||
| Second Year, Spring | Units | |
| FA 204 | Introduction to Art Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| Foreign Language II | 4 | |
| General education | 8 | |
| ____ | ||
| 15 | ||
| Third Year, Fall | Units | |
| FA 205a | Painting II | 3 |
| FA 206 | Sculpture II | 3 |
| FA 209b | Photography | 3 |
| Foreign Language III | 4 | |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | 17 | |
| Third Year, Spring | Units | |
| FA 275x | Contemporary Art Survey | 3 |
| FA 300/400 level Studio | 4 | |
| General education | 8 | |
| ____ | ||
| 15 | ||
| Fourth Year, Fall | Units | |
| FA 300/400 level Art History | 8 | |
| FA 300/400 level Studio | 4 | |
| General education | 4 | |
| ____ | 16 | |
| Fourth Year, Spring | Units | |
| FA 300/400 level Studio | 4 | |
| FA 400 level Individual Instruction | 2 | |
| General education | 8 | |
| ____ | 14 | |
| Required courses | Units | |
| FA 120 | Western Art to 1500, or | |
| FA 121 | Western Art after 1500 | 4 |
| FA 101a | Drawing I | 3 |
| FA 102 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| FA 105 | Painting I | 3 |
| FA 201a | Drawing II, or | |
| FA 205a | Painting II | 3 |
After completing the above classes the student must then complete three upper division fine arts courses (12 units) in an area of emphasis chosen from the following: FA 301, 305, 401, and 405. The total units required for the minor is 28.
| Required courses | Units | |
| FA 112 | Ceramics | 3 |
| FA 120 | Western Art to 1500, or | |
| FA 121 | Western Art after 1500 | 4 |
| FA 101a | Drawing I | 3 |
| FA 106a | Sculpture I | 3 |
| FA 206 | Sculpture II | 3 |
After completing the above classes the student must then complete three upper division fine arts courses (12 units) in an area of emphasis chosen from the following: FA 306, 312, 406 and 412. The total units required for the minor is 28.
| Required courses | Units | |
| FA 120 | Western Art to 1500, or | |
| FA 121 | Western Art after 1500 | 4 |
| FA 101a | Drawing I | 3 |
| FA 102 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| FA 209ab | Photography | 3-3 |
After completing the above classes the student must then complete three upper division fine arts courses (12 units) in an area of emphasis chosen from the following: FA 302, 309, 310, 311, 402, 409, 410 and 411. The total units required for the minor is 28. Candidates for the minor in the School of Fine Arts will be counseled by the student affairs specialist in the School of Fine Arts and by the faculty.
Produced by the USC Division of Student Affairs, Office of University Publications, May 1, 1995