The four bachelor’s degrees offered by the Department of Art and Design provide an option for everyone. The BA, BFA, and BSE degrees permit students to focus in the studio area of their choice. Concentration areas are available in ceramics, drawing, fine art metals, interactive and graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. The BDes degree allows students to concentrate solely on graphic and interactive design.
Choose the path that inspires you!
BA - BACHELOR OF ART IN ART (120 CREDITS)
This BA in Art is a traditional liberal arts degree, which allows students to develop intellectual and creative strengths and plan for future careers within the visual arts and creative fields. Individuals in this degree program develop their skills and knowledge through selected courses in general education, studio art, and art history. Students can explore a wide range minors including Business (Marketing), Industry and Technology (Printing Industry), and Psychology. Note: BA Art students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in their major.
Expected June, November 2025
Start date
January 2025
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
McComsey Hall, Suite 234,
43 E. Frederick Street,
MILLERSVILLE,
Pennsylvania,
17551, United States
To be considered for admission to Millersville University, one must be a graduate of an approved secondary school or hold a General Educational Development (GED) high school equivalency diploma. Traditional students applying directly from high school must have completed a college preparatory curriculum. Generally, the student’s academic program should include four units of academic English; three units or more of academic mathematics, minimally including algebra I, algebra II and geometry; three units or more of academic science, including two or more units of laboratory science, biology and chemistry with lab and any other inquiry-based lab or technical science; and three or more units of academic social science coursework. Foreign language coursework at the secondary level is recommended but not required for admission consideration.
English Language Requirements
TOEFL iBT: 70; TOEFL pBT: 70; TOEFL ITP: 527; IELTS Academic: 6.0 overall band, no sub score lower than 5; Cambridge English Qualifications: 169; STEP-EIKEN: 2A; iTEP Academic: 4; PTE Academic: 50; Duolingo English Test: 105; Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC): 700; SAT (March 2016 or later): 500 & up on evidence-based reading & writing section; ACT: 21 & up on the English section; ELS: Level 112; Burlington VTest: B2.1; Skills for English: B2 (Pass); Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE): B2; Oxford ELLT - English Language Level Test: 6
Millersville University has a rolling deadline. However, we do recommend students to apply at least two months prior to the beginning of the start of a semester to ensure enough time for immigration processing at U.S. embassies and consulates overseas. With this in mind, we suggest the following advisory deadlines: Fall - June 1; Spring - November 1.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.