The Bachelor of Arts in Art offers a general studio curriculum in project-based learning, which identifies and promotes continuing contact with the enduring values of our artistic heritage and the application of these values to the future. The educational aim of the department is to provide a broad foundation in art. The curriculum emphasizes fundamental artistic concepts through art making, problem solving, and experimentation in studio courses.
Complementary Majors and/or Minors in related areas: Students in the BA in Art have the option of complementing their major for extended artistic study and/or expanded career possibilities with a double major or minors in: Communication and Media, Graphic Design, Creative Writing, Community Service Studies, Illustration, Animation, Game Design, Digital Cinema, Marketing (for non-business majors), History of Art and Architecture, American Politics, Psychology, International Politics, Public Law and Political Thought, Secondary Education in Visual Arts (major), Environmental Studies/Science, and Sustainability Studies.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
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January 2025
Lincoln Park Campus
2400 N. Sheffield Ave,
Chicago,
Illinois,
60614, Midwest, United States
You are considered an international freshman applicant if you have been educated outside of the U.S. at any time during secondary school (high school).
English proficiency requirement
Students educated outside the U.S. for secondary school (high school) are required to submit an exam score that meets our English proficiency requirement.
IELTS Academic - 6.5 on the IELTS Academic
TOEFL - 80 on the IBT TOEFL with no subsection lower than 17
Duolingo English Test (DET) - 115 on the DET
SAT - minimum evidence based reading and writing score of 540
ACT - minimum reading score of 18 and English score of 20
PTE Academic - minimum English academic score of 53
Revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test - 59 on the PdT overall with no subsection lower than 17
Application Deadlines: Early Action - Nov. 15; Regular Notification - Feb 1.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
92 percent of DePaul undergraduate students enter into professional employment or continue their studies within sixth months of graduating.