During the freshman and sophomore years, each student seeking an art major at Bethany is expected to complete the core curriculum and begin advanced studio coursework. Entry into the major requires a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 in all core studio courses and a 2.0 GPA in art history courses. Students must also submit a portfolio of work for review by the art faculty at the end of their sophomore year for admission to the major.

Art Foundation Core Drawing I (AR207) 2-dimensional Design (AR108) 3-dimensional Design (AR228) Advanced Studio (3 mininum) Photography I (AR200) Drawing II (AR208) Ceramics I (AR209) Painting I (AR211) Life Drawing I (AR250) Life Drawing II (AR251) Sculpture I (AR260) Introduction to Desktop Publishing & Design (AR220) Art History (choose 3) Art History Survey - Prehistory to the Gothic period (AR105) Art History Survey - the Renaissance to the 19th Century (AR106) Art History Survey - the 19th and 20th Centuries (AR107) Masterpieces of the Western Tradition (AR230)