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2025-2026 College Catalog 
    
2025-2026 College Catalog

Studio Art, AS-LAS for Transfer to UALR BFA Studio Art


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About This Degree


Start Here / Finish There
 

NPC Academic Advisor: Katelynn Hardage (Katelynn.Hardage@np.edu) 501-760-4373
 

  • This curriculum* is designed for persons who plan to obtain an Associate of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences (AS-LAS) degree at National Park College (NPC) and transfer to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) to complete a bachelor’s degree.  
  • Prerequisite courses and/or developmental courses may need to be taken in addition to this suggested plan of study.

UALR Transfer Admission information and policies

Additional UALR admittance requirements for this program:

  • The student must complete the requirements necessary for general admission to UALR
  • The student will have earned the Associate of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences at NPC, with at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average
  • Degree program admission requirements for students who transfer will be determined in the same manner as if their initial enrollment had been at UA Little Rock

UALR Transfer Scholarship information and policies

NPC Honors Program: The NPC Honors Program is accepting applications. Learn more about the NPC Honors Program.

General Education Core - 35 Credit Hours


60 Credit Hours


See your NPC advisor for degree and graduation information
* Denotes NPC courses included in the Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS)

Remaining Courses to be Completed at UALR - Studio Art (BFA): 60 Credit Hours


 Major Requirements (55 credit hours)

Hours

ARTS

29901

Portfolio

1

ARHS

20003

World Art Survey I

3

ARHS

21003

World Art Survey II

3

ARHS

31203

World Art Survey III

3

ARHS

3000/4000

Upper-Level Art History Elective (for Art History Foundation)

3

 

ARTS

ARTS

ARTS

ARTS

 

31033

33003

38003

38033

Select 6 hours for 3D Emphasis OR 12 hours for 2D Emphasis:

Drawing: Creative Invention

Printmaking Basics

Introduction to Photography

Introduction to Illustration

6 / 12

 

ARAD

ARAD

ARAD

ARTS

 

31003

32003

35003

31233

Select 12 hours for 3D Emphasis OR 6 hours for 2D Emphasis:

Introduction to Woodworking

Introduction to Jewelry & Metals

Introduction to Ceramics

Contemporary Craft

12 / 6

 

 

Emphasis (12 credit hours)

12

 

 

Elective (ARST or ARAD)

3

ARTS

49703

Professional Practice

3

ARTS

49403

Art Theory and Criticism

3

ARTS

49503

BFA Thesis Project

3

                                                                  

 General Electives (5 credit hours)

Hours

 

 

General Electives

5

    UALR Required Credit Hours: 60
    Total Credit Hours: 120
 
Academic Year: 2025-2026
Revised: July, 2025

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