The Department of Art and Art History is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

The Department of Art and Art History offers concentrations in studio (painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, ceramics), art history and art education and is one of the elite departments in the nation accredited in all three of these areas.

The Department of Art and Art History faculty members are teaching, producing and research oriented artists and art historians.

The curriculum affords opportunities for study and creative work in the visual arts through studio practice and art history.

A studio art major must present a comprehensive portfolio for a junior year review by the faculty. This must be passed in order to continue in the program. Participation in the Graduating Senior Art Exhibition is required in the Spring Semester of the senior year. The expected ratio of the studio students' clock hour involvement, in class and/or outside of class, to each credit is three clock hours of work per week to one credit.