Undergraduate Programs

Major Programs

There are two undergraduate major programs at the USC Roski School of Fine Arts: the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree program and the Bachelor of Arts (BA) in studio arts degree program.

Both undergraduate degrees typically take four years to complete and feature small classes, internship and study abroad opportunities, and the flexibility to customize a unique studio curriculum. With 280 art majors and 65 faculty members, students at the Roski School are assured not only a wide choice of classes, but also a degree of personal attention in an intimate atmosphere that is unique among art programs. Students are also encouraged to explore enriching classes outside of the art department—in film, foreign languages, the sciences, business, and many, many more—that only a world-class research university like USC can offer.

Students from two-year and four-year institutions outside of USC are welcome to apply to the USC Roski School of Fine Arts for the fall, and transfer students can apply for either the BFA or the BA degree program. Depending on the number of studio courses taken previously, transfer students can graduate from USC with a BA in as little as two years, or with a BFA in about four years. For more information on transferring, please take a look at the Information for Transfer Students page.

Minor Programs

USC Roski School of Fine Arts offers a number of minors as a supplement to major fields of specialization in other departments and schools. There are six intensive studio minors, each focusing on a different area within Fine Arts. In addition, we offer an interdisciplinary minor in Communication Design that shares courses in advertising, marketing, and business. The School of Fine Arts also participates in two interdisciplinary minors in the School of Engineering: Multimedia and 3-D Animation.