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Admission to the area of study in visual communication under the B.F.A. in studio art is limited. See “Limited Admissions and Limited Retention Requirements” in the Admission section of this catalog. 

Requirements for All Majors

The School of Art reserves the privilege of requiring a portfolio review to determine a student’s retention in a degree program or emphasis. (See B.F.A. emphases 1-3.)

The School of Art also reserves the right to require a portfolio examination if there is doubt about the acceptance of transfer credits (in lieu of particular courses in the major.)

To qualify for graduation, transfer students must take at least 15 semester hours of courses designated in their chosen emphasis in the School of Art at NIU.

Recommendation

It is recommended that students confer regularly with their advisers in order to balance studio and general education requirements. In general, students will find it difficult to carry more than three studio art classes in one semester.

Additional Requirements and Course Information

The School of Art reserves the right to retain for its collection any work produced in scheduled classes. Studio-lecture courses meet two hours per semester hour each week. Students in studio courses are required to schedule one hour per week in the studio (in addition to class time) for each semester hour.

Enrollment in one course for more than 6 hours per semester requires consent of the School of Art.

Art Faculty

Douglas G. Boughton, Ph.D., University of Alberta (Canada), professor, acting director
Jeffrey Adams, M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art, associate professor
Leif Allmendinger, M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, associate professor
Jon Ashmann, B.S., Illinois Institute of Technology, professor
Michael Barnes, M.F.A., University of Iowa, associate professor 
Sinclair Bell, Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, assistant professor
Karen Brown, M.F.A., California State University at Fullerton, associate professor
Todd Buck, M.S.M.E., University of Illinois, Chicago, assistant professor 
Sarah Evans, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, assistant professor
Yale Factor, M.F.A., East Texas State University, professor
Kerry Freedman, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, professor
Billie Giese, M.F.A., University of Kansas, assistant professor
Aleksandra Giza, Ph.D., Silesian University (Katowice, Poland) associate professor
Debra Grall, M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, associate professor
Lawrence J. Gregory, M.F.A., Ohio University, associate professor
Manuel Hernandez, M.F.A., Northern Illinois University, associate professor
Rebecca Houze, Ph.D., University of Chicago, assistant professor
Barbara Jaffee, Ph.D., University of Chicago, associate professor
Katherine Kahn, M.F.A., Yale University, associate professor
Jeff K. Kowalski, Ph.D., Yale University, professor
Frank Kulesa, M.F.A., Northern Illinois University, associate professor
Yih-Wen Kuo, M.F.A., Southern Illinois University, professor
Andrew Liccardo, M.F.A., Texas Tech University, assistant professor
Christine LoFaso, M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, associate professor 
Li-Fen Lu, Ph.D., Indiana University, assistant professor
Kimberly Martens, M.S.M.E., University of Illinois, Chicago, associate professor
Ronald Mazanowski, M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, professor
Helen Nagata, Ph.D., Stanford University, assistant professor
Ashley Nason, M.F.A., University of Tennessee, assistant professor
James Obermeier, M.F.A., Indiana University, assistant professor
Mary Quinlan, Ph.D., University of Chicago, associate professor
Steven Quinn, B.Ed., University of Colorado, associate professor
Catherine Raymond, Ph.D., Sorbonne Paris (France), associate professor 
Mira Reisberg, Ph.D., Washington State University, assistant professor
Nina Rizzo, M.F.A., University of Texas, Austin, assistant professor
Charlotte Rollman, M.F.A., University of Illinois, professor 
Michael Salmond, M.F.A., University of Southern Florida, assistant professor
Kurt Schultz, M.F.A., Northern Illinois University, associate professor
Lee Sido, M.F.A., Northern Illinois University, associate professor
Deborah Smith-Shank, Ph.D., Indiana University, professor 
Kryssi Staikidis, Ph.D., Columbia University, New York, assistant professor
Frank Trankina, M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, associate professor
Ann van Dijk, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, assistant professor 
Shei-Chau Wang, Ed.D., Northern Illinois University, associate professor
Harry J. Wirth, B.S., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, professor

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