Shawnee State has an excellent Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Arts with a concentration in ceramics, affording strong foundations in both functional and sculptural techniques leading to more individualized approaches suitable for gallery, graduate school, and/or commercial production experiences. The program features a fully equipped studio suite of six rooms, including computer controlled gas and electric kilns, multiple worktables, and electric throwing wheels.
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Shawnee State University announces Free Tuition to Need-Based Students from southern Ohio and northern Kentucky
Shawnee State University has announced a Free Tuition Initiative – offering free tuition to Pell-eligible first-time students who have a minimum 3.0 GPA and 18 ACT score living in Scioto, Lawrence, Adams, Pike, Jackson, and Ross counties in Ohio, as well as Greenup, Boyd, and Lewis counties in Kentucky.
Students who successfully complete this program will:
- Develop proficiency in the tools and techniques related to this studio practice.
- Create a cohesive body of work that is well considered and conceptually rigorous.
- Utilize ceramic and other materials with consideration for their physical and artistic properties.
- Employ a vocabulary for critique and presentation.
Degree Requirements
All bachelor degree seeking students take the General Education Program. Fine arts students select a concentration in ceramics, drawing, illustration, painting or photography as well as studio courses outside of their concentration for electives.
Download an outline for how a four year sequence might look for each major.
Get Started
For more information email fdpa@shawnee.edu.
Shawnee State University has announced a Free Tuition Initiative for qualifying students from Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky.
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