Overview

Visual Art is offered as a major concentration or as a minor at University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). There are a wide range of courses in painting, drawing, book arts, printmaking, sculpture, installation, performance, digital and darkroom photography, social practice, digital media, sound, and video. In addition, you're encouraged to explore collaborative practices and relationships with students and faculty in visual and performing art as well as across the campus. Studios are well equipped and include drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture, darkroom photography and state of the art computer labs.

We are creatively diverse, professionally active artists who share a common vision: we are deeply invested in helping you reach your creative and academic potential. Therefore our classes are intimate, supportive, and rigorous environments where you're encouraged to push your own boundaries by being creatively and intellectually ambitious.

Opportunities

You'll have numerous opportunities to exhibit your work in the student gallery at the Heller Center for the Arts and Humanities, the Galleries of Contemporary Art at UCCS (GOCA & GOCA 121) and in various venues throughout the city and region. You can join The Art Club (the student art history and art club), which sponsors workshops with nationally recognized artists, field trips to museums, curates exhibitions, and much more.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

VAPA Foundations: Sound, Listening, and Imagination
Ethnography of Performing Arts
Visual and Performing Arts Foundation
Art in Time and Space
Arts Innovations: Methods and Practices
Theory and Practice in the Visual Performing Arts

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-01 00:00:00

More details

UCCS accepts applications throughout the year through a rolling admissions process.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Design Visual Arts Art History View 942 other Bachelors in Design in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

Student insurance

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

First-Time Freshman Application
Submit Application Fee
Submit Your High School/Ged Transcripts
Submit Your Sat/Act Scores
English Proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

22440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11220 USD per semester during 48 months.
National

22440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11220 USD per semester during 48 months.
In-State

11036 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5518 USD per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for Colorado Springs

950 - 1350 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Visual Art.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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