The Department of Art and Design promotes the understanding of art in culture by providing a learning environment that advances students' critical and creative thinking, encourages diverse perspectives, and nurtures individual artistic expression. The Department fosters creative and scholarly activities that develop students' conceptual and technical abilities and encourages visually articulate backgrounds. Through effective teaching, the Department of Art and Design helps students achieve excellence in their individual, artistic, and career goals.

The Department offers six programs leading to the following degrees

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with a major in Communication Design (ComDes)
Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Studio Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts leading to All-Level Certification
Bachelor of Arts (BA) with a major in art that provides broad exposure to Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Photographic Imaging (DPI)
Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in Art History

The Department also offers two minors

Minor in Art and Design
Minor in Photography