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2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Art, B.F.A.


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Studio Art Concentration, B.F.A.


Accreditations: All programs in the Department of Art are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.

The Studio Art concentration for the Bachelor of Fine Arts is for students seeking to prepare for art as a profession. Students will demonstrate proficiency in at least one studio area (drawing, painting, photography, pottery/ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, digital media, or illustration) through completion of the degree. A B.F.A. portfolio review is required of B.F.A. candidates as a prerequisite to ART 4150  and ART 4160 .

Admission Requirements: Admission to the B.F.A. program is by application (after completing 48 credit hours of ART coursework), providing the student has met the following requirements: 1. Completion of: ART 1010 , ART 1020 , ART 1040 , ART 1050 ; ART 2010  or ART 2020 ; and two introductory studio courses from different areas; and 2. Completion of a Junior Year Review in which the faculty will vote based on the quality of the student’s work.  Should faculty vote to deny entrance to the B.F.A. program, the student may appeal and/or re-apply the following year.

  Credit Hours
General Education (see TBR Common Core ) 41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar requirement 1

Lower Division Major Requirements: 33 Credit Hours


Upper Division Major Requirements: 6 Credit Hours


Major Electives: 39 Credit Hours


Eleven upper division studio courses to be selected from the areas of


Drawing, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Pottery/Ceramics, Sculpture, Digital Media, or Illustration to include a sequence of three courses in a given studio area. Courses used for this section may not be used for the introductory studio course requirement above.

Visual Communications Concentration, B.F.A.


The Visual Communications concentration for the Bachelor of Fine Arts is for students seeking to prepare for a career in graphic design. A B.F.A. portfolio review is required of B.F.A. candidates as a prerequisite to ART 4150  and ART 4160 .

Admission Requirements: Admission to the B.F.A. program is by application (after completing 48 credit hours of ART coursework), providing the student has met the following requirements: 1. Completion of: ART 1010 , ART 1020 , ART 1040 , ART 1050 ; ART 2010  or ART 2020 ; and two introductory studio courses from different areas; and 2. Completion of a Junior Year Review in which the faculty will vote based on the quality of the student’s work. Should faculty vote to deny entrance to B.F.A. program, the student may appeal and/or re-apply the following year.

  Credit Hours
General Education (see TBR Common Core ) 41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar requirement 1

Major Requirements:


Lower Division Major Requirements: 36 Credit Hours


Two introductory studio courses to be selected from

(each course must be selected from a different area):

Upper Division Major Requirements: 21 Credit Hours


Major Electives: 21 Credit Hours


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