Degree Requirements

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Course Descriptions


Art (B.F.A.)
PRE- BFA Curriculum

General Education Requirements
Refer to Section Five of the University Catalog for details on the General Education and University requirements.


Studio Foundations 15 hrs.


Students are required to choose at least one of the following Pre-B.F.A. Options:

Pre-BFA Ceramics       15 hours

Students must have completed an additional:

Pre-BFA Graphic Design

Students must have completed an additional:

Pre-BFA Metals and Jewelry

Students must have completed an additional:

Pre-BFA Painting

Students must have completed an additional:

Pre-BFA Photography

Students must have completed an additional:

Pre-BFA Printmaking

Students must have completed an additional:

Pre-BFA Sculpture

Students must have completed an additional:


Art (B.F.A.) Degree Requirements

UNIVERISTY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS       40 hours

  • General Education Requirements:      36 hours
    Refer to Section Four of the University Catalog for details on the General Education requirements.
  • ASO 100:  Student Success Seminar      1 hour
  • Wellness       3 hours
  • Writing Intensive Course (Hours incorporated into Major/Supporting/Gen. Ed./Free Elective Category)
  • ACCT - Art majors will fulfill ACCT with ART 562. (Credit hours will be incorporated into Major/Supporting//Gen Ed/Free Electives categories).
  • Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories).

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Studio Foundations:  15 hours

Art Core:  22 hours

Art History Core       9

PLUS THREE (3) hours from:

OPTIONS

BFA Ceramics       33 hours

BFA Graphic Design       33 hours

BFA Metals and Jewelry

BFA Painting

BFA Photography

BFA Printmaking

BFA Sculpture

Free Electives      1 hours

TOTAL CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS        120 hours


ART (B.A.)

UNIVERISTY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS       40 hours

  • General Education Requirements:      36 hours
    Refer to Section Four of the University Catalog for details on the General Education requirements.
  • ASO 100:  Student Success Seminar      1 hour
  • Wellness       3 hours
  • Writing Intensive Course (Hours incorporated into Major/Supporting/Gen. Ed./Free Elective Category)
  • ACCT - Art majors will fulfill ACCT with ART 562. (Credit hours will be incorporated into Major/Supporting/Professional Education requirements below.)
  • Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS      

Studio Foundations: 15 hrs

Art Core: 21 hrs

(One of the following two options must be chosen)
♦ Teacher Education Option       12 hours

Professional Education Requirements        31 hours

  • EDF 103: Introduction to Education (1)
  • EDF 203: Schooling and Society (3)
  • EDF 319: Human Development and Learning (3) OR EDF 319W: Human Development and Learning (Writing Intensive) (3)
  • EDF 413: Assessment in Education (3)
  • SED 401: Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Classrooms (3) OR SED 401S: Exceptional Learners in Inclusive Classrooms (Service Learning) (3)
  • ESE 490: Secondary Curriculum, Classroom Organization and Management (3)
  • EMS 499: Supervised Student Teaching P-12 (12)

PLUS THREE (3) hours of Applied Learning Field Experiences to include:

  • EDF 349Q: Applied Learning in Education I (0.5)
  • EDF 349R: Applied Learning in Education II (0.5)
  • EMS 349Q: Applied Learning I:  Educational Assessment (0.5)
  • EMS 349R: Applied Learning II: Educational Curriculum (0.5)
  • ESE 349: Applied Learning: Secondary Teaching (1)

 

♦ Liberal Arts Option       21 hours
Students are required to take an additional 21 hours of art, design, or art history electives which are limited to the following classes:

Supporting Course Requirements: 9 hours

FREE ELECTIVES (Liberal Arts Option only)       14 hours

TOTAL CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS: 120-128 hours