Art B.F.A.

Admission Requirements

Students wanting to pursue the B.F.A. degree program of study must, within the first nine hours of course work at UT Tyler, submit a portfolio to the Faculty Review Committee. Students who transfer with accepted credit hours of studio and want to pursue the B.F.A. degree program of study must, within the first semester of studio work at UT Tyler, submit a portfolio review to the Faculty Review Committee. Upon approval from the Faculty Review Committee, students will be admitted and may complete a B.F.A. degree plan with an undergraduate art advisor. If the student is denied entry into the B.F.A. degree program, they will be put on probationary status and may submit another portfolio the following semester. The portfolio reviews are conducted in the last month of each semester (December and April). The Faculty Review Committee, upon request from the student, may waive the review process. (Note: If, after two portfolio reviews, the student is not admitted to the B.F.A. degree program, course work done after the 18-hour review will not apply toward the B.F.A. in Art degree.)

Total Semester Credit Hours=120

Degree Requirements

1. University Core Curriculum (42 hrs.)
2. A minimum grade of “C” in each art course
3. The following courses or equivalent:
   1. Art Core Requirements (42 hrs., listed below)
   2. Upper Division Art History (9 hrs.)
   3. Upper Division Studio (26 hrs. in any of the areas below)
      • General Studio
      • Two-dimensional (painting, printmaking, etc.)
      • Three-dimensional (ceramics, sculpture, etc.) or
      • Art History
   4. ART 4192 Senior Exhibition (1 hr.)

Art Core Requirements: (42 hours)

ART 1311	Two-Dimensional Design [TCCN: ARTS 1311]
ART 1312	Three-Dimensional Design [TCCN: ARTS 1312]
ART 1316	Drawing I [TCCN: ARTS 1316]
ART 2303	Art History Survey I [TCCN: ARTS 1302]
ART 2304	Art History Survey II [TCCN: ARTS 1304]
ART 2379	Beginning Ceramics [TCCN: ARTS 2346]
ART 2316	Beginning Painting [TCCN: ARTS 2316]
ART 2333	Beginning Printmaking [TCCN: ARTS 2333]
ART 2326	Beginning Sculpture [TCCN: ARTS 2326]
ART 3300	Composition and Design
ART 3320	Intermediate Life Drawing I
ART 3340	Aesthetics in Visual Learning
ART 3392	Professional Art Practices

Advanced Drawing - select one of the following:

ART 3321, ART 4320, or ART 4373

 

For all degree programs the final thirty hours in art must be taken at UT Tyler. All transferred art courses must have the written approval of the art chair before being applied to a degree.  ART 3315 may be used for teacher certification option only.

Note: All transferred art courses must have the written approval of the chairperson of the department before being applied to degree.