Art B.F.A.

Admission Requirements

All students wanting to pursue the B.F.A. degree program of study must, within the first nine hours of studio course work at UT Tyler, submit a portfolio 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 in consultation 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 must submit another portfolio the following semester. Failure to submit a portfolio for review the following semester will be considered a failed second attempt. (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.) The portfolio reviews are conducted at the end of each semester. The Faculty Review Committee, upon request from the student, may waive the review process.

Degree Requirements

Total Semester Credit Hours = 120

  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 (39 hrs., listed below)
    2. Upper Division Art History (9 hrs.)
    3. Upper Division Studio (29 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: (39 hours)

ART 1311Two-Dimensional Design [TCCN: ARTS 1311]

ART 1312Three-Dimensional Design [TCCN: ARTS 1312]

ART 1316Drawing I [TCCN: ARTS 1316]

ART 2303Art History Survey I [TCCN: ARTS 1303]

ART 2304Art History Survey II [TCCN: ARTS 1304]

ART 2379Beginning Ceramics [TCCN: ARTS 2346]

ART 2316Beginning Painting [TCCN: ARTS 2316]

ART 2333Beginning Printmaking [TCCN: ARTS 2333]

ART 2326Beginning Sculpture [TCCN: ARTS 2326]

ART 3300Composition and Design

ART 3320Intermediate Life Drawing I

ART 3340Aesthetics in Visual Learning

ART 3392Professional Art Practices

 

Suggested 4-year Course Sequence

Freshman Year

Semester I (15 hours)

ART 1301Introduction to Art [TCCN: ARTS 1301]

ENGL 1301College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301]

HIST 1301United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]

POLS 2305Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305]

Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)

Semester II (15 hours)

ART 1311Two-Dimensional Design [TCCN: ARTS 1311]

ENGL 1302College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302]

HIST 1302United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]

POLS 2306Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306]

Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)

Sophomore Year

Semester III (15 hours)

ART 1312Three-Dimensional Design [TCCN: ARTS 1312]

ART 1316Drawing I [TCCN: ARTS 1316]

ART 2303Art History Survey I [TCCN: ARTS 1303]

Mathematics (Core, 3 hrs.)

Language, Philosophy and Culture (Core, 3 hrs.)

Semester IV (15 hours)

ART 2316Beginning Painting [TCCN: ARTS 2316]

ART 2379Beginning Ceramics [TCCN: ARTS 2346]

ART 2304Art History Survey II [TCCN: ARTS 1304]

Social and Behavioral Science (Core, 3 hrs.)

STEM (Core, 3 hrs.)

Junior Year

Semester V (15 hours)

ART 2333Beginning Printmaking [TCCN: ARTS 2333]

ART 2326Beginning Sculpture [TCCN: ARTS 2326]

ART 3300Composition and Design

ART 3392Professional Art Practices

Human Expression (Core, 3 hrs.)

Semester VI (15 hours)

ART 3320Intermediate Life Drawing I

ART 3340Aesthetics in Visual Learning

Upper-division Studio Art Elective (3 hours)

Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours)

Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours)

Senior Year

Semester VII (15 hours)

Upper-division Studio Art Elective (3 hours)

Upper-division Studio Art Elective (3 hours)

Upper-division Studio Art Elective (3 hours)

Upper-division Studio Art Elective (3 hours)

Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours)

Semester VIII (15 hours)

Upper-division Studio Art Elective (3 hours)

Upper-division Studio Art Elective (3 hours)

Upper-division Studio Art Elective (3 hours)

Upper-division Art History Elective (3 hours)

ART 4192Senior Exhibition

For all degree programs the final thirty hours in art must be taken at UT Tyler. ART 3315 may be used for education minor/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.