BFA with a Major in Visual Arts Studies

Major in Visual Arts Studies

Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see an adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment.

BFA with a Major in Visual Arts Studies (.pdf)
BFA with a Major in Visual Arts Studies

Note: The order of semesters and summer terms has been changed from the print version to accommodate the one-column format of HTML publishing. A conventional Four-Year Plan is available in the .pdf file.

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL HOURS

ART 1200, Art Appreciation 3
ART 1440, Design I 3
ART 1500, Drawing I 3
ENGL 1310, College Writing I 3
Laboratory Science⁹ 4
Total 16

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL HOURS

ART 2100, Figure Drawing I 3
ART 2350, Art History Survey I² 3
COMM 1010, Introduction to Communication 3
ENGL 2210, World Literature I 3
HIST 2610, United States History to 1865³¹ 3
Wellness⁵ 2-3
Total 17-18

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SUMMER I HOURS

ART 2750, Sculpture I 3
PSCI 1040, American Government 3
Total 6

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

ART 3850, Materials and Processes I²⁸ 3
ART 3855, Elementary Art Curriculum Development and Implementation^{25, 28} 3
EDSE 3800, Legal, Organizational and Professional Issues in Teaching^{24, 25} 3
Art Elective (advanced) 3
Fine Arts Elective (to be selected from Art, Music or Theatre Arts) 3
Total 15

JUNIOR YEAR

SUMMER I HOURS

Free Elective 3
Understanding of Ideas and Values⁹ 3
Total 6

SENIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

ART 4890, Criticism and Aesthetics in the Visual Arts 3
ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics 3
EDRE 4820, All-Levels Basic Developmental Reading²³ 3
Advanced Art Elective 3
Free Elective 2
Total 14

FRESHMAN YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ART 1450, Design II 3
ART 1510, Drawing II 3
ENGL 1320, College Writing II 3
MATH 1100, College Algebra 3
Laboratory Science⁹ 4
Total 16

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ART 2360, Art History Survey II³ 3
ART 2700, Ceramics, or ART 2820, Metalsmithing, or ART 2950, Weaving I 3
ENGL 2220, World Literature II 3
HIST 2620, United States History Since 1865³¹ 3
MATH 2090, Structure and Application of the Number System 3
Total 15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SUMMER II HOURS

ART 2300, or 2310, Beginning Painting 3
PSCI 1050, American Government 3
Total 6

JUNIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ART 3860, Materials and Processes II²⁹ 3
ART 3865, Secondary Art Curriculum Development and Implementation^{25, 29} 3
ART 3900, Printmaking: Etching, or ART 3920, Printmaking: Screen Printing, or ART 3950, Printmaking: Lithography, or ART 3970, Printmaking: Relief Print and Monotype 3
EDEE 3320, Elementary Curriculum^{24,
25}3
Advanced Art History 3
Total 15

JUNIOR YEAR

SUMMER II HOURS

CECS 1100, Introduction to Computer Science 3
Advanced Art History 3
Total 6

SENIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

EDEE 4105, Student Teaching Elementary School²⁵ 3
EDSE 4108, Student Teaching Secondary School²⁵ 3
Total 6

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.
See Visual Arts folding key (#6) after page 384 for footnotes.

Note:

36 hours of art must be taken at UNT.
42 hours must be advanced (including 24 advanced hours of art); 24 of the 42 hours must be taken at UNT.
24 of the last 30 hours must be completed at UNT.

Supplemental Information for BFA with a Major in Visual Arts Studies

Visual Arts Studies courses must be completed in sequence:

1. ART 3850, Materials and Processes I, must be taken concurrently with ART 3855, Elementary Art Curriculum and Implementation. Prior to enrollment, student must pass all aspects of the TASP and complete core courses with a 2.75 GPA.

2. ART 3860, Materials and Processes II, must be taken concurrently with ART 3865, Secondary Art, Curriculum Development and Implementation. Prerequisite(s): ART 3850, 3855.

3. ART 4890, Criticism and Aesthetics. Prerequisite(s): ART 3850, 3855, 3860, 3865. ART 4890 is the capstone course for Visual Arts Studies. It must be completed prior to student teaching; no special problems courses will be substituted. If the final review is unsatisfactory, the student will receive a grade of F or I and graduation will be delayed.

It is the student's responsibility after completion of 60 semester hours to meet the following requirements:

1. TASP.

2. Hearing test.

3. Speech test (2 and 3 during EDSE 3800).

4. Application for admission to Teacher Education (complete core courses and maintain 2.75 GPA).

5. Application for degree plan 60 hours plus (see faculty adviser).

6. Application for student teaching.

7. Application for graduation.

8. ExCET test (final assessment in art and professional development [education]).

9. Application for certification.

Additional information regarding education courses and teacher certification is available in the Office of Student Services in Matthews Hall, Room 105.

UNT School of Visual Arts Folding Key (Footnotes for School of Visual Arts)
UNT Undergraduate Catalog School of Visual Arts
UNT Graduate Catalog School of Visual Arts
UNT Undergraduate Catalog Table of Contents
UNT Graduate Catalog Table of Contents
UNT Undergraduate Catalog Course and Subject Guide
UNT Graduate Catalog Course and Subject Guide
UNT Program Options
UNT School of Visual Arts Home Page
UNT Prospective Students
UNT Home Page

Major in Visual Arts Studies