Art, B.F.A.: Studio Art Concentration

Concentration in Studio Art

The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in studio art offers depth in the studio areas and requires 82 hours of art and art history courses in addition to the 41 to 51 hours of general requirements as stipulated by the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts. One-third of the semester hours in studio art above the Art Foundations must be outside the students area of concentration and must be chosen with advisor approval. Courses in transmedia and drawing may be used for studio art electives. Students must take each course in their area of concentration at least once prior to graduation. Students graduating in studio art are required to participate in a group exhibition during the spring semester of their graduating year. The minimum number of hours required in studio art is 123. A minimum of 40 credit hours of junior- and senior-level courses is required for graduation.

Application to Field of Specialization. During enrollment in Art Foundations, students will apply for a field of specialization in ceramics, jewelry design and metalsmithing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, or transmedia. Applications consist of a portfolio comprised of work completed in the Art Foundations courses. Fields of specialization will conduct periodic reviews to evaluate student progress.

• Attend two consecutive years of high school/secondary school in the United States.

• Attend two consecutive years in a high school/secondary school with U.S. accreditation or attend high school/secondary school within an English proficiency exempt country. (See a list of exempt countries below.)

• Achieve a score of 4 (grade of C) or higher in English on the IB diploma.

• Achieve a grade C or better in English on the A-Level GCE. This cannot be English as a second language (ESL courses), English literature, etc.

• Completion of the equivalent of TTU's ENG 1301 + 1302 English courses with a grade of B or better at an institution with U.S. accreditation or an institution within English proficiency exempt country. This can include a literature, composition, speech, or English class. These cannot be remedial or ESL courses. See a list of exempt countries below.

• Complete 30 transferrable credit hours at an institution with U.S. accreditation or an institution within an English proficiency exempt country. Remedial or ESL courses do not count towards the total credit hours. See a list of exempt countries below.

• Applicant attended four (4) consecutive long semesters of credit-bearing/non-development/non-ESL courses at an accredited post-secondary school in the U.S.
• Attended two (2) consecutive years of high school in the United States.
• Attended two (2) consecutive years of high school with U.S. accreditation or within an English proficiency exempt country
• Applicants from the below English Proficiency exempt countries (must provide proof with passport)