COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

ART PROGRAM
Gary Hatcher, Chair

OBJECTIVES
The Art Program is part of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at UT Tyler. Programs of study are offered for those students wanting to pursue carriers as professional artists as well as those seeking professions in the field of art. The curriculum and mode of operation within the Art Program resemble a professional art school, with a broad based liberal arts education. Students may select an emphasis in studio art, art education or art history.

The prospective art major should be aware of marked differences in degree programs. Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree programs emphasize the creative disciplines of studio art and art education for the professional development of individual creative talent. The B.F.A. degree is the preferred preparatory degree for students wanting to pursue studio art, art education and the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) graduate degree. The Bachelor of Arts in Art (B.A.) degree program emphasizes a broad liberal arts education with art specialization in the supportive role. Students wanting to pursue graduate studies in art history often select the B.A. degree with its 12-hour foreign language requirement, which is not required for the B.F.A. degree.

Students should consult an art advisor in their first semester at UT Tyler to plan a course of study in art. A degree plan must be complete in consultation with an art advisor during the students first semester at UT Tyler. The Art Program secretary should be consulted to find out which advisor has been assigned to the student.

Options

Students interested in graduate studies in art should see the graduate section of the catalog and contact a graduate art advisor.

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN ART (B.F.A.)

Admission Requirements
Students wanting to pursue the B.F.A. degree program of study must, within the first nine (9) hours of 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 with an undergraduate art advisor. If the student is denied entry into the B.F.A. degree program, they may submit another portfolio after nine (9) hour but before attempting more than eighteen (18) hours of course work at UT Tyler. If denied entrance a second time, the student may continue under the guidelines of the B.A. in Art degree but not the B.F.A. The Faculty Review Committee upon request from the student may waive the review process. (Note: If not admitted to the B.F.A. degree program, course work done after the eighteen (18) hour review will not apply towards the B.F.A. in Art degree.)

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS--Total Semester Credit Hours=123
For a suggested four-year curriculum, please see your advisor.
The B.F.A degree requires the completion of 123 hours, as follows:

A.	University Core Curriculum (47 hrs.)
B.	A minimum grade of C in each art course
C.	Minimum of 76 hours of art, as follows: (36 hrs.) 1.Art Core Requirements: ART 1311: Design I ART 1312: Design II ART 1316: Drawing I ART 2303: Art History Survey I ART 2304: Art History Survey II ART 2379: Beginning Ceramics ART 2316: Beginning Painting ART 2333: Beginning Printmaking ART 2326: Beginning Sculpture ART 3320: Life Drawing I ART 3321: Life Drawing II (or Art 4331 or 4320) ART 3340: Aesthetics in Visual Learning
	2. Upper Division Art History (9 hrs.) 3. Upper Division Studio (27 hrs.) General Studio two-dimensional, or three-dimensional emphasis: 4. ART 4492: Senior Exhibition
Total	76 Sem. Credit Hrs.

The final 30 hours in art must be taken at UT Tyler. All transferred art courses must have the written approval of the art coordinator before being applied to degree

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS IN ART-Total Semester Credit Hours=123
Students wanting to continue graduate studies in art history after completing their undergraduate degree should consider the B.A. in Art degree program. The two most significant differences between the B.A in Art and the B.F.A. is the 12-hour foreign language requirement for the B.A. in Art and fewer studio art hours. Students should consult their art advisor if considering the B.A. in Art degree.

Art as a Minor
Art may be chosen as a minor to satisfy bachelor degree requirements in other fields. For a minor in art one must complete eighteen (18) hours in art, nine of which must be upper division. Courses should be selected in consultation with an art advisor.

Teacher Certification
In order to be certified to teach art in the public schools in Texas, a student must meet state teacher certification requirements. Professional education courses to meet these requirements are offered by the College of Education and Psychology. For those requirements consult the College of Education and Psychology, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Those interested in obtaining all-level teaching certification to teach art should pursue the B.A. in Art or B.F.A. with all-level teaching certification.

Students should consult an advisor in the College of Education and Psychology, Department of Curriculum and Instruction prior to beginning the teacher certification program.

All Level Teaching Certification Requirements in Art

Note: Students may substitute the Middle Level Field-Based Block (EDFB 4314, EDFB 4379, EDFB 4338) for the Secondary Level Field-Based Block (EDFB 4320, EDFB 4378, EDFB 4338)