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    Mar 29, 2024  
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Fashion Design, BFA


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Entering Students

Entering students interested in majoring in the College of Visual Arts and Design will be classified as pre-majors.

Fashion Design

To be admitted to the fashion design major (and to be eligible to enroll in advanced art courses), a pre-major must meet all the following requirements:

Complete a minimum of 30 hours of college courses (including the following) and:

  1. Complete the following with a grade of C or better
  2. Submit an entry portfolio (as described on the web site) and pass the entry review in the spring semester prior to starting the fashion sequence courses;
  3. Complete the following with a grade of C or better
  4. Submit a portfolio (as described on the web site) and pass the Fashion Design Mid-Point Portfolio Review in the fall semester during ADES 2555 ;
  5. Have at least a 2.50 GPA on the required Art courses; and
  6. Have a minimum 2.25 UNT grade point average.

General Degree Requirements

Candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree will meet the following requirements.

Hours Required and General/College Requirements:


A minimum of 120 total semester hours of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree as specified in the “General University Requirements ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Visual Arts and Design  requirements.

Major Requirements:


Completion of at least 75 hours of art,  including an 18-hour art core (required for all design majors):

Minor Requirements:


No minor is required.

Electives:


Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum Requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information see an academic advisor in the College of Visual Arts and Design Student Services Office, Art Building, Room 111.

Other Requirements:


  • 24 advanced hours must be completed at UNT.
  • 36 hours of art (including at least 12 advanced hours) must be completed at UNT.
  • Transfer course work substituted for required UNT art courses must be approved by a student’s faculty advisor during the degree audit process.
  • A 2.5 grade point average must be maintained in all art courses; only a grade of C (2.0) or better in art courses will count toward degree requirements.
     

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