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Dec 14, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Art Education, BFA
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The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in art education prepares you for a career in elementary, middle or high school art education or a career in community art programs. This degree also prepares you for graduate study in other education areas such as art museum education.
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Major requirements
Completion of at least 66 hours of art and 21 hours of professional development to include: Additional requirements
In addition to the above courses, ARTE 4750 and ARTE 4780 must be taken as part of the professional development sequence. The major in visual arts studies prepares students to teach art in public schools. Students must meet entrance requirements for and be accepted into the College of Education. Once accepted, they must subsequently meet state certification requirements and all general requirements specified by the College of Education .
Other course requirements
Minor
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 232.
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 2.75 grade point average must be maintained in all art courses; only grades of C (2.0) or better in art courses will count toward degree requirements.
- A minimum certification GPA of 2.75 is required for all UNT and transfer course work.
- A GPA of 2.75 is required on all certification courses (pass/no pass courses do not contribute to the GPA).
Four-year degree plan (example)
The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.
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