Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate & Graduate Bulletin Program: Visual Arts, Graphic Design Option, B.F.A. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Visual Arts, Graphic Design Option, B.F.A.

OSRHE Code: 119G

Major Code: VAGD

The Bachelor of Fine Art in Visual Arts degree stresses competence in theory, research, and critical and creative thinking skills through practiced applications. In addition, through a selected option, Graphic Design, Multimedia, Photographic Arts, or Studio Art, students will acquire specific knowledge and skills needed to function in a variety of careers associated with the discipline. Students with more than 40 hours of college transfer work are not required to take ART 1151. They must instead take an additional hour of electives.

Note: ART 1213 satisfies the computer proficiency requirement for this degree

Visual Arts, Required Hours: 131 Credit Hour(s)

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
UNIV 1152 - The University Experience 2

Communications: 9 Credit Hour(s)

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ENGL 1113 - Composition I 3
ENGL 1213 - Composition II 3
SPCH 1113 - Speech Communication 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 9 Credit Hour(s)

History: 3 Credit Hour(s)

Select from the following:

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
HIST 2483 - American History to 1877 3
HIST 2493 - American History since 1877 3
POLS 1113 - American Federal Government 3

Social Science: 3 Credit Hour(s)

Select from the following:

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ECON 2113 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ECON 2123 - Principles of Microeconomics 3
PSY 1113 - Introduction to Psychology 3
SOC 1113 - Introduction to Sociology 3

Science and Mathematics: 11 Credit Hour(s)

Physical Science: 4 Credit Hour(s)

Select from the following:

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
CHEM 1104 - Principles of Chemistry 4
CHEM 1315 - General Chemistry I 5
GEOL 1014 - Earth Science 4
GEOL 1114 - Physical Geology 4
GEOL 1124 - Physical Geography 4
GEOL 1224 - Historical Geology 4
GEOL 2124 - Astronomy 4
PHYS 1014 - General Physical Science 4
PHYS 1114 - General Physics 4

Biological Science: 4 Credit Hour(s)

Select from the following:

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
BIOL 1114 - General Biology 4
BIOL 1134 - Intro to Environmental Science 4
BIOL 1144 - General Cellular Biology 4

Mathematics: 3 Credit Hour(s)

Select from the following:

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
MATH 1413 - Introduction to Statistics 3
MATH 1423 - Functions and Modeling 3
MATH 1503 - Mathematics for Critical Thinking 3
MATH 1513 - College Algebra 3
MATH 1613 - Trigonometry 3
MATH 1715 - Pre-Calculus 5
MATH 2264 - Analytical Geometry and Calculus I 4

Humanities: 6 Credit Hour(s)

Select from the following:

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ART 1113 - Art Appreciation 3
HUM 1113 - Art Appreciation 3
COMM 2413 - Theatre Appreciation 3
HUM 2413 - Theatre Appreciation 3
ENGL 2613 - Introduction to Literature 3
HUM 2113 - Humanities I 3
HUM 2223 - Humanities II 3
HUM 2893 - Cinema 3
MUSC 2573 - Music Appreciation 3
HUM 2573 - Music Appreciation 3
PHIL 1113 - Introduction to Philosophy 3

Global Studies: 3 Credit Hour(s)

Select from the following:

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
BIOL 3103 - Plants and Civilization 3
BIOL 3203 - Bioethics 3
ECON 3003 - Internatnl Econ Issues & Policies 3
GEOG 2243 - Human Geography 3
GERM 1113 - Beginning German I 3
HIST 2013 - World Civilization I 3
HIST 2023 - World Civilization II 3
HUM 3633 - Comparative Religion 3
LANG 1113 - Foundations of World Languages 3
MGMT 3033 - Conflict Resltn:I’m Always Right! 3
NAMS 1143 - Native Americans of North America 3
NAMS 2503 - Cherokee I 3
PHIL 1313 - Values and Ethics 3
POLS 3053 - International Relations 3
SOC 3213 - Minority Groups 3
SPAN 1113 - Beginning Spanish I 3

Elective: 3 Credit Hour(s)

Select three additional hours from the courses listed above and not previously selected.

Program Requirements Common Core: 37 Credit Hour(s)

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ART 1103 - Art Foundations I 3
ART 1151 - BFA Success Strategies 1
ART 1203 - Art Foundations II 3
ART 1213 - Digital Foundations 3
ART 1413 - Drawing I 3

 

ART 2213 - Watercolor I 3

OR

ART 2813 - Painting I 3

 

ART 3013 - Western Art History 1400-1850 3
ART 3213 - Western Art History 1850-Present 3

 

ART 3313 - Art Theory I 3

OR

ART 4313 - Art Theory II 3

 

ART 3633 - Art Marketing 3

 

ART 4513 - Art Internship 3

OR

ART 4533 - Art Studies-At-Large 3

 

ART 4953 - Senior Capstone Portfolio 3
HUM 4413 - Women in Literary and Visual Arts 3

Graphic Design Option: 27 Credit Hour(s)

Required Courses: 21 Credit Hour(s)

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ART 1223 - Graphic Design I 3
ART 1323 - Typography 3
ART 2383 - Advanced Digital Imaging 3
ART 2423 - Graphic Design II 3
ART 3123 - Graphic Design III 3
ART 3413 - Applied/Package Design 3
ART 4853 - Graphic Design Practicum 3

Graphic Design Electives: 6 Credit Hour(s)

Select from the following:

Course NameCreditsTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
ART 3523 - Artistic Authoring and Animation 3
ART 3543 - Artistic Website Design 3
ART 3883 - Digital Color Photography 3
ART 4223 - Hist of Graphic Design/Multimedia 3

World Languages: 6 Credit Hour(s)

(GERM, NAMS, SPAN)

Minor or Liberal Arts Electives: 18-24 Credit Hour(s)

(18 hours of additional Liberal Arts courses, at least 9 of which must be upper-level, or a University-approved minor of 18-24 hours)

Free Electives: 0-4 Credit Hour(s)

Total Credit Hour(s): 131

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