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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Visual Arts, Photographic Arts Option, B.F.A.

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OSRHE Code: 119P

Major Code: VAPA

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: 125 Credit Hour(s)

Communications: 9 Credit Hour(s)

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 9 Credit Hour(s)

History: 3 Credit Hour(s)

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Political Science: 3 Credit Hour(s)

Social Science: 3 Credit Hour(s)

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Science and Mathematics: 11 Credit Hour(s)

Physical Science: 4 Credit Hour(s)

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Biological Science: 4 Credit Hour(s)

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Mathematics: 3 Credit Hour(s)

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Humanities: 6 Credit Hour(s)

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Global Studies: 3 Credit Hour(s)

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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)

Photographic Arts Option: 27 Credit Hour(s)

Required Courses: 21 Credit Hour(s)

Photography Electives: 6 Credit Hour(s)

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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 18-24hours)

Free Electives: 0-4 Credit Hour(s)

Total Credit Hour(s): 125

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