The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Specific General Education Core Course Requirements - 15-16 hrs

The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (B.F.A.) is a minimum 124-semester hour degree. A minimum of 42 semester hours must be upper-level credit (courses numbered 3000 and above). Because of the nature of the degree, it includes additional study in the fine arts and in foreign language. These additional requirements are included in the degree specific general education core. In addition to the University Core Curriculum, students must complete the following degree specific general education core requirements for the B.F.A. degree:

• COSC 2311 - Computer Applications 3 hrs ¹, MUSI 3302 - Music Technology  3 hrs¹, or EDIT 2310 - Technology in the Classroom  3 hrs¹
• Science (life or physical science - whichever not fulfilled in the University Core)² 3-4 hrs
• Foreign Language 2301³ and 2302 6 hrs
• Fine Art⁴ (ART 1301 - Art Appreciation  3 hrs, ART 2301 - Visual Arts for the School Teacher  3 hrs, or studio course 3 hrs; MUSI 1301 - Fundamentals of Music  3 hrs, MUSI 1303 - Music Appreciation  3 hrs, MUSI 3304 - World Music  3 hrs, MUSI 3305 - American Music  3 hrs, MUSI 3306 - Jazz  3 hrs,  MUSI 3307 - American Film Music  3 hrs, or performing ensembles; or THEA 1303 - Introduction to Theatre  3 hrs) or ENGL 2301 - English Literature  3 hrs, ENGL 2302 - American Literature  3 hrs, or ENGL 2303 - World Literature  3 hrs

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  NOTATIONS:

  1. Students may opt to test out of COSC 2311 ; see course description. B.F.A. of Theatre should take MUSI 3302 .
  2. Science can be lab or non-lab for the degree specific core. ENVS 3301 can be used to fulfill the life science degree specific core requirement. GEOG 1301  may be used to fulfill the physical science degree specific core requirement.
  3. Prerequisite of 1401 and/or 1402 (in a single language) may be required and used as electives toward the degree. Placement testing is available; contact the School of Language and Literature for more information.
  4. Fine Arts area must be different from area used in the university core curriculum requirement. BFA Musical Theatre students are not required to take the additional Fine Arts/Literature course.