School of Art
Studio Art, Art Education, & Art History
The School of Art administers the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree with a major in studio art or art education, as well as the Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with a major in art history or studio art.
The BFA in studio art has available coursework in ceramics, new media, painting, photography, printmaking, or sculpture a minimum of 78 semester hours in art is required for studio majors. The BFA in art education requires a minimum of 66 hours of art. The degree plans are outlined below.
- Bachelor of Arts (BA): Art History, Studio Art
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA): Art Education, Studio Art
- Minors: Art History, Studio Art
Minimum Grade Requirement
All are courses take in the major or minor sequences must be passed with a grade of "C" or better to fulfill graduation requirements.
Departmental Requirements
The School of Art requires a minimum of 2.5 cumulative GPA as a prerequisite to junior and senior-level studio art and art education courses. After entrance into upper-division courses, a minimum of 2.5 GPA must be maintained as a prerequisite to further advanced enrollment.
Field Trips
Field trips may be required by instructors as a part of the content of any course. Every effort will be made to ensure that these trips do not conflict with other portions of the student's schedule.
Honors College
School of Art majors who plan to pursue Departmental Honors must be members of the Honors College and should enroll in ARED, ARHI or
ARST 30003 during their junior year and ARED, ARHI or
ARST 40003 during the fall semester of their senior year.
Transfer Students
To declare a major in Studio Art, transfer students must present a portfolio of their work for evaluation by the School of Art during their advising and/or prior to registration.
Declaration of a Major
The school requires students to declare a major during or before the second semester of their sophomore year. Students majoring in studio art must also declare a concentration. Once a concentration is declared, a faculty adviser from that area will be assigned, and an appropriate sequence of courses will be formulated.
Major/Minor Shared Requirements
Students majoring in studio art (BFA or BA) must complete an additional 12.0 credit hours of art history courses to complete the requirements for an Art History Minor.
Students majoring in art education (BFA) must complete an additional 12.0 credit hours of art history courses to complete the requirements for an Art History Minor.
Students majoring in art history (BA) must complete an additional 9.0 credit hours of studio art courses to complete the requirements for a Studio Art Minor.
Student Exhibitions
Both graduate and undergraduate student exhibitions take place at various times during the year in the Art Galleries at TCU. No work may be removed from exhibitions without school approval. Students must claim their work at the end of each exhibition. The school cannot accept responsibility for the care, storage or distribution of student work.