Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major in Art

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

General Requirements

1. A minimum of 120 hours is required in this degree program, including:
   1. US 1100: Check with your Academic Advisor prior to enrolling in this class because it is not required for all students.
      1. Students who are not required to take US 1100 and who do not have credit for open elective hours will need to make up that 1 hour of credit. Only students who are in a PACE Cohort are required to take US 1100.
   2. 42 hours in the General Education Core Curriculum. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for Texas State requirements and options, including Honors courses.
   3. 39 hours in the major.
   4. 36 advanced hours. Students must be aware that advanced open electives will be required if the number of advanced hours from required courses (major, minor, and options in the BA requirements) do not equal a minimum of 36 advanced hours. 
2. All graduation requirements must be met.
3. All course requirements must be met.
4. In addition to the General Education Core Curriculum requirements, the Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) requires:
   1. 3 additional hours of English literature,
   2. 3 hours of math/science/logic/computer science courses, and
   3. 14 hours of a single modern language including two 2000-level courses.
5. A minor is required and must be selected from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors. Some minors may exceed 24 hours.
6. Prerequisites for all advanced classes in the Major in Art must be met. Students must be aware that the 2000-level ARTS classes chosen will determine which advanced ARTS classes they are eligible to take.

Course Requirements