Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Major in Studio Art (Teacher Certification in Art, Early Childhood through Grade Twelve)
Minimum required: 121 semester credit hours
Admission Requirement
- All students pursuing teacher certification must apply for, and meet admittance requirements for the Educator Preparation Program through the Office of Educator Preparation.
General Requirements
- This major requires a minimum three-year residency at Texas State.
- After successful completion of this degree program and earning passing scores on the required certification exams, graduates may apply to the Texas Education Agency for All Level Teacher Certification in Art, grades EC-12.
- A minimum of 121 semester credit hours is required in this degree program including:
- US 1100: Check with your Academic Advisor prior to enrolling in this course because it is not required of all students.
- 42-credit hours in the General Education Core Curriculum. See the General Education Core Curriculum for requirements and options including Honors courses. See the Office of Educator Preparation for General Education Core Curriculum requirements that are unique to Teacher Certification.
- 63-credit hours in the School of Art and Design including courses in Art Foundation, Art History, Studio Art and Art Theory.
- The College of Education requires a Minor in Education for all students seeking certification in fine arts teaching fields. The Minor requires 21-hours including 6 hours in ARTT that count toward this requirement.
- All graduation requirements must be met.
- In addition to the general graduation requirements listed in this catalog, the following graduation requirements must be met by students seeking teacher certification:
- Minimum 2.75 Overall GPA as well as grades of “C” or better in all courses within the Major(s), Teaching Field(s), Certification area(s), and/or in the Education Minor.
- Successful completion of Student Teaching courses EDST 4380 and EDST 4381.
- GPA of at least 2.50 in all assigned courses in the professional sequence and in the major(s) or teaching field(s) or concentration(s) with no grade below a "C" in these courses.
- Art Theory classes are sequential. These courses are rotated as follows
- To meet degree requirements in four years (of first declaring this major)
- Complete all required Art Foundation and Art Theory courses in the first year as listed in the curriculum plan below.
- Complete a first level 2D and 3D Studio Art class in the third semester.
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Choose a single area of Studio Art as an advanced level track and take the subsequent level each semester through level 4 or 5.
- All course work other than Student Teaching must be complete prior to EDST 4381 and EDST 4380.
- The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires multiple background checks for progression through the Educator Preparation Program. Based on information recorded in your criminal history, you may be ineligible for issuance of a teaching certificate upon completion of the Educator Preparation Program. If you have a criminal history, you may obtain a Preliminary Criminal History Evaluation from TEA. For more information, go to: https://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Investigations/Preliminary_Criminal_History_Evaluation-FAQs/.
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| ART 1301 (TCCN ARTS 1311) | 3 | ART 1303 (TCCN ARTS 2348) | 3 | Creative Arts Component Code 050 [TCCN HUMA 1315] | 3 |
| ARTS 1301 (TCCN ARTS 1316) | 3 | ARTT 2372 | 3 | POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306]) | 3 |
| ARTT 2371 | 3 | ARTH 2301 (TCCN ARTS 1303) | 3 | ||
| US 11001 | 1 | Mathematics Component Code 020 | 3 | ||
| ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301]) | 3 | Communication Component Code 010 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 15 | 6 | |||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| ARTT 3373 | 3 | ARTT 3372 (Substitutes for CI 3325) | 3 | ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094) [TCCN ENGL 2322, 2323, 2332, 2333, 2327 or 2328] | 3 |
| 2D Studio Art2 | 3 | Studio Art Track 13 | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| 3D Studio Art2 | 3 | ARTH 3301 | 3 | ||
| ARTH 2302 (TCCN ARTS 1304) | 3 | Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 | 3 | ||
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305]) | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 6 | |||
| Junior | |||||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| ARTT 4379 | 3 | ARTT 4378 (Substitutes for CI 4332) | 3 | HIST 1320 (American History Component Code 060) [TCCN HIST 1302]) | 3 |
| Studio Art Track 23 | 3 | Studio Art Track 33 | 3 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 | 3 |
| ARTT 4390 | 3 | ARTT 4391 | 3 | ||
| Life & Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | ARTT Advanced Elective | 3 | ||
| COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1311]) | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 12 | 6 | |||
| Senior | |||||
| Fall Semester | Hours | Spring Semester | Hours | ||
| CI 4370 | 3 | EDST 43804 | 3 | ||
| CI 4372 | 3 | EDST 43814 | 3 | ||
| RDG 3323 | 3 | ||||
| Studio Art Track 43 | 3 | ||||
| ARTT 4000 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | 6 | ||||
| Total Hours: 121 | |||||
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To complete the minimum 121 hours required for this degree, 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 one hour of credit.
- 2
Studio Art courses that are taken to complete the 2D and 3D Studio Art requirements will determine options for the Studio Art track. See Course Options in the Major section below.
- 3
After completing 2D and 3D Studio Art classes, students will choose an area of Studio Art as a track and complete the fifth level class in that specific area. Courses must be taken in order. See Course Options in the Major section below.
- 4
Only the Student Teaching courses EDST 4380 and EDST 4381 are allowed to be taken in the final semester; therefore, enrollment will be part-time. Part time status may affect various forms of financial aid, scholarship awards and veteran's benefits. Contact appropriate offices for information ahead of time, and plan accordingly.
Course Options in the Major
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Courses taken to meet 2D and 3D option determine which 2D or 3D tracks may be chosen. | ||
| Choose 1 course in 2D Studio Art from the following: | ||
| Expanded Media I | ||
| Painting I (TCCN ARTS 2316) | ||
| Photography Foundations I (TCCN ARTS 2356) | ||
| Introduction to Printmaking: Screen and Relief (TCCN ARTS 2333) | ||
| Choose 1 course in 3D Studio Art from the following: | ||
| Ceramics I (TCCN ARTS 2346) | ||
| Metals I (TCCN ARTS 2341) | ||
| Sculpture I (TCCN ARTS 2326) | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose 1 of the following Studio Art Tracks: | ||
| Ceramics Track: | ||
| Ceramics II | ||
| Ceramics III | ||
| Ceramics IV | ||
| Ceramics V | ||
| Expanded Media Track: | ||
| Expanded Media II | ||
| Expanded Media III | ||
| Expanded Media IV | ||
| Expanded Media V | ||
| Metals Track: | ||
| Metals II | ||
| Metals III | ||
| Metals IV (or ARTS 4341 Digitally Handmade for Artists and Designers) | ||
| Metals V | ||
| Painting Track: | ||
| Watercolor I | ||
| Painting II | ||
| Painting III | ||
| Painting IV | ||
| Photography Track: | ||
| Photography Foundations II | ||
| Darkroom | ||
| Introduction to Digital Photography | ||
| Lighting | ||
| Drawing and Printmaking Track: | ||
| Drawing I (TCCN ARTS 2323) | ||
| Introduction to Printmaking: Intaglio and Lithography | ||
| Intermediate Printmaking | ||
| Advanced Printmaking Level One | ||
| Sculpture Track: | ||
| Sculpture II | ||
| Soft Sculpture | ||
| Sculpture IV | ||
| Sculpture V | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTT Advanced Elective: | ||
| Choose 1, 3000-level or 4000-level ARTT course which is not otherwise required in the major. | ||
