Art Major, B.F.A., Program Information
Department of Art & Design
PO Box 70708
Johnson City, TN 37614
423-439-4247
The professional undergraduate degree in the visual arts is the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. This degree allows the student to specialize in a particular area of art or to explore multiple studio areas in order to prepare for a professional career. Grades in Studio Art and Art History courses applied to the major must be “C” or above.
After 21 credit hours in studio art and before 45 hours in art have been completed, the student must successfully complete ARTA 2916 BFA Portfolio Review The student must pass this review in order to be accepted in the BFA capstone course, ARTA 4916 Portfolio and Exhibit and to graduate with a BFA degree in art. Students have only two chances to complete the Portfolio Review course.
Students in the BFA program should be aware that the final advanced studio courses should have as the primary goal the production of art work of exhibition quality. Examples of this work will be exhibited by the Department of Art and Design as proof of student excellence in a required senior exhibit. The BFA degree does not have a foreign language requirement, nor does it require a minor due to increased hours in advanced courses in the major.
Advising
Students with 0-59 earned credit hours:
Contact the Center for Advisement and Student Excellence (CASE) to schedule an appointment with your advisor. Visit the CASE website (http://www.etsu.edu/cas/case/) or call (423) 439-5602.
Students with 60 or more earned credit hours:
Students who have passed portfolio review may select an advisor by area of emphasis or may work across disciplines and choose any advisor listed below:
Ceramics
Lindsay Rogers
105 Art Annex
Drawing
Andrew Scott Ross
209 Campus Center Building
Fibers
Pat Mink
407 Ball Hall
Metals
Mindy Herrin
B006 Ball Hall
Painting
Mira Gerard
121 Ball Hall
Photography
Mike Smith
106 Ball Hall
Printmaking
Ralph Slatton
307 Ball Hall
Sculpture
Travis Graves
109 Art Annex
Transfer Students
Transfer students majoring in Studio Art should contact the department for advising as soon as possible. This will ensure that the student’s previous work will be coordinated efficiently with ETSU requirements.
For general information about the department or courses, contact Mira Gerard, Chair [gerard@etsu.edu; (423) 439-4247].
TBR General Education Requirements: 41 - 42 Credit Hours
Listed below are the categories and courses specified under TBR General Education Requirements. Note that certain courses are required for this degree, specific to this major. Thus, these courses will satisfy both a TBR General Education requirement AND a requirement of this major. (Other majors may require different General Education courses.) Where specific courses are required for this major, only those courses are listed under the category. If there are no specific major requirements for a category, all course options appear.
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