Tyler School of Art Baccalaureate (B.A.) Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts in Art with a Studio concentration offers students a strong focus in visual art practice within a liberal arts context. The curriculum is devised to offer students a rich range of choices in other academic disciplines to augment their studio studies. The faculty approach the teaching of studio art from the viewpoint of its connection to a wide sphere of interests, such as psychology, literature, philosophy, mathematics, biology, and physics. Students graduating with this major are well prepared to pursue graduate studies in the fine arts, work as professional artists, or work in galleries or museums.

The Bachelor of Arts in Art with a Digital Media concentration is a fine-art oriented course of study focusing on the use of the computer as a creative tool. This concentration helps students develop their artistic vision using new technology to focus on personal expression; it is not graphic design. Students in this concentration pursue a variety of projects designed to help them explore the boundaries between technology and studio art processes. Students interested in graphic design should investigate the B.F.A. in Graphic and Interactive Design, offered at Temple Main Campus.

In addition to the major and college requirements, students must complete the General Education (Gen Ed) or the University Core requirements.

Students who started at TUJ in Fall 2010 and after are required to complete the General Education (Gen Ed) curriculum. In addition to the Gen Ed World Society requirement, B.A. candidates in Art under the Gen Ed curriculum are required by their department to complete successfully the second semester of a foreign language. Study abroad for a summer or semester will satisfy the World Society requirement.

For students in the B.A. in Art program who fall under the General Education curriculum, there will be no requirement to take the Gen Ed Arts course if all of the following courses are completed: Art 1101, Art 1201, Art 1401 (or 1496 or 1996), and Art 1501. If the student changes majors before completing all four courses, a Gen Ed Arts course must be completed to satisfy the requirement for General Education.

Students must complete at least 15 semester hours in upper-level Liberal Arts courses.

The Bachelor of Arts degree for all concentrations may be conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 123 semester hours of credit with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00.

The B.A. in Art program will only accept up to 24 transfer credits of studio work toward the major.