Declaration in or after Fall 2019

Last update: January 2024

Major Coordinators

Takayuki Kubota (kubotaka@tuj.temple.edu)
Taro Nettleton (taro.nettleton@tuj.temple.edu)

Major Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Art major focuses on visual art practice within a liberal arts context. The students in the program gain a broad foundation in both traditional 2D, 3D, and digital media. The program is primarily tailored for those who have a limited background in visual arts, while it is also equipped for students who already have formal art training. Courses include drawing, painting, printmaking, two- and three-dimensional design, digital photography, digital imaging, Internet imaging, moving images, motion graphics, and art history. The program equips students with an interdisciplinary perspective on contemporary art and design production, providing various analog and digital media skills, as well as the socio-historical contexts essential to contemporary practice.

Transfer Student Portfolio Review

While a portfolio is not required for admission into the B.A. in Art degree program, if a student has completed college-level studio courses and is seeking studio equivalency credit, the student must complete a transfer portfolio review. The TUJ Art Program will review Student Portfolios and course syllabi after the student has been accepted by the Admissions Office with an evaluated transcript from the previous school. The Art Program can only accept up to 24 transfer credits of studio work toward the major.

Those who request to have studio credits transferred from a previous school for TUJ Art Major requirements are strongly recommended to bring a Student Portfolio and Course Syllabi on Transfer Student Advising Day during orientation week or before the regular sessions begin. All materials will be submitted to the Major Coordinator of the Art Program for review. Please note, the late submission of transfer request materials may result in delaying the reviewing process.

Transfer student review materials for the TUJ Art Major:

Please bring all materials on the Transfer Student Advising Day or before the regular sessions begin.

1. Student Portfolio
   The Student Portfolio should consist of seven to ten images of work from each studio art course completed at the previous school along with a list of the size of the medium and the title of the course.
2. Course Syllabus
   The Course Syllabus should accompany the Student portfolio. Please bring a printed hard copy or data of your course syllabus from the previous school.
3. Application Form
   The Application Form will be supplied by the TUJ Art program.

The Major Coordinator and Full time Art faculty will review the Student Portfolio and Course Syllabi to determine if the quality of works are equivalent to what the TUJ Art program offers. For Studio courses, the student will be notified of the evaluation result of the portfolio review within a few days. For Art History or Studio courses not offered at TUJ the reviewing process may require a longer period for further evaluation; in this case the student will be informed as soon as the approval has been granted by the university.

AP Credits

For AP equivalencies chart and additional information please see the following link:

Major Requirements

Arrow-Large 74-75 credits required

Arrow-Large Major courses must be passed with at least a C-, and major GPA must be 2.00 or higher for graduation.

Arrow-Large A maximum 24 transfer credits of studio work will be accepted toward the major. Students must complete a transfer portfolio review.

1. This course does not apply towards the upper-level CLA requirements.
2. One upper-level CLA course must be taken in Social Science unless completing Art History minor.
3. Upper-level Art History courses can be counted here except as noted above.

Minor Requirements

Declaration from Fall 2019 until Summer 2021: Temple Bulletin 2019-2021 New Tab

Declaration in or after Fall 2021: New

Arrow-Large 21 credits required

Arrow-Large Students must successfully complete the following courses with a grade of C- or higher

Arrow-Large A maximum of 9 transfer credits will be accepted towards the minor. A portfolio of work must be submitted for review by the Major Coordinator.