Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Graphic Design with Teaching Certification

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Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Graphic Design with Teaching Certification
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)6
Component Area II (Mathematics) 13
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture)3
Component Area V (Creative Arts) 23
Component Area VI (U.S. History)6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences)3
Component Area IX (Component Area Option)4
Major: Foundation
ARTS 1313
ARTS 1314
ARTS 1315
W.A.S.H. - 2D
and W.A.S.H. - 3D
and W.A.S.H. - Lecture
9
ARTS 1316Drawing3
ARTS 2313Foundations In Digital Art3
Major: Required (BFA Core)
ARTS 1303Art History Survey I 23
ARTS 1319Drawing II3
ARTS 2375Photographic Concepts3
ARTS 3305Painting I3
ARTS 3307Performance and Video Art3
or ARTS 3310 Printmaking
ARTS 3318Sculpture I3
or ARTS 3320 Ceramics I
ARTS 3385Art History Survey II3
Major: Required (Graphic Design)
ARTS 2323Principles Of Graphic Design3
ARTS 3322Typography3
ARTS 3323Graphic Design In Context3
ARTS 3324Corporate Identity Design3
ARTS 3326Graphic Design Production3
ARTS 3335Packaging Design3
ARTS 3353Motion Graphics3
ARTS 3383Design History3
ARTS 4323Senior Studio In Graphic Desgn3
ARTS 4325Advanced Typographic Design3
ARTS 4331Illustration3
ARTS 4333Interactive Design3
ARTS 4343Advanced Interactive Design3
ARTS 4385Art Since 19453
Teaching Certification
ARTS 3330Methods in Art Education3
CISE 3384The Teaching Profession3
CISE 4364Mth Tch Secondary Schools3
CISE 4379Differentiated Pedagogy3
READ 4378Multiple Literacies in Secondary Education3
Student Teaching
CIEE 4392Std Tch Elementary School3
CISE 4396Std Tch Secondary Classroom3
CISE 4397Std Tch Secondary Classroom3
Minor: Not Required 3,4
Total Hours141
1

MATH 1332 is recommended. 

2
ARTS 1303 satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area V (Creative Arts) as well as the Major.  
3

A minor is not required for this degree program; however, a student has the option to add a minor, but to do so additional semester credits hours will be needed above the degree program’s stated total semester credit hours. 

4

All minors can be paired with this degree program. 

Notes

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum overall GPA in all coursework. 

Students must meet a 3.0 minimum overall major GPA in all major coursework.

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.

Students must meet a 3.0 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework. 

Students must meet a 2.5 minimum overall GPA in all Education coursework.

Students must earn a "C" or better in all Education coursework.

Students must earn an overall GPA of 2.75 to be eligible for teacher certification in Texas. 

A minor is not required for this degree program; however, a student has the option to add a minor, but to do so additional semester credits hours will be needed above the degree program’s stated total semester credit hours. 

All minors can be paired with this degree program. 

ARTS 4333 has a prerequisite of ARTS 3375, but course is not a requirement on plan. 

BFA Requirements

Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in ARTS courses to graduate with a BFA.

The BFA Portfolio Review is the Department of Art’s process of review and evaluation before admitting students into any of the department’s Bachelor of Fine Arts programs.

Students who wish to pursue a BFA in Graphic Design, Studio Art, Animation, or Photography must pass the department's BFA Portfolio Review.

The semester after completion of the Art Foundation courses, BFA majors are required to participate in the BFA Portfolio Review.

Art Foundation
ARTS 1313W.A.S.H. - 2D3
ARTS 1314W.A.S.H. - 3D3
ARTS 1315W.A.S.H. - Lecture3
ARTS 1316Drawing3
ARTS 2313Foundations In Digital Art3

For more information, visit BFA Portfolio Review.

Graphic Design students must first pass the BFA Portfolio Review in order to be eligible for the Graphic Design Portfolio Review. After passing the BFA Portfolio Review, students who wish to pursue a BFA in Graphic Design must take the Graphic Design Portfolio Review the semester they are enrolled in Typography (ARTS 3322).

Some, but not all, of the upper-level studio art courses may be taken more than once for credit. Courses listed more than once in the degree plan are repeatable.

Not all art courses are offered each semester. Consult an academic advisor and the Schedule of Classes before registration.

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area II13Component Area I3
ARTS 13133Component Area III4
ARTS 13143ARTS 130323
ARTS 13153ARTS 13163
 ARTS 23133
 12 16
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area I3Component Area VI3
Component Area VI3Component Area IX1
ARTS 13193ARTS 23753
ARTS 23233ARTS 33053
ARTS 3318 or 33203ARTS 33223
 ARTS 33853
 15 16
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area III4Component Area IV3
ARTS 3307 or 33103Component Area VII3
ARTS 33233ARTS 33243
ARTS 33263ARTS 33353
ARTS 43333ARTS 43433
 16 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area VII3Component Area IX3
Component Area VIII3ARTS 33303
ARTS 33533ARTS 43233
ARTS 33833ARTS 43313
ARTS 43253READ 43783
CISE 33843 
 18 15
Fifth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
ARTS 43853CIEE 43923
CISE 43643CISE 43963
CISE 43793CISE 43973
 9 9
Total Hours: 141
1

MATH 1332 is recommended. 

2

ARTS 1303 satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area V (Creative Arts) as well as the Major.  

Notes

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum overall GPA in all coursework. 

Students must meet a 3.0 minimum overall major GPA in all major coursework.

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.

Students must meet a 3.0 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework. 

Students must meet a 2.5 minimum overall GPA in all Education coursework. 

Students must earn a "C" or better in all Education coursework.

Students must earn an overall GPA of 2.75 to be eligible for teacher certification in Texas. 

A minor is not required for this degree program; however, a student has the option to add a minor, but to do so additional semester credits hours will be needed above the degree program’s stated total semester credit hours. 

All minors can be paired with this degree program. 

ARTS 4333 has a prerequisite of ARTS 3375, but course is not a requirement on plan.

BFA Requirements

Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in ARTS courses to graduate with a BFA.

The BFA Portfolio Review is the Department of Art’s process of review and evaluation before admitting students into any of the department’s Bachelor of Fine Arts programs.

Students who wish to pursue a BFA in Graphic Design, Studio Art, Animation, or Photography must pass the department's BFA Portfolio Review.

The semester after completion of the Art Foundation courses, BFA majors are required to participate in the BFA Portfolio Review.

Art Foundation
ARTS 1313W.A.S.H. - 2D3
ARTS 1314W.A.S.H. - 3D3
ARTS 1315W.A.S.H. - Lecture3
ARTS 1316Drawing3
ARTS 2313Foundations In Digital Art3

For more information, visit BFA Portfolio Review.

Graphic Design students must first pass the BFA Portfolio Review in order to be eligible for the Graphic Design Portfolio Review. After passing the BFA Portfolio Review, students who wish to pursue a BFA in Graphic Design must take the Graphic Design Portfolio Review the semester they are enrolled in Typography (ARTS 3322).

Some, but not all, of the upper-level studio art courses may be taken more than once for credit. Courses listed more than once in the degree plan are repeatable.

Not all art courses are offered each semester. Consult an academic advisor and the Schedule of Classes before registration.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) marketable skills initiative is part of the state’s 60x30TX plan and was designed to help students articulate their skills to employers.  Marketable skills are those skills valued by employers and/or graduate programs that can be applied in a variety of work or education settings and may include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas.

The BFA in Graphic Design with Teaching Certification is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:

  • Digital technology.
  • Creative and critical thinking and problem solving.
  • Teamwork and collaboration.
  • Oral, written, and visual communications.
  • Global and intercultural fluency.