Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree - Academic Core

To receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, a student must fulfill the following course requirements:

Degree Requirements

A. Core Courses - 46 hours

Capstone

determined by major

Christian Studies - 6 hours

CSBS 1311Old Testament Survey

3

CSBS 1312New Testament Survey

3

English - 9 hours

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3

ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3

ENGL Literature

3

Exercise and Sport Science (2 activity courses) - 2 Courses

Fine Arts - 3 hours

Fulfilled by Major

Global Issues or Social Science - 3 hours

Lab Science - 4 hours

Public Speaking - 3 hours

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3

Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours

MATH 1304Quantitative Reasoning

3

or

higher

Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 3 hours

Social Science - 6 hours

two different subject areas outside of major

Chapel - 1 to 4 credits

UMHB 1002Chapel

0

UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification

Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits

UMHB 1005Fine Arts Experience

0

UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification

Freshman Seminar - 1 hour

UMHB 1101Freshman Seminar

1

UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only

World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours

B. Art Major (see Art section of this catalog for specific courses required):

Lower-Level Art Courses

30

Upper-Level Art Courses

30

Support Courses

12

Total Credit Hours:72

C. Electives (if necessary) to bring total to - 124 hours

Teacher Certification: Students wishing to meet Texas Teacher Certification requirements should refer to the Academic Foundation and Professional Education requirements stated in this catalog by the College of Education.