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 - 40 hours

Christian Studies - 6 hours

CSBS 1311Engaging the Old Testament

3

CSBS 1312Engaging the New Testament

3

English - 9 hours

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3

ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3

ENGL Literature

3

A grade of a "C" or higher must be obtained in ENGL 1321 and ENGL 1322.

Exercise & Sport Science - 2 activity courses

Fine Arts - 3 hours

COMM 2335Film Appreciation

3

FINA 2330Exploring the Fine Arts

3

MUSI 1340Music Appreciation

3

THEA 2350Introduction to the Theatre

3

Outside of ARTS courses.

Social Science - 3 hours

BECO 2310Principles of Economics

3

PSYC 1301General Psychology

3

PSYC 2399Child and Adolescent Development

3

SOCI 1311Introduction to Sociology

3

SOCW 2311Introduction to Social Work

3

Lab Science - 4 hours

see full Lab Science list at Laboratory Sciences

Public Speaking - 3 hours

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3

Mathematics - 3 hours

MATH 1304Survey of Mathematics

3

or

higher

World Cultures - 3 hours

ARTS 2354World Art

3

History or Political Science - 3 hours

HIST 2311American History to 1877

3

HIST 2312American History since 1877

3

POLS 2305United States Government

3

POLS 2306Texas State and Local Government

3

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

B. Art Major (see Art section of this catalog for specific majors offered)

C. Electives (if necessary) to bring total to - 120 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.