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Sample Degree Plan: B.F.A. in Art Education
The Department of Art and Design at Southern Miss offers a B.F.A. with an emphasis in Art Education. Students start out by completing the Foundations program after successful completion of those courses one can apply for their formal degree plan.
Foundation requirements:
All students are admitted into the Department of Art and Design as art majors. 15 hours of designated general education requirements must be completed with a 2.0 overall grade point average. Students must complete ART 101, ART 102, ART 111, ART 112, and ART 113, for a total of 15 credit hours, achieving a 2.65 GPA on these courses or permission of the department chair.
When a student is in the last semester of completing the foundation requirements, the student should contact his advisor in his/her area of concentration. The review process for acceptance into an area of study is determined by the faculty within that area.
| FALL Semester | SPRING Semester | SUMMER | Total | |
| Year One | HIS-101 | HIS-102 | 30
Credit Hours |
|
| MAT-101 | ART-102 | |||
| ART-101 | ART-112 | |||
| ART-111 | ART-113 | |||
| ENG-101 | ENG-102 | |||
| Total: 15 credit hours | Total: 15 credits | |||
| Year Two | ENG-203 | DAN-130/MUS-365/THE-100 | 32 Credit Hours |
|
| ANT/GHY/SOC-101 | Science with Lab | |||
| Science with Lab | PSY-110 | |||
| SCM-111 | ART Elective | |||
| ART-332 | ART-334 | |||
| Total: 16 credit hours | Pass Paxis I | |||
| Pass BTLE | ||||
| Total: 16 credit hours | ||||
| Year Three | ART-321 | ART-322 | REF-400 | 45 Credit Hours |
| PSY-374 | ART-351 | REF-469 | ||
| ART-361 | ART-362 | SPE-400 | ||
| ART-201 | ART-202 | PSY-374 | ||
| CIE-302 | ARE-457 | Total: 12 credit hours | ||
| Total: 15 credit hours | ART HISTORY Elective | |||
| Total: 18 credit hours | ||||
| Year Four | ARE-452 | ARE-482 |
27 Credit Hours |
|
| ARE-453 |
Total: 12 credit hours |
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| ARE-492 | ||||
| ART Elective | ||||
| ART Elective | ||||
| Total: 15 credit hours | ||||
| B.F.A. in Art Education | 134 Total | |||
Sample Degree Plan: Master of Art Education
Sample Degree Plan Research Track :
| SUMMER-1 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER-2 | |
| ARE-601 ARE-606 ARE-616 |
ARE-698 or ARE-691 or ARE-692 ART-500 Level Art History ARE-626 |
ART-550 or ARE-607 ARE 698 or ARE 691 or AR- 692Total = 9 hrs ARE-657 |
ART-550 or ARE-607 ART-550 or AR- 607 |
33 |
| Total = 9 hrs | Total = 9 hrs | Total = 9 hrs | Total = 6 hrs |
Sample Degree Plan Practice Fall Track :
| SUMMER-1 | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER-2 | |
| ARE-601 ARE-606 ARE-616 |
ARE-500 Level Art History ARE-500 Level Art History ART-600 Level Studio (in Concentration Area) ART-600 Level Studio (in Concentration Area) |
ART-657 ART-500 Level Art History ART-600 Level Studio ( in Concentration Area) ART-600 Level Studio (in Concentration Area) |
ART 600 Level Studio (in Concentration Area) ART-600 Level Studio (in Concentration Area) |
39 |
| Total = 9 hrs | Total = 9 hrs | Total = 9 hrs | Total = 6 hrs |