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Art - Area of Emphasis in Photography and Expanded Media - B.F.A.

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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 120 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S 
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H  
MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Physical Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement. 
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Biological Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement. 

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): ARTS 2100 or ARTS 2100E 

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
Preferred Course(s): ARHI 2400 or ARHI 2400E or ARHI 2411H 

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
Preferred Course(s): ARHI 2300 or ARHI 2300E or ARHI 2311H 
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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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Area VI
ARST 1040
ARST 1050 or ARST 1050H 
ARST 1060
ARST 1080
ARST 2020
(ARST 2205, ARST 2205L) or ARST 2210
2000-level ARST elective 

If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives) 
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Entrance Requirements

 

Effective Fall 2024, there are no entrance requirements for this major.


Entrance Requirements prior to Fall 2024:

Students will be provisional majors until they have completed ARST 1050 (or ARST 1050H), ARST 1060, and ARST 1080 (with a grade of C (2.0) or better), and have been accepted into the Photography concentration through portfolio review. Students entering with pre-existing college credit must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5. Completion of Core Areas I-V should be done simultaneously with the completion of the 4-year B.F.A. program. This is a high-demand major. After meeting the entrance requirements, students will be selected based on the following high-demand selection criteria. 
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High-Demand Major–Selection Criteria


Effective Fall 2024, there is no high-demand selection criteria for this major.


High-Demand Selection Criteria prior to Fall 2024:

-Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, (ARHI 2400 or ARHI 2400E or ARHI 2411H), (ARST 1050 or ARST 1050H), ARST 1060, ARST 1080, and ARST 2210
-Portfolio review
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Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Students in the Franklin College must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in major required courses.
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Required Courses (60 hours)
(Minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or better required.)

Choose fifteen (15) hours from the following courses:
ARST 2810
ARST 3200
ARST 3205
ARST 3210
ARST 3220
ARST 3250 or ARST 4250/6250
ARST 3800
ARST 4830

Choose six (6) hours from the following:
ARST 2810
ARST 3200
ARST 3210
ARST 3220
ARST 3221
ARST 3250
ARST 3345
ARST 3800
ARST 3840
ARST 3850
ARST 3870
ARST 4210 (repeatable)
ARST 4215/6215
ARST 4225/6225
ARST 4251
ARST 4270/6270
ARST 4280
ARST 4285/6285
ARST 4290/6290 
ARST 4930
ARTS 4000/6000
ARTS 4100/6100
ARTS 4900/6900
ARTS 4920/6920

Required Studio Courses (12 hours):
ARST 4200/6200
ARST 4201
ARST 4915/6915 (3 hours)
ARST 4995

Choose eighteen (18) hours of 2000-level or above courses from ARGD, ARID, ARST, or ARTS*

Choose nine (9) hours from the following: 
3000/4000-level ARHI courses
ARGD 3070
ARST 4225/6225

It is required to take two 3000-level ARHI courses before taking any 4000-level ARHI course.

Non-equivalent transfer courses (ARHI 3T01 to ARHI 5T99 or ARST/ARGD 1TXX to ARST/ARGD 5TXX ) will not satisfy this requirement.
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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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