A student must successfully complete, at Fontbonne, a minimum of 50 percent of the credit hours required for the major.
The department requires a portfolio of work from incoming freshman art majors (BA or BFA) for assessment purposes. This portfolio will contain a minimum of four samples of work by the student in digital form (as a PowerPoint presentation only; no other digital forms will be accepted). The portfolio may be submitted any time after the student is accepted into the university, but must be submitted before the end of the first week of class for the current semester.
All fine arts students are accepted provisionally as candidates for a BFA degree until the time at which they must apply for major approval.
Baccalaureate Degree and Residency Requirements
All requirements for an undergraduate degree are listed under academic policies and regulations in the introductory section for undergraduate programs in this catalog. These requirements include a graduation requirement of at least one course in religion or theology. In addition the following are required:
- 3.0 average in major courses.
- A minimum of three hours in junior synthesis, a minimum of three hours in senior project, and successful completion of ART 499 - Undergraduate Senior Exhibition and successful participation in the exhibition.
Major Approval
Major approval is required during the second semester of the sophomore year, or after the completion of 45 credit hours at Fontbonne. For transfer students, major approval is required after completing the equivalent of one full semester (a minimum of 12 credits) at Fontbonne. To be accepted as a major in the BFA program, a student must successfully complete ART 393 - Junior Synthesis and apply for major approval at that time.
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