The College of Fine Arts offers the following degrees:
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with a major in graphic or interior design, studio art or art education, ballet and/or modern dance and theatre.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) with a major in art history, music, studio art or theatre. (The BA degree requires a minor along with the completion of sophomore-level foreign language.)
Bachelor of Science (BS) with a major in design studies or fashion merchandising.
Bachelor of Music (BM) with a major in performance, piano pedagogy, theory/composition or church music.
Bachelor of Music Education (BME)
Multiple Majors
Students majoring in the College of Fine Arts who wish to pursue an additional major in the college must obtain permission from the unit director/chair, and the academic dean. The student must satisfy all requirements of the additional major, including seeking permission for courses that will satisfy both majors; minimal overlap is permitted with pre-approval of the dean's office.
Students outside the College of Fine Arts whose home college permits an additional major in the College of Fine Arts must complete all degree requirements for the additional major, including courses specified in the TCU Core Curriculum for that particular degree and major.
Requirements for Graduation
The online Intent to Graduate form must be submitted by FAME, MUEI, MUEV and ARED majors once the student has completed 86 hours of coursework. All other majors in the college should complete the Intent to Graduate form once the student has completed 96 hours of coursework or two semesters prior to graduation, whichever comes first. Students may make an online request for their official degree plan from the College of Fine Arts once they have completed 54 semester hours (usually at the end of the sophomore or the beginning of the junior year).
Approval of the unit chair/director is required for all nontraditional courses, e.g, special problems, independent study, research problems.
Beyond the studies specified for each major, the bachelor's degree is built on the TCU Core Curriculum that applies to all University students.
Transfer Credit
Students wishing to take courses at another institution after matriculation at TCU must secure approval through the Office of the Dean of the College of Fine Arts before enrolling in those courses. Requests are made online via the myTCU student portal. Once matriculated at TCU, students may only take 12 hours of coursework from another institution. Any exceptions require permission from the unit chair/director and academic dean. See the University's Transfer Credit Policy for more information.
Pass/No-Credit Policy
No courses applied toward any major or minor in the College of Fine Arts may be taken a pass/no-credit basis.