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BFA in Design
Please Note (Updated February 3, 2012):
FSU's Department of Art is in the process of merging the BFA in Graphic Design with the BFA in Art. We will transition to offering a BFA and a BA in Studio Art only. The Studio Art program is adding an area in Digital Media.
The pdf below contains more information and a list of FAQ's.
Please contact the chair of the department, Carolyn Henne, at chenne@fsu.edu if you have questions.
BFA in Design
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Design is a one hundred-twenty (120) credit hour limited access program that provides a more intensive background in professional skills and theoretical knowledge. BFA students will develop a personal vision, a high level of competence in technique, and harness the ability to make sound artistic decisions. The BFA in Design is a proficiency-based program, characterized by continuous assessment. The program is only available to FSU art students.
Accepted students will have the opportunity to request personal studio space in the BFA Warehouse, where they can exhibit their work in a public gallery space. Additionally, graduating BFA seniors exhibit their work at FSU's Museum of Fine Art in their last semester.
Program Requirements
To receive a degree in BFA Design, students must successfully complete one hundred-twenty (120) credit hours. The credit hours will be divided between:
- sixteen (16) credit hours in Foundations courses
- thirty-six (36) credit hours in liberal studies
- fifty-one (51) credit hours of studio/design courses (incorporating two focus areas, GRA2190C, DIG3025, and DIG4830)
- twelve (12) credit hours of art history (ARH3056, ARH3057, DIG3025, DIG4830)
- at least (5) credit hours in electives
Students admitted to the BFA program are exempt from the foreign language requirement. The BFA advisor can provide additional guidance with regard to entrance and degree requirements.
Program Information
In order to apply to the BFA Design program, students must have completed sixteen (16) credit hours of Foundations courses and have completed or currently be enrolled in Graphic Design I (GRA2190C), and Design History & Theory (DIG3025). Visit the BFA Design Application Information page for portfolio submission. Students may apply during the fall and spring semesters. Acceptance is based on portfolio review by the faculty. The BFA Design program requires that students successfully complete two focus areas and take the BFA Design Seminar (DIG4830) their final semester.
Application Information for Spring 2012
On February 2, 2012 we learned that the introduction of the new my.fsu.edu email system has caused technical difficulties with our BFA in Design Online Application system that cannot be corrected by the application deadline.
We are asking All students who want to apply to the BFA in Design Program to submit their work on a CD and submit it to the Art Office, 220 FAB.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION TO THE ART OFFICE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 AT NOON.
FREE Blank CD’s and the instruction sheet will be available FROM MONDAY FEBRUARY 6 UNTIL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 from the following locations:
1. Art Office: 220 FAB DURING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS
2. Lab monitors office: 331 FAB
M/W 11:45-12:45, 3:00-10:00
T/R 11:45-12:45, from 3-10
F 1:00-6:00
Sa/Su 12:00-8:00
3. Sara Howard, the Art Advisor during her regular office hours.
We are very sorry about the inconvenience. If you have any questions, you can contact:
Gail Rubini, Director of the BFA Program in Design, grubini@fsu.edu
Sara Howard, Art Advisor, mailto:sshoward@admin.fsu.edu