Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 2005-2006 Page: 42

42 Art and Design

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

technology to meet the needs of the continually evolving, and
expanding, areas of digital design. Private and semi-private studio
spaces are provided on a competitive basis for our advanced students.
In the three-dimensional areas, our students have access to the latest
equipment and technologies: kilns, specialized welders and cutters,
a well-equipped metal casting foundry, and pneumatic tools for
the working of metals and the carving of stone and wood. The
department wood shop is used for everything from the construction
of frames upon which to stretch canvas, to the building of chairs for a
three-dimensional design project, to a creative book-binding project
for a graphic design course. Art is there to be seen; in the offices, in
the classrooms and in the hallways art is on display. Outside in the
sculpture courtyard and throughout the landscaped campus, art
is visible.
Art and design graduates may pursue specialized post-graduate
degrees in areas of interest such as architecture, interior design,
industrial design, art therapy, arts administration, animation,
illustration, painting, sculpture, etc. Those earning their MFA, the
terminal degree in studio art, are eligible to teach art in colleges and
universities. And with the proper certification, ACU art and design
graduates become educators in elementary and secondary education.
ACU art and design graduates work in galleries and in museums as
directors and administrators. They work as interior designers, space
planners, architects, set designers, as animators, as book illustrators
and as graphic designers. They work in advertising as art directors
and as creative consultants. Graduates of the Department of Art and
Design become full-time creative artists that are supported by their
gallery sales and commissions.
Graduates of the ACU Department of Art and Design also enjoy
productive careers in many non-art related fields as well in every
aspect of our society. In their respected vocations they may not
always use paint and an artist's brush, but they do use what they
learned as art and design majors, to use their minds as a creative
tool, whatever the application. For no brush is finer, no stone chisel
is sharper and no ink flows more effortlessly than the keen and
attentive mind, the spirit of the artist.
General Departmental Requirements
Admission Requirements
Before being admitted to a program, a student must satisfy the
requirements listed in the SAT/ACT Placement section of this catalog.
Scholarships
A limited number of departmental scholarships, based upon evidence
of ability, quality of work, and/or need are available each year.
Contact the department for applications.
Transfer Students
The transfer student receives credit for art/design courses completed
at another college according to a routine evaluation made by the
Registrar's Office. Since a student's courses vary greatly among
schools, exact place in the ACU program can be determined only after
he or she has demonstrated, in actual class work, an adequate level of
performance commensurate with current classification. Credit hours
transferred toward a degree in art or design shall not exceed one half
of the credit hours within the major. A minimum of 24 hours of the
total advanced hours in studio areas required for the BFA must be
done at ACU.
Art Events
All art and design majors are required to attend art related events
each semester. These may include but are not restricted to: gallery
openings and receptions, artist lectures and presentations, and visits
to major museums and exhibitions.
Student Exhibitions
All art and design majors are required to prepare and submit work
for a senior show and enter all department sponsored student
competitions for which they are eligible.
Permanent Collection
The art/design faculty reserves the right to make selections from
current work each year to add to a permanent collection of
outstanding student work that is used in public exhibitions.

All work done as a part of class work by regularly enrolled students is
the property of the department until released, and the department
reserves the right to exhibit or to reproduce such work in publications
of the university.
Study Abroad Expectations
All art and design majors are expected and encouraged to
participate in ACU's Study Abroad program. Classes may be offered
in art appreciation, art history, special topics courses and selected
studio areas.
Course Availability
Students should be advised that some listed courses are not offered
every semester. Prior to the first class meeting, the department
reserves the right to remove non-art/design majors from an art or
design course that is full and needed by an art/design major.
Audits
With department head approval, audits are allowed in studio
courses with no tuition discount. Audit fees for lecture courses are
one-half tuition.
Studio Time
For each studio course meeting 6 hours per week, the student will be
expected to devote a minimum of three additional hours of outside
class time per week to class assignments.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Science: 4 semesters of HS science other than physical science, or >27 on ACT
science subscore.
Deficiency: 3 hours in field other than HS field.
Foreign Language: 4 semesters, one language, in HS.
Deficiency: 6 hours in one language.
OTHER NOTES
Entering students with fewer than 64 hours and all students planning to take their first
college math course must have appropriate SAT/ACT/COMPASS scores for placement.
Consult the current university catalog for information on the schedule of future course
offerings and prerequisites for course enrollment.
See catalog for dual major and dual degree requirements.
Exceptions must be approved on the appropriate exception or substitution form.
ELECTIVES
General electives (may include deficiency); may not include developmental courses
numbered 0**; arrange to ensure >33 advanced hours.
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (BFA)
The BFA is a studio intense course of study designed for students with
a strong commitment to a professional future as graphic designers,
studio artists or artist/teachers. The student may, according to his or
her interests and career goals, select a major concentration from the
areas of graphic design, two-dimensional studio (drawing, painting,
illustration and printmaking) or three-dimensional studio (sculpture,
ceramics, and jewelry/metals). Those who select the BFA degree plan
are expected to exhibit a high level of competence and motivation.
Post-graduate or graduate study should be a part of the future
plans of the student pursuing a career in art. Those with the goal
of becoming college studio art instructors should plan on graduate
study terminating in the Master of Fine Arts degree.
Admissions Requirements
Prior to admittance in a program, a student must satisfy the
requirements listed in the SAT/ACT Placement section of this catalog.
GRAPHIC DESIGN, TWO-DIMENSIONAL
STUDIO, THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDIO (BFA)
BFA: ART (GRAPHIC DESIGN. TWO-DIMENSIONAL STUDIO AND
THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDIO) DEGREE PLAN (ART)
Bible
BIBL 101 Life and Teachings of Jesus ............................................................. 3..............3
BIBL 102 Acts-Revelation ........................................................................................................ 3
BIBL 211 Message of the Old Testament ............................................ ............... 3
BIBL 212 Christianity in Culture . ....................................... 3
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English
ENGL 111 Composition and Rhetoric ........................................ 3
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