Art (All-level Secondary Education Minor), Bachelor of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Art
All-level Secondary Education Minor

2026–2027
Brownsville Campus

The 2026-2027 list of core courses can be found in the 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog. See 'Bachelors Degree Program Regulations'

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Campus: B - Offered in Brownsville; E - Offered in Edinburg; O - Offered Online; T - Travel Required

Bolded Course Number*: Program Admission Requirement

Min Grade: A - Excellent; B - Good; C - Satisfactory; D - Below Average; CR - Credit; P - Passing; S - Satisfactory.

Core: 010 - Communication; 020 - Mathematics; 030 - Life and Physical Sciences; 040 - Language, Philosophy & Culture; 050 - Creative Arts; 060 - American History; 070 - Government/Political Science; 080 - Social and Behavioral Sciences;

Core: 090 - Applied Communication and Literacies; Humanities; Leadership; Science Labs; Interdisciplinary; Technologies; Language Diversity & Writing

Fall – Year 1, Semester Total Hours: 15
Fall – Year 1 Art (All-level Secondary Education Minor), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Courses (15 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1* Communication C 10 For all 010 courses: Satisfactory scores on English portion of ACT test and TSI examination or ENGL 0301. For ENGL 1302, a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 1301. See General Education Core for more details Option: ENGL 1301
Fall 3 B/E/O ARTS 1303 or 1304 Art History I or Art History II 50 Satisfies General Education Core.
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 1311 2D Foundations Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 1316 Drawing I Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall 3 B/E/O POLS 2305 U.S. Federal Govt & Politics 70
Fall B/E/O UNIV 1301 Foundations of Academic and Career Success, 1101 Academic and Career Success, 1001/1300 Living and Working by Design As required, based on a number of factors such as credit hours earned, TSI status, high school rank, major declaration, etc.
Spring – Year 1, Semester Total Hours: 18
Spring – Year 1 Art (All-level Secondary Education Minor), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Courses (18 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1* Communication C 10 For all 010 courses: Satisfactory scores on English portion of ACT test and TSI examination or ENGL 0301. For ENGL 1302, a grade of "C" or better in ENGL 1301. See General Education Core for more details Options: ENGL 1302 or ENGL 1305
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 American History 60 See General Education Core for more details. Options: HIST 1301 or HIST 2327
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Mathematics C 20 College Ready TSI status in Mathematics or MATH 0314/0332/0342. See General Education Core for course options. MATH 1314 or higher recommended.
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Social and Behavioral Sciences 80 See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 3 B/E ARTS 1312 3D Foundations Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Spring 3 B/E ARTS 1317 Drawing II C Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 16
Fall – Year 2 Art (All-level Secondary Education Minor), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Courses (16 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E/O Choose 1 American History 60 See General Education Core for more details. Options: HIST 1302 or HIST 2328
Fall 4 B/E/O Choose 1 Life and Physical Sciences 030/090 May apply pending course selection See General Education Core for course options. 1 credit hour of lab may apply to category 090.
Fall 3 B/E/O ARTS 1303 or 1304 Art History I or Art History II ARTS 1303 and ARTS 1304 must both be completed. One will be applied to the core curriculum, the other to the major requirements.
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 23XX Studio Art Lower Level Elective See Degree Plan for course options.
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 23XX Studio Art Lower Level Elective See Degree Plan for course options.
Spring – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 17
Spring – Year 2 Art (All-level Secondary Education Minor), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Courses (17 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Language, Philosophy & Culture 40 See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 4 B/E/O Choose 1 Life and Physical Sciences 030/090 May apply pending course selection See General Education Core for course options. 1 credit hour of lab may apply to category 090.
Spring 3 B/E/O POLS 2306 Texas Government & Politics 70
Spring 1 B/E/O Choose 1 Integrative/Experiential Learning Option 90 See General Education Core for course options.
Spring 3 B/E ARTS 23XX Studio Art Lower Level Elective See Degree Plan for course options.
Spring 3 B/E ARTS 23XX Studio Art Lower Level Elective See Degree Plan for course options.
Students must be admitted into RCVCoBE before registering into Advanced Business courses.
Apply here: https://www.utrgv.edu/rcvcobe/resources/advising/apply-for-admission/index.htm
For questions about applying for admission, please contact your academic advisor.
Summer – Year 2, Semester Total Hours: 6
Summer – Year 2 Art (All-level Secondary Education Minor), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Courses (6 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Summer 3 B/E/O Choose 1 Integrative/Experiential Learning Option 90 See General Education Core for course options.
Summer 3 O ARTS 335X-435X Art History Advanced Elective See Degree Plan for course options.
Note: Apply to the College of Education and P-16 Integration Ecucator Preperation program
Fall – Year 3, Semester Total Hours: 15
Fall – Year 3 Art (All-level Secondary Education Minor), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Courses (15 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 3381 Art Education: Theory and Background
Fall 3 B/E/O EDUC 3301 The Teaching Profession and Student Learning in Contemporary Schools May be taken during summer.
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 3311 Intermediate Drawing Grade of C or better in ARTS 1317. Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall 3 B/E/O ARTS 335X-435X Art History Advanced Elective See Degree Plan for course options.
Fall 3 B/E/O ARTS 33XX-43XX Studio Art Advanced Elective See Degree Plan for course options.
Spring – Year 3, Semester Total Hours: 18
Spring – Year 3 Art (All-level Secondary Education Minor), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Courses (18 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 3 B/E/O READ 4305 Disciplinary Literacy in the Classroom
Spring 3 B/E ARTS 3382 Art Education: Issues and Practice
Spring 3 B/E EDUC 3302 Knowledge of Student Development and Learning Admission to the CEP Educator Preparation Program.
Spring 3 B/E ARTS 23XX Studio Art Lower Level Elective See Degree Plan for course options.
Spring 3 B/E/O ARTS 33XX-43XX Studio Art Advanced Elective See Degree Plan for course options.
Spring 3 B/E/O ARTS 335X-435X Art History Advanced Elective See Degree Plan for course options.
Fall – Year 4, Semester Total Hours: 15
Fall – Year 4 Art (All-level Secondary Education Minor), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Courses (15 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 4340 Portfolio for Studio Art Student must be of Senior standing. Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement.
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 4397 BFA Exhibit in Studio Art C Student must be of Senior standing. Satisfies Major-Specific Requirement. Capstone.
Fall 3 B/E ARTS 3383 Art Education: Classroom Strategies
Fall 3 B/E EDUC 3304 Instructional Planning and Assessment in Culturally Sustaining Classrooms Admission to the CEP Educator Preparation Program; EDUC 3302.
Fall 3 B/E EDUC 3306 Evidence-Based Teaching in Positive Learning Classrooms Admission to the CEP Educator Preparation Program, EDUC 3302.
Apply to Clinical Teaching program one semester prior to Student teaching semester (Spring for Fall, Fall for Spring).
Spring – Year 4, Semester Total Hours: 7
Spring – Year 4 Art (All-level Secondary Education Minor), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Courses (7 total credit hours)
Semester Credit Hours Campus Course Number Course Title Minimum Grade Core Prerequisite Additional Notes
Spring 6 B/E EDUC 4611 Student Teaching Secondary or All-Level Admission to the CEP Educator Preparation Program and Admission to CEP Clinical Teaching. All Education courses must be completed prior to admission to Clinical Teaching. Passing identified TExES certification exams is required before EDUC 4611. Must be taken last semester. Only offered Fall or Spring.
Spring 1 O ART 4101 Professional Development in Teaching Consent of department and admission to clinical teaching.
127 TOTAL HOURS
(42) Advanced minimum credit hours
Revised: Tuesday, March 3, 2026