These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.

Summary of Requirements

The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography may be conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 126 semester hours of credit with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00. All Photography majors must complete the BFA curriculum and General Education requirements.

  • Students must earn a C- or better in ´¡¸é°ÕÌý2601 or ´¡¸é°ÕÌý2603, and ´¡¸é°ÕÌý2602 to enter the Photography major.
  • The nine required Junior/Senior Photography courses must be completed with a C- or better to fulfill major requirements. 

The faculty encourages taking Photography courses in excess of the minimum required. These additional courses count towards required studio credits.

Major Requirements for BFA in Photography

Sophomore Prerequisite 1
´¡¸é°ÕÌý2601Photo I: Digital3
´Ç°ùÌý´¡¸é°ÕÌý2603 Photo I: Digital
´¡¸é°ÕÌý2602Digital Imaging3
´Ç°ùÌý´¡¸é°ÕÌý2901 Honors Digital Imaging: Seeing Photographically
Junior and Senior Requirements 1
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3601Color Photography I3
´Ç°ùÌý´¡¸é°ÕÌý3608 Color Photography I
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3603Darkroom Photography3
´Ç°ùÌý´¡¸é°ÕÌý3605 Darkroom Photography
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3604Photographic Lighting3
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3611Advanced Photo Workshop3
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3612Photo Process Workshop3
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3613Digital Photography3
´¡¸é°ÕÌý4601Senior Photography3
´¡¸é°ÕÌý4696Senior Seminar in Photography3
Specialized Photo Course
Select one of the following:3
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3085
Field Internship
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3602
View Camera
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3606
Digital Projects
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3607
Contemporary Photography
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3610
Special Topics in Photography
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3796
Art Career Workshop
1

The schedule of courses that are required for the Photography major is posted each semester on the Tyler Photography web site at .

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