Overview

As you join the East Carolina University's Art, BFA program, work side-by-side with talented students and faculty in the expansive Jenkins Fine Arts Center, a 142,000-square-foot-facility dedicated just to art and design. From digital weaving looms to laser cutters, a foundry, state-of-the-art computer labs, printmaking presses, photography darkrooms, a digital darkroom, a wood shop and more, you will be part of a community of artists who create, and nearly live, in Jenkins Fine Arts Center.

The Wellington B. Gray Gallery provides opportunities for students to show work and see the creative activity of professors and artists. Each concentration is supported by a guild that in turn provides enhancement to the curriculum. Guild activities include bringing in a variety of visiting artists and designers for artist's talks and workshops, supporting student travel to conferences and for research, and supporting the creative work of students. Partnerships with a variety of arts organizations across the state provide opportunities for internships, hands-on learning and professional development, from the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove to the Pitt County Arts Council right here in Greenville.

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ECU Advantage

When you study art and design at ECU, your ideas have a voice. You have a place to think and make. You are part of a community of outstanding artists, designers, scholars and educators.

We believe everyone should have access to art and design in higher education, so we don't require a portfolio for admission as an incoming student. Instead, you work with outstanding faculty to develop your interests and apply to your concentration of choice during your second year of study.

Our alumni make a living by making a life in art and design. Our graduates run arts councils, have successful private studios and potteries, work in the textile and furniture design industries, and walk across the stage with cap in hand to land jobs in marketing, advertising, design firms, the gaming industry, film and video production houses and more.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Visual Organization
Form, Space, and Color
Translation as Making
Topics in Multidisciplinary Art

Art and Design Capstone
Process in Studio Arts

Narrative in Art and Design
Drawing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , National

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April 1: Final freshman priority application deadline

Language

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Greenville, United States

Disciplines

Visual Arts Art History Fine Arts View 458 other Bachelors in Fine Arts in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

TOEFL iBT, TOEFL iBT home edition, or TOEFL iBT paper edition (minimum score of 71)
IELTS (minimum score of 6.0)
Duolingo English Test (minimum score of 95)
SAT (minimum score of 450 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section)
ACT (minimum score of 19 on the English/Writing section)
Diploma from a U.S. high school, with two years of attendance
Diploma from a high school in an exempt country
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23715 USD / year

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Out-of-State

23715 USD / year

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In-State

7438 USD / year

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Living costs

Greenville

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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ECU Advantage

Programme Structure

Key information

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General requirements

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Living costs

Greenville

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