Advising Course Plan - Studio Art Major
This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in four years. It is appropriate for students who are starting the major in their first semester. The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester. This plan assumes that the student has not taken any courses for the major prior to the first semester shown in the plan.
- ARTS 101A, Drawing I
- ARTS 102A, Sculpture I
- ARTS 103A, Painting I
- ARTS 201A, Drawing II
- 3 ARTS units at 200-level or higher1
- ARTS 399, Junior portfolio review (typically at the end of the spring semester prior to taking ARTS 498)
- ARTH 316 Issues in Contemporary Art
- ARTH 325S Art Market and Institutions
- ARTS 498 Senior Project I (includes senior portfolio review)
- ARTS 499 Senior Project II
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| ARTS 101A, 102A, or 103A1 | Drawing I Sculpture I Painting I | 1 |
| FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARTS 102A or 103A | Sculpture I Painting I | 1 |
| ARTS 201A or 101A | Drawing II Drawing I | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARTS 102A or 103A | Sculpture I Painting I | 1 |
| ARTH 3162 | Issues in Contemporary Art (or ARTS Studio course 200-level or above) | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARTH 325S3 | Art Market and Institutions (or ARTS Studio course 200-level or above) | 1 |
| Any ARTS Studio course 200-level or above | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARTH 3162 | Issues in Contemporary Art (or ARTS Studio course 200-level or above) | 1 |
| Any ARTS studio course 200-level or above | 1 | |
| Junior Seminar -or- Any Writing-Enhanced course in ARTH, CREA, DIGA, ENCW, MUSC, or THEA4 | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARTH 325S3 | Art Market and Institutions (or ARTS studio course 200-level or above) | 1 |
| Any ARTS studio course 200-level or above | 1 | |
| Junior Seminar -or- Any writing-enhanced course in ARTH, CREA, DIGA, ENCW, MUSC, or THEA4 | 1 | |
| ARTS 399 | Junior Portfolio Review | 0.0 |
| General Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ARTS 4986 | Senior Project I | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| ARTS 499 | Senior Project II | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| General EJducation Requirement or Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Total Unit: 32 | ||
- 1
ARTS 101A is the preferred first course so ARTS 201A can be taken in the spring.
- 2
ARTH 316 is offered every other year in the fall, and it should be taken in the student's second or third year.
- 3
ARTH 325S is offered every other year in the spring, and it should be taken in the student's second or third year.
- 4
This requirement can be satisfied by a JSEM with one of these prefixes.
- 5
ARTS 399 is required and must be completed before enrolling in ARTS 498. It is typically scheduled the last Friday of classes in the spring semester.
- 6
Senior portfolio review is a part of ARTS 498. It is required and must be completed before enrolling in ARTS 499. It is typically scheduled the last Friday before Thanksgiving break.