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 advisor 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.
The Studio Arts major requires:
- ARTS 101A, Drawing I1
- ARTS 102A, Sculpture I4; or ARTS 210A, Digital Ceramics4; or ARTS 212A, Ceramics: Handbuilding4
- ARTS 103A, Painting I4
- ARTS 201A, Drawing II
- 3 ARTS units at 200-level or higher4
- ARTS 399, Junior portfolio review (offered in spring semester only)
- ARTH 316 Issues in Contemporary Art2
- ARTH 325S Art Market and Institutions3
- ARTS 498 Senior Project I (offered in fall semester only; must be taken prior to enrolling in ARTS 499)
- ARTS 499 Senior Project II (offered in spring semester only)
- Studio Collateral
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ARTS 101A1,4 | 1 | ARTS 102A4 | 1 |
| FSEM 100 | 1 | ARTS 103A4 | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| Any ARTS course 200-level or above6 | 1 | ARTS 201A | 1 |
| ARTH 316 (or Humanities collateral or General Education Requirement or Elective)2 | 1 | ARTH 325S (or ARTS Studio course 200-level or above)3,4 | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ARTS course 200-level or above4 | 1 | Any ARTS course 200-level or above4 | 1 |
| ARTH 316 (or Studio Collateral Requirement)4 | 1 | ARTH 325S (or General Education Requirement or Elective)3 | 1 |
| Junior Seminar or General Education Requirement or Elective4 | 1 | Junior Seminar or Studio Collateral Reqiurement4 | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| ARTS 399 | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ARTS 498 | 1 | ARTS 499 | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 | General Education Requirement or Elective | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| Total Units 32 | |||
- 1
ARTS 101A is the preferred first course in the major, with ARTS 102A and ARTS 103A 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
Some studio art courses (including ARTS 102A, ARTS 103A, ARTS 210A, ARTS 212A, and ARTS 222A) have a course fee which will be applied to your student account upon registering for the course. Studio Art course fees range from $75 - $125. See the course description for the specific amount charged.