Art History, B.A.

The following Four-Year Roadmaps are meant to be a guide for students and academic advisors in planning a path to a degree within four years (eight semesters) if the student is able and willing to do so. The set of courses shown below are based exclusively on the Fall 2023 Catalog and the most up to date General Education (GE) Program in that catalog year. The requirements outlined may not apply to students in earlier catalog years, especially in the GE courses required in specific categories. Please note that courses identified in the Four -Year Roadmaps may not always be available during each of the prescribed semesters, therefore, it is always recommended to consult an academic advisor. Advisors may need to adjust the courses in the Four-Year Roadmap to keep students on track to graduate in four years.  

First Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement Preparation for the major and G.E. subarea C.1 Introduction to the Arts ART 201A 3
Major Requirement
Lower-Division Studio Art Electives 
 
3
G.E. subarea A.1. Oral Communication or
G.E. subarea A.2. Written Communication
 
3
G.E. subarea A.3.
Critical Thinking 
 
3
Major Requirement
Lower-Division Art Elective
 
3
Total 
 
15

Second Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS 
Major Requirement
Preparation
ART 201B
3
Major Requirement
Lower-Division Art Elective
 
3
Major Requirement
Lower-Division Studio Art Electives 
 
3
G.E. subarea A.1. Oral Communication or
G.E. subarea A.2. Written Communication 
 
3
G.E. subarea B.4.
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
 
3
Total 
 
15

Third Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement
Lower-Division Electives
 
3
G.E. subarea E*
Lifelong Learning & Self-Development
  3
G.E. subarea B.2.
Life Science
 
3
G.E. subarea F.
Ethnic Studies
 
3
G.E. subarea D.1.*
Introduction to the Social Sciences
  3
Total 
 
 15

*One course from C.2, C.3, D.1, D.3, or E should overlay with GE Overlay Z

Fourth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
General Elective
 
3
University Requirement
 
3
G.E. subarea B.1.** Physical Science
 
3
G.E. subarea B.3.** Laboratory Experience   0-1
G.E. subarea D.2.
American History, Institutions & Values
 
3
G.E. subarea C.2.*
Introduction to the Humanities
 
3
Total
 
15-16

*One course from C.2, C.3, D.1, D.3, or E should overlay with GE Overlay Z

*The Laboratory Experience may be offered as part of a three-unit lecture course or as a standalone one-unit course.

Fifth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement
Major Course & Upper-Division Writing Requirement
ART 300
3
Major Requirement
Upper-Division Art History
 
3
Major Requirement
Upper-Division Art History
  3
G.E. subarea B.5.
Implications & Explorations in Natural Sciences & Math/Quantitative Reasoning
 
3
Major Requirement
Upper-Division Art History or Studio Art Elective
 
3
Total
 
15

 

Sixth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement
Concentration
ART 480T
3
Major Requirement
Upper-Division Art History Electives
 
3
Major Requirement
Lower or Upper-Division Art Elective
 
3
G.E. subarea C.3*
Explorations in the Arts and Humanities
 
3
G.E. subarea D.3.*
Explorations in Social Sciences
 
3
Total
 
15

*One course from C.2, C.3, D.1, D.3, or E should overlay with GE Overlay Z

Seventh Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement
Upper-Division Art History
 
3
Major Requirement
Upper-Division Art History
 
3
Major Requirement
Major Course
ART 481
3
General Elective
 
3
General Elective
 
3
Total 
 
15

 

Eighth Semester

AREA (as listed on TDA) COURSE UNITS
Major Requirement
Upper-Division Art History
 
3
General Elective
 
3
General Elective
 
3
General Elective
 
3
General Elective
 
3
Total
 
15

*One course from C.2, C.3, D.1, D.3, or E should overlay with GE Overlay Z