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The recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.

NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2024-2025 academic year.

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CRWT Placement

CRWT 101 to CRWT 102

CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S

Math Placement

MATH 021/022 to MATH 104-121

NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.

First Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Second Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Third Year

Fall Semester

  • Major: Concentration elective (HRS 4)
  • Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
  • Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
  • Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

  • Major: Concentration elective (HRS 4)
  • Major: ARTS Upper Level Elective (HRS 4)
  • Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
  • Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

  • Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS OR Service Learning (HRS 4)
  • Major: Advanced concentration elective (HRS 4)
  • Major: ARHT 300 Level or Upper Level ARTS Course WI (HRS 4)
  • Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

  • Major: ARTS 408 - SENIOR THESIS EXHIBITION (Spring only) WI (HRS 4)
  • School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary Course WI (HRS 4)
  • Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
  • Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
Note: Three writing intensive courses are required in the major and/or school core (examples are marked by WI designation in the plan above).

General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:

Social Science Inquiry (+W)
SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY
Scientific Reasoning
SCIENTIFIC REASONING
Historical Perspectives (+W)

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (Recommended: ARHT 245 - MASTERPIECES IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION)

Studies in the Arts and Humanities (+W)

STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Global Awareness (+W)

GLOBAL AWARENESS (Recommended: ARHT 204 - INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ART TRADITIONS (Spring Only))*

Distribution Category (Outside of CA)
VALUES AND ETHICS; SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; OR CULTURE AND CREATIVITY
Distribution Category
VALUES AND ETHICS; SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; OR CULTURE AND CREATIVITY

+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.

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