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This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take longer. Three writing intensive courses are required in the major and/or school core (examples are marked by WI designation in the plan below). Consult with your advisor for specific details.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2023-2024 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 204 - MEDIA LITERACY (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 221 - SPEECH FOR COMMUNICATION ARTS (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (recommended) (HRS 4)
- Major: History/Theory/Criticism 200 Level (Category 2) – Concentration course (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category: - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY – COMM 234 - INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (recommended) WI (HRS 4)
- Major: Concentration elective (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: - SCIENTIFIC REASONING (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; or - VALUES AND ETHICS (Must be outside of CA) (HRS 4)
- Major: Concentration course (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Major: History/Theory/Criticism Course 300 Level (Category 2) – Course 2 (HRS 4)
- Major: Concentration Course (HRS 4)
- Major: Concentration Course WI (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary Course WI (HRS 4)
- Major: Concentration Course WI (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: Concentration Course (HRS 4)
- Major: Concentration Course WI (HRS 4)
- Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: Capstone/Senior Project Portfolio Course (HRS 4)
- Major: Concentration Course (HRS 4)
- Major: Concentration Course (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
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