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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: - SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed/Major: Distribution Category: - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY – ARTS 206 - BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY* (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)
- Major: ARTS 207 - DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (recommended) (HRS 4)
- Major: ARTS 101 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING OR ARTS 201 - BASIC PAINTING (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: - SCIENTIFIC REASONING (HRS 4)
- Major: ARTS 211 - BASIC ART & TECHNOLOGY (HRS 4)
- Major: ARHT 214 - PHOTOGRAPHY CONCEPTS AND HISTORIES (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed/Major: - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES – ARHT 245 - MASTERPIECES IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION* (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; OR - VALUES AND ETHICS (Must be outside of CA) (HRS 4)
- Major: ARTS 202 - BASIC SCULPTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: Photography Concentration Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: ARHT 300 Level Course WI (HRS 4)
- Major: Photography Concentration Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS or Service Learning (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed/Major: - GLOBAL AWARENESS – ARHT 204 - INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ART TRADITIONS* (Spring Only) (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: ARTS 406 - ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY or other Photography Concentration Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: ARTS Upper Level Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: ARTS 408 - SENIOR THESIS EXHIBITION WI (HRS 4)
- School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary Course WI (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
*These courses are major requirements that will double count for the GenEd, BUT only two courses in the major are allowed to double count. If you have already double counted two courses in the major for the GenEd category, you will NEED to select another course for the GenEd.
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