Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Metal
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| ARH201 Art of the Western World I (The Arts) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | ARS112 Art Seminar | 3 | | ARS102 Design: Color | 3 | | ARS100 Drawing: Visual Thinking I | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| ARS101 Drawing: Visual Thinking II | 3 | | ARS103 Design: Form (The Arts) | 3 | | ARH202 Art of the Western World II (The Arts) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | ARS220 Basic Metal | 3 | | Total | 15 |
|
Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| ARS321 Construction and Fabrication | 3 | | ARS322 Processes and Experimental Techniques I | 3 | | Cognate Course (2-D or 3-D) or DDF205 Computer-Aided Design I | 3 | | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| ARS326 Metal Forming | 3 | | ARS323 Processes and Experimental Techniques II | 3 | | ARH359 Contemporary Art, 1970 to the Present | 3 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
|
Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Cognate Course (2-D or 3-D) or DDF205 Computer-Aided Design I | 3 | | 300-level Studio elective | 3 | | ARS324 Enameling OR ARS420 Cont Ideas in Metal | 3-4 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Total | 15-16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| 300-level Studio Elective | 3 | | ARS324 Enameling OR ARS420 Cont Ideas in Metal | 3-4 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | Total | 15-16 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| ARS421 Senior Studio in Metal I | 3 | | ARS490 BFA Seminar (WI) | 3 | | 300-level Studio elective | 3 | | 300-level Art History elective | 3 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| ARS422 Senior Studio in Metal II | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | 300-level Studio electives | 6 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
|
Total Credits: 120-122
