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.
Painting
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | ARS102 Design: Color | 3 | | ARS112 Art Seminar | 3 | | ARH201 Art of the Western World I (The Arts) | 3 | | ARS100 Drawing: Visual Thinking I | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | ARH202 Art of the Western World II (The Arts) | 3 | | ARS101 Drawing: Visual Thinking II | 3 | | ARS103 Design: Form (The Arts) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | | ARS240 Basic Painting | 3 | | ARS301 Thematic Drawing | 3 | | Cognate Course - 2D or 3D | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Cognate Course - 2D or 3D | 3 | | ARS343 Intermediate Painting | 3 | | ARS303 Figure Drawing | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | ARS345 Advanced Painting | 3 | | Studio Elective | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | Art History - Note 1 | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Studio Elective | 3 | | ARS305 Advanced Drawing | 3 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | ARS403 Contemporary Ideas in Painting | 3 | | ARS345 Advanced Painting | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
|---|
| ARS400 Drawing Projects | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Art History - Note 1 | 3 | | Studio Elective | 3 | | ARS441 Senior Studio in Painting I | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| ARS490 BFA Seminar (WI) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Studio Elective | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | ARS442 Senior Studio in Painting II | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Notes
Take one of the following Art History courses: ARH358 Early 20th-Century Art, ARH359 Art of the Later 20th Century, ARH3xx, or ARH4xx.
Total Credits: 120
