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.
Visual Arts
Year 1
Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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Course | Credits |
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Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | ARS112 Art Seminar | 3 | ARS100 Drawing: Visual Thinking I | 3 | ARH201 Art of the Western World I (The Arts) | 3 | ARS102 Design: Color | 3 | Total | 15 |
| Course | Credits |
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Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | ARS101 Drawing: Visual Thinking II | 3 | ARH202 Art of the Western World II (The Arts) | 3 | ARS103 Design: Form (The Arts) | 3 | Total | 15 |
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Year 2
Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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Course | Credits |
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Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | Studio Elective | 3 | Studio or General Elective | 3 | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | Total | 15 |
| Course | Credits |
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300-or 400-level Art History or Art Theory Course | 3 | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | Studio Elective | 3 | Studio Elective | 3 | Total | 15 |
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Year 3
Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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Course | Credits |
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300-or 400-level Art History or Art Theory Course | 3 | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | Studio or General Elective | 3 | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | Total | 15 |
| Course | Credits |
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Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | Studio Elective | 3 | Studio Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | Total | 15 |
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Year 4
Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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Course | Credits |
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300-or 400-level Art History or Art Theory Course | 3 | Studio Elective | 3 | Studio Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | Total | 15 |
| Course | Credits |
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ARS491 Creative Art Projects: BA/BS | 3 | Studio Elective | 3 | Studio Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | Total | 15 |
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Total Credits: 120