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 Education
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| ENG160 Composition I | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | ARS100 Drawing: Visual Thinking I | 3 | | ARS102 Design: Color | 3 | | ARH201 Art of the Western World I (The Arts) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| ENG180 Composition II | 3 | | Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | ARS101 Drawing: Visual Thinking II | 3 | | ARS103 Design: Form (The Arts) | 3 | | ARH202 Art of the Western World II (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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| EDS372 Dev. Adolesc. or EDS371 Child Psych & Dev. (SSCI) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Basic Studio - see Note 1 | 3 | | Basic Studio - see Note 1 | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| EDS340 Sociological and Philosophical Foundations of Education (United States Studies) | 3 | | ARE200 Art Criticism or ARS112 Art Seminar | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Basic Studio - see Note 1 | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| ARE300 Contemporary Approaches Art Education | 3 | | ARE390 Fieldwork in Art Education I | 1 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | ARE316 Learning in Digital Visual Cultures | 3 | | Upper-division Art History - Contemporary Art (by advisement) | 3 | | Upper-division Art Studio | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| ARE302 Curriculum and Instruction | 3 | | ARE391 Fieldwork in Art Education II | 1 | | Upper-division Art History - Non-Western Art (by advisement) | 3 | | Upper-division Art Studio | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR) | 3 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| ARE303 Theory and Practice | 4 | | ARE305 Disability Studies Art Ed or SPE350 or SPE385 | 3 | | Basic Studio - see Note 1 | 3 | | Upper-division Art Studio | 3 | | Upper-division elective | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| ARE405 Student Teaching in Art Pre-K-6 | 6 | | ARE406 Student Teaching in Art 7-12 | 6 | | Total | 12 |
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Notes
Select one of the following:ARS210 Basic Ceramics, ARS220 Basic Metal, ARS230 Basic Digital Photography, ARS240 Basic Painting, ARS250 Basic Analog Photography, ARS260 Basic Wood Design, ARS270 Basic Sculpture, ARS280 Basic Printmaking
Total Credits: 120
