Course/Credit Breakdown

Distribution Requirements
Liberal Arts and Sciences courses make up 1/3 of the course requirement for graduation. These are distributed among Art History, English, Liberal Studies, Social Sciences, Mathematics and Natural Sciences as shown below; there is a core and some variation depending upon the studio major.

Categories of Courses
Foundation (FNDT) Courses
Students in all majors are required to fulfill Art History, English and Social Science courses listed below their first year. In addition, you will take Integrated Learning courses as well as a Capstone your Senior year.

Based on the English Placement Assessment, students may be required to take the following prerequisites: ENGL 020 ESL; ENGL 050 Developmental English I or ENGL 090 Developmental II.

AHCS 120 Introduction to Visual Cultures (3)
AHCS 121 Modern Art History (3)

ENGL 104 Critical Analysis and Semiotics (2)
ENGL 106 Composition and Critical Thinking (3)

SSCI 130 Cultural Studies (2)

Required Courses
Students are required to fulfill all Art History, English, Integrated Learning, Liberal Studies, Social Science, Mathematics and Natural Science courses within the categories below.

Required Elective Course
All students are required to choose one 3 unit Junior Elective in Art History, English, or Liberal Studies.

Credits Breakdown:

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Updated as of July 2011.
The above information in addition to courses broken down by major can also be found in the course catalogue.