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Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance, BA

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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA
Plan Code: ASIAPBA
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
New College Residency Requirement

A minimum of 12 upper-division credit hours used toward the major requirements must be taken from the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in Class Search.

Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance Core
IAP 110 Foundations of Visual Art, Performance and Interdisciplinarity (HUAD)

Transfer students or students changing majors to the IAP program may apply a previously completed lower division course from ART, DCE, THE, or THP as a substitution. If you have any questions, connect with your academic advisor.

3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
IAP 111 Foundations of Sound, Digital Arts, and Games (HUAD)

Transfer students or students changing majors to the IAP program may apply a previously completed lower division course from AME, FMP, MTC, MUP or MUS as a substitution. If you have any questions, connect with your academic advisor.

3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
IAP 201 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts (HUAD)
OR IAP 202 Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance (HUAD)

Campus immersion students enroll in IAP 201. ASU Online students enroll in IAP 202.

3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
IAP 304 Traditions of the Avant-Garde and Experimental Art (HUAD)
OR IAP 305 20th and 21st Century Art, Performance, and Media (HUAD)

Campus immersion students enroll in IAP 304. ASU Online students enroll in IAP 305.

3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
IAP 325 Sound Performance: Exploring Alternative Performance Groups
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
IAP 354 Visual Representation
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
IAP 361 Digital Editing and Media Literacy
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
IAP 375 Contemporary Performance: Theories and Practice (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance Upper Division Electives
400-Level IAP Elective
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Upper Division IAP Elective

Transfer students or students changing majors to the IAP program may be eligible, by advising exception, to apply up to six credit hours of previously completed arts or performance coursework toward the IAP Upper Division Electives. Examples of subject codes for which this exception may apply include, but are not limited to: AME, ART, DCE, FMP, MTC, MUP, MUS, THE, and THP. This exception does not apply to the six credit hour 400-level IAP Elective requirement. Students should consult their academic advisor with any questions regarding eligibility or application of this exception.

15 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 15

Up to 3 hours of IAP 484 or IAP 499 may apply.

The following courses do not apply: IAP 394 "Mind and Bodies in Motion", IAP 394 "Oral History & Storytelling in Humanities & Arts", IAP 341, IAP 492, and IAP 493.

Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance Capstone
IAP 480 Art as Praxis: From Conceptualization to Production
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
New College Proficiency - Global and Civic Engagement
Upper Division Global and Civic Engagement Requirement: satisfied through completion of six credits of upper-division courses with a Global Communities, Societies and Individuals (GCSI) or Governance and Civic Engagement (CIVI) designation, in addition to the courses used to meet the university general studies requirements; or completion of three credits from an ASU-approved global education program. Adjustment to upper-division and elective hours is required if a lower-division global education course is used.
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
New College Proficiency - Mathematics
Mathematics (MATH)
Recommended: MAT 114 OR MAT 117
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
NEW 101 The ASU New College Experience
OR IAS 300 Career Strategies and Personal Resilience
NEW 101 (or other ASU college equivalent) is required for all first-year students. IAS 300 is required for all transfer students in New College.
1 - 3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:
1 - 3
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.

All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.

Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.

Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.

For student resources, including academic advising appointment scheduling, forms and policies, internship information, involvement or research opportunities, and more, visit New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences homepage.

Students interested in pursuing health-related professional and graduate programs including Pre-Health 101 Workshops and Pre-Health Advising should explore pre-health resources.

Students interested in pursuing law-related professional and graduate programs should explore pre-law resources.

Career preparation resources are available through Career Services.

General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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