2022 - 2023 Major Map
Art (Art History), BA

School/College: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

FAARTHBA

Term 1 0 - 14 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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Minimum Grade

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ARA 101: ASU: The Art Experience	1	C
ARS 101: Art from Prehistory Through Middle Ages (HU & H) OR ARS 102: Art from Renaissance to Modernism (HU & H)	3	C
ENG 101: First-Year Composition or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107: First-Year Composition or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
Mathematics (MA)	3
Second Language: Requirement satisfied through the following: * Completion of a language course at the intermediate level (202 or equivalent), not including American Sign Language IV .	4	C
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	14

ARA 101: The Art Experience is required of all first-year art majors.
ASU Language Placement: Only true beginners are eligible for 101-level courses. All other students are required to take a placement exam, regardless of prior credit earned.
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Term 2 14 - 30 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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ARS 101: Art from Prehistory Through Middle Ages (HU & H) OR ARS 102: Art from Renaissance to Modernism (HU & H)	3	C
ENG 101: First-Year Composition or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107: First-Year Composition or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)	3
Second Language: Requirement satisfied through the following: * Completion of a language course at the intermediate level (202 or equivalent), not including American Sign Language IV .	4	C
Elective	3
Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	16

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Term 3 30 - 43 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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ARS 201: Art of Asia (HU & H & G) OR ARS 202: Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (HU & H & G) OR ARS 250: History of Photography (HU)	3	C
ARS Elective	3	C
Second Language: Requirement satisfied through the following: * Completion of a language course at the intermediate level (202 or equivalent), not including American Sign Language IV .	4	C
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)	3
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
Minimum 3.00 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	13

ARS Elective cannot be ARS 100 or ARS 300.
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Term 4 43 - 59 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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ARS 201: Art of Asia (HU & H & G) OR ARS 202: Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (HU & H & G) OR ARS 250: History of Photography (HU)	3	C
Second Language: Requirement satisfied through the following: * Completion of a language course at the intermediate level (202 or equivalent), not including American Sign Language IV .	4	C
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)	4
Complete 2 courses: Elective	5
Term hours subtotal:	16

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Term 5 59 - 75 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Upper Division Art History Asian/African/Native Am./Latin Am.Focus	3	C
Upper Division Art History Renaissance/Baroque Focus	3	C
ARA OR ARE OR APH OR ART Elective	3	C
Natural Science - General (SG) OR Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)	4
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)	3
Term hours subtotal:	16

Art Elective cannot be ARA 311.
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Term 6 75 - 90 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Upper Division Art History Ancient/Medieval Focus	3	C
Upper Division Art History Modern Focus	3	C
ARA OR ARE OR APH OR ART Elective	3	C
Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Elective	6
Complete Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C) AND Global Awareness (G) AND Historical Awareness (H) course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	15

Art Elective cannot be ARA 311.

Term 7 90 - 105 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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ARS 480: Research Methods (L)	3	C
ARS Upper Division Elective	3	C
ARA OR ARE OR APH OR ART Elective	3	C
Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Elective	6
Term hours subtotal:	15

Art Elective cannot be ARA 311.
ARS elective cannot be ARS 300.
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Term 8 105 - 120 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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ARS 498: Pro-Seminar (L)	3	C
ARS course (HU) Upper Division	3	C
ARS Upper Division Elective	3	C
Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Elective	6
Term hours subtotal:	15

ARS elective cannot be ARS 300.
ARS 498 Pro-Seminar: Students will engage in research and a sustained writing project.
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Upper Division Art History Renaissance/Baroque Focus
ARS 310: The Renaissance in Tuscany
ARS 330: The Portrait (HU)
ARS 394: Art of Italian Renaissance
ARS 418: German Renaissance and Reformation Art (HU)
ARS 422: Italian High Renaissance Art and Mannerism (HU)
ARS 424: Italian Baroque Art (HU & H)
ARS 498: Pro-Seminar (L)
ARS 498: The Renaissance Book: Graphics (L)

Notes:

First-Year Composition: All students are placed in ENG 101 unless submission of SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, IELTS, or TOEFL score, or college-level transfer credit or test credit equivalent to ASU's first-year composition course(s), determine otherwise. Students on Polytechnic, Downtown Phoenix and West Campuses are encouraged to complete the Directed Self-Placement survey to choose the first-year composition option they believe best suits their needs. Visit: https://cisa.asu.edu/DSP
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.

Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 2.00 minimum
Cumulative GPA: 2.00 minimum
Total hrs at ASU: 30 minimum
Hrs Resident Credit for
Academic Recognition: 56 minimum
Total Community College Hrs: 64 maximum

General University Requirements Legend
General Studies Core Requirements:
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)
Mathematical Studies (MA)
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Natural Science - General (SG)

General Studies Awareness Requirements:
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)
Global Awareness (G)
Historical Awareness (H)

First-Year Composition

General Studies designations listed next to courses on the major map were valid for the 2022 - 2023 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.