This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
YEAR 1: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| ART 124A | 3 |
| ART 140 (meets GE Area 3A Arts) | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) | 3 |
| CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 1: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| ART 141 | 3 |
| Art Lower Division Elective | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication | 3 |
| GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| ART 110 or ART 112* or ART 114 | 3 |
| Art Lower Division Elective | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| GE Area 3B Humanities | 3 |
| GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| ART 110 or ART 112* or ART 114 | 3 |
| Art Lower Division Elective | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking | 3 |
| GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science | 3 |
| GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity | 1 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| ART 307 or another 300-level course from student’s selected area of concentration | 3 |
| Art Upper Division Elective | 3 |
| Art Upper Division Elective | 3 |
| GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) | 3 |
| CARQ American History Campus Requirement | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| Art Upper Division Elective | 3 |
| Art Upper Division Elective | 3 |
| Upper Division Art History (ART 318 or ART 448) | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| Art Upper Division Elective | 3 |
| Upper Division Art History | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning or GE Upper Division Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences | 3 |
| GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| ART 438/L** | 3 |
| Art Upper Division Elective | 3 |
| Art Upper Division Elective | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| OVERALL TOTAL UNITS | 120 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.
*Meets GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies.
**Or any of the following specific to a student’s area of concentration: ART 463 (Animation students), ART 482 (Art Education students), ART 458 (Communication Design students), ART 429 (Studio Art and Art History students), or another 400-500 level course in area of concentration.
Core Requirements for Areas of Concentration
Animation
ART 124B, ART 263, ART 363B, ART 364; select from ART 463 or ART 465.
Art Education
ART 478/L, ART 482, ART 483/L and ART 490; select from ART 124B, ART 148 or ART 200.
Art History
Select from ART 110, ART 112 or ART 114; ART 510; select five additional 400- or 500-level courses.
Ceramics
ART 235, ART 267, ART 366, ART 367, ART 467
Drawing
ART 124B, ART 148, ART 324A, ART 330
Communication Design
ART 200, ART 243, ART 244, ART 343, ART 344, ART 444
Illustration
ART 124B, ART 222, ART 322A, ART 322B, ART 322C, ART 422
Interdisciplinary
ART 124B, ART 148, ART 488, ART 494
Painting
ART 124B, ART 227, ART 326, ART 327, ART 429
Photo/Video
ART 250, ART 350, ART 351, ART 353, ART 357, ART 450, ART 455A, ART 455B, ART 455C
Printmaking
ART 124B, ART 237, ART 437; select from ART 337A, ART 337B, ART 337C or ART 337D.