ARTS BA Requirements
Requirement
CMW (Writing)
Rules
AL
(2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin)
Course
Abbreviation
6 hours. Passed with a C or higher.
6 hours. Choose two of these: MATH 122, 141, 170, 172; PHIL 110;
STAT 110 or higher; CSCE 101 or higher
SCI (Scientific Literacy)
8 hours. Two lab courses from: ANTH, ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, ENVR,
GEOG 201/202, GEOL, MSCI, PHYS. Courses need not be in the
same field. Lab credit cannot be applied without its co-requisite
lecture. See Advisement Handbook for list of suggested courses.
Hours Semester Grade
ENGL 101
Critical Reading and
Composition
3
ENGL 102
Rhetoric and Composition
3
3
IO
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ARP (Analytical Reasoning and
Problem Solving)
Course Title
3
3
1
3
1
0-9 hours. Proficiency through the 122 level, demonstrated by either
passing Phase II of the Proficiency Test or completing the 122
course. Students MUST take the level that the placement test
dictates - no higher, no lower.
GHS (Historical Thinking)
6 hours. (1) 100-level US History course. Choose from HIST 111,
112. (1) 100-level non-US history course. Choose from HIST
101-109.
3
6 hours. 3 hours must be GSS approved. See Advising Handbook
for approved courses. Exclusions: 399, internships, senior seminars,
senior theses, social statistics.
3
GSS (Multicultural Understanding)
3 hours. ARTH 105 is an Additional Requirement for the major and
must be passed with a C or higher.
3
3
ARTH 105
History of Western Art I
3
AIU-CAS (Aesthetic and Interpretive 9 hours. ARTH 106 is an Additional Requirement for the major and
ARTH 106
Understanding)
must be passed with a C or higher. In addition to the approved AIU
list in the back of the Advising Handbook, AIU-CAS courses may also
come from the programs listed in the Carolina Core section of the
Advising Handbook.!
History of Western Art II
3
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AIU-CC (Aesthetic and Interpretive
Understanding)
VI
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GFL (Language)
3
3
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Overlay: CMS (Speech)
All must be on the Advising Handbook approved list of CMS, INF, and
VSR courses. Two of the three overlay courses can fulfill other
Overlay: INF (Information Literacy) Carolina Core requirements. ENGL 102 satisfies INF only if taken at
Overlay: VSR (Values, Ethics, Social a USC campus during Spring 2013 or later. Overlay courses cannot
be used in the major/minor/cognate.
Responsibility
ARTS Foundations
All must be passed with a C or higher.
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The ARTH courses listed on this worksheet under AIU-CC and AIUCAS are Additional Requirements for the major.
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1
ARTS 102
Intro to Visual Arts
Computing
3
ARTS 103
Fundamentals of Art
3
ARTS 104
3D Design I
3
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Choose 4 of the following: ARTS 210, ARTS 230, ARTS 215, ARTS
220, ARTS 225, ARTS 261, ARTS 245.
Choose 3 ARTS Electives at the 200-level or higher.
All must be passed with a C or higher.
VI
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Minor in ____________________ or
Cognate
Minor = 18 credits in another program, following the rules set forth in
the Undergraduate Bulletin by that program.
Cognate = 12 credits of upper level coursework from outside the
major that are approved by the major advisor. Must appear on the
College’s list of eligible courses. Must not be used for general
education (Carolina Core).
You must have either a cognate or a minor, but not both.
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ARTH 3xx may count for AIU if (and only if) you don’t need it for your
Cognate or minor.
Electives
You must have 120 applicable credits to graduate. If you have
satisfied all of the above requirements, you may fill the remaining
hours with electives.
No courses of a remedial, developmental, skill-acquiring, or
vocational nature may apply as credit toward degrees in the College
of Arts and Sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences allows the
use of the Pass-Fail option on elective courses. Further clarification
on inapplicable courses can be obtained from the College of Arts and
Sciences.
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2
3
ARTS 111
Basic Drawing I
3
ARTS 210
Intro to Painting
ARTS 230
Intro to Drawing
ARTS 215
Intro to Printmaking
ARTS 220
Intro to Ceramics
ARTS 225
Intro to 3D Studies
ARTS 261
Intro to Photography
ARTS 245
Graphic Design I
ARTS ____
ARTS Elective, 200 level
and above
3
ARTS ____
ARTS Elective, 200 level
and above
3
ARTS ____
ARTS Elective, 200 level
and above
3
ARTS ____
ARTS Elective, 300 level
and above
3
ARTH ____
ARTH Elective 300 level
and above
3
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Choose 1 ARTS Elective at the 300-level or higher.
Color and Composition
AL
ARTS Major
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ARTS 107
3
3
3