Art & Design - Bachelor of Science 2024-25 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

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Degree maps show just one possible course plan for how to earn a degree in four years. To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

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Bulletin or Catalog Year

This guide outlines the requirements in the 2024-25 Bulletin. Bulletin or Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Review PSU's course catalog policy and talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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DARS System

Students are highly encouraged to run their own Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) report in myPSU to track their progress through their program. You'll need to know which catalog year you'd like to use for your audit request. Students are also encouraged to contact an advisor if they have any questions about their DARS, catalog/bulletin year, or degree requirements in general. DARS audits are advising tools and are not an official record of earning a degree, major, minor, or certificate. You must apply to have a degree or certificate awarded.

How to Run a DARS

First Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
First Year Inquiry or Honors	5	First Year Inquiry or Honors	5	First Year Inquiry or Honors	5
BS Math/Statistics	3-4	BS Science	4	BS Science with Lab	3-4
ART 104 or DES 120	2-4	BA Science/Social Science	3-4	ARH 2** or DES 290	4
General Elective	2	ART 105 and ARH 106, OR DES 111	4	General Elective	4
Total Fall Credits	12-15	Total Winter Credits	16-18	Total Spring Credits	16-17

Second Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors	4	Sophomore Inquiry or Honors	4	Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement	3-4
BS Science with lab	3-4	Lower Division Practices / Printmaking / Design for Non-Majors / Principles / UX	4	Lower Division Practices / Printmaking / Design for Non-Majors / Principles / UX	4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement	3-4	ARH 2** or DES 290	4	General Elective	4
Lower Division Practices / Printmaking / Design for Non-Majors / Principles / UX	4	General Elective	4	General Elective	4
Total Fall Credits	14-16	Total Winter Credits	16	Total Spring Credits	16

Third Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors	4	Upper Division Cluster or Honors	4	Upper Division Cluster or Honors	4
ARH 398	4	ART 303	4	Upper Division Practices / Media / Community at KSMoCA / Photography / Place / Social Change for Designers	4
Upper Division Practices / Media / Community at KSMoCA / Photography / Place / Social Change for Designers	4	Any UD ARH or ART 322U, 323U, ART 330, ARH 497, DES 302U or DES 407	4	Upper Division Practices / Media / Community at KSMoCA / Photography / Place / Social Change for Designers	4
General Elective	4	General Elective	3
Total Fall Credits	16	Total Winter Credits	15	Total Spring Credits	12

Fourth Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis	6	Any UD ARH or ART 322U, 323U, ART 330, ARH 497, DES 302U or DES 407	4	Upper Division Practices / Media / Community at KSMoCA / Photography / Place / Social Change for Designers	4
ART 485	2	Upper Division Practices / Media / Community at KSMoCA / Photography / Place / Social Change for Designers	4	General Elective	4
Upper Division Practices / Media / Community at KSMoCA / Photography / Place / Social Change for Designers	4	Upper Division General Elective	4	General Elective	4
General Elective	4	General Elective	2
Total Fall Credits	16	Total Winter Credits	14	Total Spring Credits	12

Additional Map Notes:

Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BST), Chicanx/Latinx Studies (CHLA), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead
Lower Division Practices / Printmaking / Design for Non-Majors / Principles / UX: See advisor or DARS report for a list of available course options.
Upper Division Practices / Media / Community at KSMoCA / Photography / Place / Social Change for Designers: See advisor or DARS report for a list of available course options.
May need a different number of general electives depending on Foundational course choices. You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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