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Cultural History of the Arts - Bachelor of Arts 2022-23 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

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. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2022-23 catalog.. 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. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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First Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5
BA Second Language 101 3-5 BA Second Language 102  3-5 BA Second Language 103 3-5
Lower Division Cultural History 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
General Elective 3        
Total Fall Credits 15-17 Total Winter Credits 12-14 Total Spring Credits 12-14

First Year Milestones: Meet with advisor(by end Winter term). 

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
BA Second Language 201 3-5 BA Second Language 202 3-5 BA Second Language 203 3-5
Lower Division Cultural History 4 BA Science/Math 3-4 BA Social Science/Science 3-4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 14-17 Total Winter Credits 14-17 Total Spring Credits 13-17

Second Year Milestones: Complete Second Language requirement or have in progress(by Spring term)

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
Upper Division Cultural History 4 Upper Division Cultural History 4 Upper Division Cultural History 4
Upper Division Cultural History 4 Upper Division Cultural History 4 Upper Division Cultural History 4
BA Social Science/Science 3-4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4
Total Fall Credits 15-16 Total Winter Credits 16 Total Spring Credits 16

Fourth Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis 6 Upper Division Cultural History 4 Upper Division Cultural History 4
Upper Division Cultural History 4 Upper Division Cultural History 4 Upper Division Cultural History 4
Upper Division Cultural History 4 Upper Division Cultural History 4 General Elective 4
    General Elective 2 General Elective 2
Total Fall Credits 14 Total Winter Credits 14 Total Spring Credits 14

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • 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), Chicano/Latino 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.
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • Lower Division Cultural History: See advisor for Cultural History course options (20 credits in Music and 20 credits in Art History are required). 
  • Upper Division Cultural History: See advisor for Cultural History course options (ARH 401, ARH 407 and ARH 449 are strongly recommended. 20 credits in Music and 20 credits in Art History are required). 
  • Upper Division Cluster or Honors: Cultural History courses cannot be used for the Cluster requirement.
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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