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Cultural History of the Arts - Bachelor of Science 2023-24 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 2023-24 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 CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5
Lower Division Art History or Music4General Elective 4General Elective4
BS Math/Statistics3-4General Elective4General Elective4
General Elective3    
Total Fall Credits15-16Total Winter Credits13Total Spring Credits13

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

Second Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter Courses Winter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4
Lower Division Art History or Music4BS Science with Lab3-4BS Science with Lab3-4
BS Science4General Elective4General Elective4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4General Elective4General Elective4
Total Fall Credits15-16Total Winter Credits15-16Total Spring Credits14-16

Second Year Milestones: Complete Math and Science requirements or have in progress(by Spring term)

Third Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4
Upper Division Art History4Upper Division Art History4Upper Division Art History4
Upper Division Music4Upper Division Music4Upper Division Music4
General Elective4General Elective4General Elective4
Total Fall Credits16Total Winter Credits16Total Spring Credits16

Fourth Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis6Upper Division Art History4Upper Division Art History or Music4
Upper Division Art History4Upper Division Music4Upper Division Art History or Music4
Upper Division Music4Upper Division Art History or Music4General Elective4
  General Elective2General Elective2
Total Fall Credits14Total Winter Credits14Total Spring Credits14

 

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.
  • Upper Division Cluster or Honors: Cultural History(ARH or MUS) courses cannot be used for the Cluster requirement.
  • Upper Division Art History: See advisor for course options.  20 credits in Music and 20 credits in Art History are required). It is strongly recommended that all majors complete ARH 401 - Advanced Research Workshop and additional research-intensive courses such as Seminar.
  • Upper Division Music: See advisor for course options 20 credits in Music and 20 credits in Art History are required). Courses must be from the following list: 355U, 356U, 360U, 361U, 362U, 363U, 365U, MUS 366U, 367U, 368U, 369U, 374U, 376U, 377U.
  • Upper Division Art History or Music: See advisor for course options. 20 credits in Music and 20 credits in Art History are required.
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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