Studio Art SuggestedFour-Year Academic Plan
120 credit hours are required for B.A. in Studio Art. Students should use Academic Planning on the mySXU portal to schedule courses and track degree progress, following consultation with their academic advisor.
Suggested four-year academic plan (courses required in the major are in bold).
Please consult with your academic advisor prior to course selection.
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours |
| TRANS 100: Transitions | 1 |
| PHIL 140: The Examined Life | 3 |
| ENGL 120: Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| ART 124: Portfolio Seminar (Studio Elective) | 3 |
| ART 101: Drawing I | 3 |
| GE MATH | 3 |
| Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| FYS 175: First Year Seminar | 3 |
| COMM 101: Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| Studio Elective | 3 |
| Art History (100 level) | 3 |
| GE Social Science | 3 |
| Semester 3 | Credit Hours |
| ART 222: Art of the Renaissance | 3 |
| ART 102: 2D Design | 3 |
| Studio Elective | 3 |
| GE Biological Science with lab* | 3 |
| GE History | 3 |
| Semester 4 | Credit Hours |
| ART 201: Drawing II | 3 |
| Studio Elective | 3 |
| Humanities (not ART) | 3 |
| Humanities (not ART) | 3 |
| GE Physical Science with lab* | 3 |
| Semester 5 | Credit Hours |
| ART 202: 3D Design | 3 |
| Studio Elective | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| GE History or Social Science | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Semester 6 | Credit Hours |
| ART 223: Modern/Contemporary Art | 3 |
| Studio Elective | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Semester 7 | Credit Hours |
| ART 305: Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Studio Elective | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| GE Diversity Studies | 3 |
| Semester 8 | Credit Hours |
| ART 306: Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for a minor | 3 |
| GE Global Studies | 3 |
*One of the natural science courses must have a lab component.
Studio Art Minor
Students must complete 18 credit hours in art.