Degree Requirements
Students must fulfill all requirements for bachelor’s degrees , including university general education requirements. Students pursuing a BA in art history must complete additional college requirements for the BA degree in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students pursuing this degree must complete 33 to 34 credits with a minimum GPA of 2.00.
All art history majors are encouraged to pursue internships in art history (ARTH 393) in their junior or senior year. Up to 6 credits in art history internships may be applied toward ARTH requirements for the major, with permission of the art history undergraduate director.
Students are strongly encouraged to participate in a study abroad program. A maximum of 6 credits of ARTH 398 Study Abroad in the History of Art may be applied to the major with permission of department. Students contemplating graduate study in art history should acquire a reading knowledge of French, German, or other appropriate research languages in consultation with an advisor.