Dec 05, 2025  
2025-26 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-26 Academic Catalog

Roadmap: B.A. in Art History


This roadmap is a recommended sequence of courses. Please consult your STAN Degree Progress and academic advisor as you develop your academic plan.

First Year

Fall Semester
Requirement Met
Course                                     
Units
Notes
Major Prerequisite
GE 3A
3  
 
GE 1A
English Composition
3
Students who take ENGL 1006 will complete GE 1A with ENGL 1007
GE 1C
Oral Communication
3
 
GE 2
Mathematics
3
Recommended: MATH 1000
Student Success Skills
Student Success Skills Course
1
 
Units to 120
General Elective
2
 
 
Semester Units
15
 
 
Cumulative Total
15
 
Spring Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
Major Prerequisite
3  
 
Major Prerequisite
ART 1XXX Foundation Course
3
See course list in program catalog
GE 5B
Biological Sciences
3
 
US/CA/Local Gov
3  
 
Units to 120
General Elective
3
Students who took ENGL 1006 must take ENGL 1007
 
Semester Units
15
 
 
Cumulative Total
30
 

Second Year

Fall Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
Major Prerequisite
Choose one:
3
ART 2525, 2526, and 2527 also fulfill the Sociocultural Inquiry requirement
Major Prerequisite
GE 3B
Foreign Language I
3
 
GE 1B
Critical Thinking
3
 
GE 4B
Social & Behavioral Sciences
3
Two courses from the following are recommended, not required: ANTH 2090, HIST 1010, or HIST 1020
Life-Long Learning Skills
Life-Long Learning Skills Course
1
 
Units to 120
General Elective
2
 
 
Semester Units
15
 
 
Cumulative Total
45
 
Spring Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
Major Prerequisite
Foreign Language II
 
GE 4A
3  
 
GE 5A
Physical Sciences
3
 
GE 5C
Science Lab
1
May correspond to either 5A or 5B
GE 6
Ethnic Studies
3
 
Units to 120
General Elective
3
 
 
Semester Units
16
 
 
Cumulative Total 
61
 

Third Year

Fall Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
Major Requirement 
ART 4XXX Pre-Modern/Early Modern Elective
See course list in program catalog
Major Requirement 
ART 4XXX Modern Elective
3
See course list in program catalog
Major Requirement
2  
 
Units to 120
General Elective
3
 
Units to 120
General Elective
3
 
 
Semester Units
14
 
 
Cumulative Total
75
 
Spring Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
Major Requirement
ART 4XXX Pre-Modern/Early Modern Elective
3
See course list in program catalog
Major Requirement  
ART 4XXX Modern Elective
3
See course list in program catalog
Major Requirement 
Writing Proficiency
3  
 
GE UD 2 or 5
Choose one:
  • Upper-Division Math
  • Upper-Division Sciences
3
 
Units to 120
General Elective
3
 
 
Semester Units
15
 
 
Cumulative Total
90
 

Fourth Year

*Apply for Graduation*

Fall Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
Major Requirement
ART 4XXX Pre-Modern/Early Modern Elective
3
See course list in program catalog
Major Requirement 
UD GE3
ART 4XXX Diversity Elective
3
See course list in program catalog
Major Requirement 
ART 4XXX Major Elective
3
See course list in program catalog
GE UD 4
Upper-Division Social & Behavioral Sciences
3
 
Units to 120
Upper-Division General Elective
3
 
 
Semester Units
15
 
 
Cumulative Total
105
 
Spring Semester
Requirement Met
Course
Units
Notes
Major Requirement
ART 4XXX Pre-Modern/Early Modern Elective
3
See course list in progam catalog
Major Requirement
ART 4XXX Diversity Elective
3
See course list in program catalog
Units to 120
General Elective
3
 
Units to 120 
General Elective 
3
 
Units to 120 
General Elective 
3
Select a course that also fulfills the Sociocultural Inquiry requirement, if still needed
 
Semester Units
15
 
 
Cumulative Total
120
To qualify for graduation, students must complete a minimum of 120 units overall.