Art History Minor

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Minor GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the minor. All courses required for the minor must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Minor

The requirements for the minor in art history are 18 credits, including the following:

2-3 courses (6–9 credits) at the 200-level, including

ART 215W - Art across Borders 3 credit(s)
OR
ART 216W - Introduction to Non-Western Art 3 credit(s)

3-4 courses (9–12 credits) at the 300 or 400 level

three of which must be distributed among three of the following five content areas:

Ancient or Medieval
Renaissance, or Baroque and Enlightenment
Modern or Contemporary
Non-Western (African, Asian, Mesoamerican, Islamic, Native American, or other)
Topical: ART 355W - History of Visual Media (only when it is offered as History of Prints), and other courses that overlap the boundaries of the first four areas. These may be offered as ART 383W - Artforms or ART 390W or ART 490W - Special Topics in Art History and will be designated in the schedule as topical.

Additional Information:

All courses required for the minor must be taken for a letter grade unless written permission is obtained from the chair of the department. Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in art history courses to complete the minor successfully.