First Year Fall

CTC101 Connecting to Carlow – 1 credit
AR148 Critical Exploration Elective – 3 credits
AR111 Basic Art/Drawing I – 3 credits
SKC101 Communication: Personal to Professional – 3 credits
SKW101 Foundations of Writing I – 3 credits

First Year Spring

AR149 Contemplation and Action Elective – 3 credits
AR114 Basic Art/Drawing II – 3 credits
AR115 Basic Art and Design – 3 credits
SKW102 Foundations of Writing II – 3 credits
Elective – 3 credits

Second Year Fall

AR240 Sophomore Review – 1 credit
AR227 Painting I – 3 credits
AR355 Intro to Computer Art – 3 credits
SKQ101 Quantitative Reasoning – 3 credits
AR330 Advanced Art & Media – 3 credits
Elective – 3 credits

Second Year Spring

AR330 Advanced Art & Media – 3 credits
AR221 Life Drawing – 3 credits
AR331SL Ceramics – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 4 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Third Year Fall

AR315 Sculpture I – 3 credits
AR330 Advanced Art & Media – 3 credits
WS209 Women and Art – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Third Year Spring

AR330 Advanced Art & Media – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits

Fourth Year Fall

AR330 Advanced Art & Media – 3 credits
AR321 Printmaking – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Compass Elective – 3 credits
Internship – 3 credits

Fourth Year Spring

AR421 Senior Project – 3 credits
AR330 Advanced Art & Media – 3 credits
Internship – 3 credits
Elective – 3 credits
Elective – 3 credits


Total Credits = 120

Electives in this program are chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor and can include courses toward a second major, a minor, or an area of concentration

Art Majors are required to have a senior exhibition during the final year at Carlow

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