Getting Started in Art: 2023-2024 Entering Frosh

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Students are admitted to UCSC with a "proposed major" in most cases, and later petition to officially declare the major. Admission to UCSC does not guarantee acceptance into a particular major. Students must be declared in a major by the end of the second year (or equivalent), so learning about and preparing for a major is a primary goal for first-year students.


Importance of an early start:

This is a course-intensive and/or sequential program, and students who intend to pursue this major must begin taking classes for the major in their first year at UCSC.

Qualification requirements and/or prerequisites for the major:

Review major qualification requirements in the General Catalog.

Frosh who intend to pursue this major should do the following things prior to the beginning of fall term...

All students interested in pursuing an art major should contact the Art Department Undergraduate Advisor during summer or early in fall quarter to go over major requirements.  Students should begin their art major coursework in their frosh year to make timely degree progress.

...and should take these courses their first term:

Art students should take Art 10D 2D Foundation in their first quarter.

Special enrollment procedures:

Enroll online during your enrollment appointment.

Sample Academic Plan:

Review sample academic plan in the General Catalog.

Other Information:

Some people can complete this degree in three years.

Links to Review:

Program Description (Catalog)
Department Website
Art Advising

Advisor Contact Information:

artadvisor@ucsc.edu
Baskin Visual Arts, E-104