Step 1) Fill out the New Student Questionnaire

Step 2) Understand the term "liberal arts" and the umw degree requirements

Step 3) Understand AP, IB, Dual Enrollment, and Cambridge Credit

Step 4) Understand Prerequisites & Vertically Building Coursework

Step 5) Consider Pre-Professional Interests

Step 6) Tips and other considerations when planning a schedule

Step 7) First-Year Seminar

Step 8) Choose Possible Courses

Step 9) Fill Out the Course Registration Request Form

Step 10) Video Guides & How to Register

Step 8) Choose Possible Courses

Art History

Please refer to the current University Catalog to see the course descriptions and a major description with requirements for art history.

New students considering a major in art history should select either ARTH 114A or 115A.  These courses are prerequisites for all art history courses.

Below please find some examples of first semester schedules for an art history major. There are many variations of a first semester schedule; the examples are just meant to help you see that there are many ways to reach the same goals.

Example 1:

Course (credits)	Requirement(s) Met
ARTH 114A - History of Western Art I (3) CPSC 110 - Intro to Computer Science (3) ENGL 202D - Writing About Medicine (3) ITAL 102 (if have exp.)** - Italian (3) FSEM 100C4 - Mozart and "Amadeus" (3)	Major, ALPA QR ALPP, WI FL FSEM

Example 2:

Course (credits)	Requirement(s) Met
ARTH 115A - History of Western Art II (3) FSEM 100C7 - Sexuality in Southern Literature (3) ENGL 206A - Global Issu in Lit (3) PSCI 101A - Intro to Political Science (3)	Major, ALPA FSEM GI HES

Please note that certain sequence courses begin in the fall. Examples of this can be found in all of the sciences and some of the foreign languages. If you are unable to start at the correct place in the sequence, we recommend that you try to do so in the following fall semester.

*Please note that not all sections of a course may have the Across-the-Curriculum (ATC) attribute(s). Across-the-Curriculum designations for a course are dependent on instructor and semester. ATC designations for each course are listed in the Banner description for the semester in which you are registering.
**This particular course is in a discipline that allows students with demonstrated competence upon admission to UMW (such as AP/IB credit, dual enrollment, etc.) to begin courses at a higher level. Please read the Academic Planning Guide carefully to see if you meet the requirements. For example: students may begin at any level language course for which they feel prepared (101, 102, 201, or 202), but must then complete the rest of the sequence in order without skipping any levels.