Sample Plan of Study
As indicated in the chart below, in each semester of the first year, students complete 3 studio courses, 2 academic courses, and the Lecture Series. After the first year, students pursuing a BA in Art & Design have a great deal of flexibility in scheduling their remaining A&D requirements. The Sample Plan of Study below presents just one possibility. In consultation with their advisors, students develop strategies for completing their educational goals.
One of the third-year semesters is the preferred time period for students to engage in international study.
First Year
| Fall | Winter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMP I: Construction | 3 | TMP II: Messages | 3 | |
| Drawing | 3 | CFC I: The Human Being | 3 | |
| Digital Studio | 3 | Elective Studio | 3 | |
| ADP I: The Creators | 3 | ADP II: Society | 3 | |
| English 125 | 4 | Academic Elective | 3-4 | |
| Lecture Series | 1 | Lecture Series | 1 | |
| Total Fall credits: | 17 | Total Winter credits: | 16-17 |
Second Year
| Fall | Winter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMP III: Time | 3 | Elective Studio | 3 | |
| ADP III: Tech & Environ | 3 | Academic Elective | 3-4 | |
| Academic Elective | 3-4 | Academic Elective | 3-4 | |
| Academic Elective | 3-4 | Academic Elective | 3-4 | |
| Academic Elective | 3-4 | Academic Elective | 3-4 | |
| Lecture Series | 1 | Lecture Series | 1 | |
| Total Fall credits: | 16-17 | Total Winter credits: | 16-17 |
Third Year
| Fall | Winter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFC II: Culture | 3 | CFC III: Nature | 3 | |
| Elective Studio | 3 | Academic Elective | 3-4 | |
| Academic Elective | 3-4 | Academic Elective | 3-4 | |
| Academic Elective | 3-4 | Academic Elective | 3-4 | |
| Academic Elective | 3-4 | Academic Elective | 3-4 | |
| Lecture Series | 1 | Lecture Series | 1 | |
| Total Fall credits: | 16-18 | Total Winter credits: | 16-18 |
Fourth Year
| Fall | Winter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective Studio | 3 | Elective Studio | 3 | |
| Academic Elective | 3-4 | Elective Studio | 3 | |
| Academic Elective | 3-4 | Academic Elective | 3-4 | |
| Academic Elective | 3-4 | Academic Elective | 3-4 | |
| Lecture Series | 1 | Lecture Series | 1 | |
| Total Fall credits: | 16-18 | Total Winter credits: | 16-18 |
All lectures take place at 5 pm on Thursdays at the historic Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor.
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