The below degree plan is for the 2017-18 academic year. Existing students should use MyMICA or contact their Advisor for a personalized degree plan.
First-Year Requirements
All students must complete the following requirements:
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE # | CREDITS |
| Forum 1 | FF 111 | 3.0 |
| Forum 2 | FF 112 | 3.0 |
| Color & Design | FF 120A or 120B | 3.0 |
| Forms & Space | FF 130A or 130B | 3.0 |
| Systems & Time | FF 140A or 140B | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Tradition & Innovation | FF 161 | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Contemporary Practices | FF 162 | 3.0 |
| First-Year Studio Elective | 3.0 |
Total credits for the First-Year requirements: 24.0
Liberal Arts Requirements
One of the Humanistic Studies electives in the standard BFA degree plan must be taken in LIT (Literature) or CWRT (Creative Writing).
| COURSE TITLE | COURSE # | CREDITS |
| Critical Inquiry | HMST 101 | 3.0 |
| Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (any level) | 3.0 | |
| Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (300 or 400) | 3.0 | |
| Intellectual History I and II | -IH1 and -IH2 | 6.0 |
| Science/Math Elective | NSCI | 3.0 |
| Theory | -TH | 3.0 |
| Academic Electives (or Writing Workshop, if required) | 6.0 | |
Total credits for the Liberal Arts requirements: 27.0
History of Art, Design, & Visual Culture Major Requirements
Courses below are not reflected in chronological order.
Total credits for the Art History, Theory & Criticism Major requirements: 69.0
If an integrated degree in Humanistic Studies, a minor in the Liberal Arts, or the MAT preparatory curriculum is chosen, the total credits would be 126.
*Must be Asian, African, New World, and Oceanic
**6 of 9.0 credits must be 400 level