Program Overview

Program Overview

The department offers two majors, art history and studio art, each requiring ten courses of three or more semester hours each.

Major and Minor Requirements

Students may major in one field and minor in the other by successfully completing a minimum of 13 courses in art, of which at least:

• eight courses must be in the major field
  • with a minimum of eight courses in the chosen major field
• at least four courses in the minor field
  • with a minimum of four courses in the chosen minor field

Transfer Credits

The department accepts only three courses from a non-Wake Forest program for credit toward the major or minor. Of these three courses, only two may be in the same area of concentration as the major or minor.

• An art history major or minor may take up to:
  • two art history courses
  • one studio course
• A studio major or minor may take up to:
  • two studio art courses
  • one art history course at a non-Wake Forest program

Studio Courses Taken Abroad

All studio courses taken abroad are assigned ART 210.