Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2025-26 Catalog Program: Art with a Concentration in Studio Art

Art with a Concentration in Studio Art

Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

Degree Requirements 

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Major Requirements:

Total major units: 15-19, depending on language proficiency

Four Units in Art History, Including:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
ART 201 - Introduction to the History of Art
  • A minimum of one course in non-Western art
  • A maximum of 1 unit may be transferred to Reed from another institution
  • Seven Units in Studio Art:

    • A minimum of two art courses in different disciplines
    • A maximum of 1 unit may be transferred to Reed from another institution

    Two units of of 200-level Humanities from:

    Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
    HUM 211 - The Birth of the Modern I

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing

    HUM 212 - The Birth of the Modern II

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing

    HUM 221 - Modern European Humanities I

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing

    HUM 222 - Modern European Humanities II

    Prerequisite(s): HUM 110 or sophomore standing

    HUM 231 - Human and Nature (Ancient and Early Medieval China)

    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing

    HUM 232 - Empires (Medieval China: From the Tang to the Yuan Dynasty)

    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing

    Proficiency in a non-English language, demonstrated by one of the following:

    • Successful completion of Reed language courses:

      ⇒ Two units in two non-English languages

      OR

      ⇒ Four units in one non-English language

      OR

      ⇒ One unit in one non-English language at the 300 level or higher
    • Department approval of language courses taken elsewhere, which may include:

      ⇒ Successful completion of language courses taken in secondary (high) school or at another college/university, 

      AND/OR

      ⇒ Successful completion of a language placement examination at Reed;
    • Department approval following an individual assessment of language proficiency.

    Junior Year Requirements:

    • The following should be completed before taking the junior qualifying exam:

      ⇒ Two 100-level art courses (at Reed) in different disciplines

      ⇒ ART 201 - Introduction to the History of Art

      ⇒ A minimum of one unit of studio art at the 300-level
    • Junior qualifying examination.

    Two units of Thesis

    Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
    ART 470 - Thesis
    Notes: