Art History Honors Track (a minimum of 124 credits and a minimum of 3.5 GPA in
Art History major courses are required for graduation with honors)
Courses to be taken for honors credits are highlighted in yellow
Courses not highlighted in yellow can be taken for either honors or regular credits
Freshman year (12 honors credits required for the first year)
Interdisciplinary Honors Colloquium (3 credits)
Art History 100-level courses, preferably ARTH 153 and 154 (6 credits)*
Art History 200-level courses (3-6 credits)*
Critical Reading & Writing (ENG 110) 3 credits***
CAS’s Required Foreign Language (0-9 credits)
University/CAS Breath Requirement (6-9 credits)
Biblical and Historical Literature ENG 202-010 or, when available, ENG 202-080
(fulfilled both University multicultural and departmental major requirements) or
elective course of art-history related work (3 credits)*
First Year Experience Seminar (0-4 credits)
Recommend: Summer Internship in an art gallery or museum or related work experience
Sophomore year (18 honors credits required by yearend)
Art History 200/300/400-level course (3 credits)*
Art History 200/300/400-level courses (6-9 credits)*
Art History 200/300/400-level or Elective course of art-history related work (3 credits)*
Elective course of art-history related work (3-9 credits)*
University/CAS Breath Requirement (9-12 credits)
University Math Req. (MATH 113/114/115) (3 credits)
CAS’s Required Foreign Language (0-9 credits, if not already completed)
Biblical and Historical Literature ENG 202-010 or, when available, ENG 202-080 (if not
already completed, fulfilled both University multicultural and departmental major
requirements) or elective course of art-history related work (3 credits)*
By the end of the sophomore year, a minimum of 60 credits in total is required.
Recommend: Summer Internship in an art gallery or museum or related work experience
Junior year
Art History Research & Method ARTH 301-080 (3 credits, 2nd Writing)*
Art History 300/400-level course (3-6 credits)*
Art History 200/300/400-level or art-history related elective courses (6-9 credits)*
HIST 200/300-level course approved by ARTH advisor (3 credits)**
University/CAS Breath Requirement (9-12 credits, if not already completed)
By the end of the junior year, a minimum of 90 credits in total is recommended.
By the end of the junior year, students are recommended to have already fulfilled their discovery
learning experience. The discovery learning experience can be fulfilled with internship, service
learning, independent study, study abroad, and undergraduate research. Students are
encouraged to consider the options of internship and/or undergraduate research.
During the junior year, students preparing for honors with distinction should consider developing
research projects in collaboration with art history faculty members.
Senior Year (A minimum of 124 credits is required for graduation.)
CAPSTONE Art History 400-level course (3 credits, recommended for fall semester)*
Art History 300/400-level courses (3-9 credits)*
Art History 200/300/400-level course (0-9 credits)*
Art-history Related Elective Courses or General Elective Courses (15-18 credits)**
University/CAS Breath Requirement (4-6 credits, if not already completed)
UNIV 401 Thesis (3 credits, required for honors with distinction)
UNIV 402 Thesis (3 credits, required for honors with distinction)
General honors degree require a minimum of 30 credits of honors courses. As outlined in this
Honors Track, there are a total number of 24 honors credits highlighted in yellow. Students must
take additional 6 honors credits from either Art History or elective courses in order to complete
the general honors degree requirement.
*ARTH majors are required to complete a combination of lecture courses and seminars in Art
History and to include at least one from four of the following five areas. 1) Before the year 1400,
2) 1400-1700, 3) 1700-1900, 4) 1900-present, 5) African, Asian, Islamic, or Latin American art
**Students must take at least 15 credits of related work in Art History, including: 3 credits of
Biblical and Classical Literature (ENG 202) and 3 credits of a History course at the 200 or 300
level, with approval from an Art History advisor. In addition, 9 credits, with approval, are to be
taken from the following areas: Anthropology, Studio Art, Education, English, History, Foreign
Languages and Literatures (except those used to fulfill the College's language requirement),
Music, Philosophy and Theatre. We recommend a second History course, a Studio Art course,
and a Foreign Languages and Literatures course at or above the 200-level.
***For students who have credit for ENGL 110 prior to their matriculation, an Honors ENGL
110 is not required. However, 12 Honors credits are still required in the first year. In this case,
we recommend taking one of the 200-level Art History course for honors credits to fulfill the
requirement of 12 honors credits by end of the freshman year.
Students enrolled in a single major may not satisfy the breadth requirement with courses in the
subject area of that major. Students who are enrolled in more than one major or degree are
allowed to meet the University breadth requirement by taking approved breadth courses from
within the subject areas of their majors.
NOTES
- A minimum grade of C- is required in Honors courses counting toward the Honors Degree.
Honors coursework taken Pass-Fail cannot count for the Honors Degree unless the course is only
offered Pass-Fail.
- With the consent of a faculty sponsor and the Honors Program, a qualified student may also
enroll for Honors credit in an independent study course to supplement a regular course on an
individual basis. This process is initiated by both students and professors by filling out an
application (http://www.udel.edu/honors/faculty/independent_study.html). Applications are due
to the director by 5:00 p.m. one week from the first day of classes.