Art History could be offered as concentration in Art or as a standalone major. For more specific information regarding this major please consult your counselor or the Transfer Center for screening. Below are some examples of the courses required for this major. For a complete list see the Career Center or Transfer Center.

CSU Long Beach
Impacted major
ART 101, 102
ART 108, 109
ART 130
History101, 102
 Other requirement: Complete two years of college-level French or German (or other pre-approved foreign language) with an average grade of "B" or better.
Plus one class or sequence from:
ART 150 and 151
ART 152 and 153
ART 160 and 161
ART 181

CSU Los Angeles
Option under Art
ENGL 104 University Requirement
ART 101 and 102
ART 130, 138, 150, 180, 160
ART 186 or 190

CSU Northridge
Option under Art
ART 150 or 151
ART 152 or 153 or 154 or 155
ART 130 or 131
ART 138
Select two courses from the following::
ART 101, 102, 115, 108 or 109
Select six units from the following
ART 144
ART 160 or 161 or 162 or 163
ART 180, 134, 186
ART 170 or 171 or 174 or 175
PHOTO 101

CSU Fullerton
Concentration under B.A.
ART 101 and 102
Select 6 units:
ART 186 and 187and 188, 152, 155 and 156, 162 and 163, 164 and 165, 180 and 181, 132 and 134, 170 and 171, 170 and 172,  170 and 173, 170 and 174, 170 and 175
Approved Electives in art, American studies, anthropology, history, literature, music, philosophy or theatre (9 units)

Cal Poly Pomona
HIST 107and 108 and 109
ART 150, 130, 116
ART 101 and 102
ART 108 or 109

CSU Dominguez Hills
ART - Art History
ART 101, 102 or 119, 130, 138 

UC Irvine
ART 101 and 102 or
ART 108 and 109
2 years of one foreign language
ARMEN 104 or ASL 104 or CHIN 104 or
FREN 104 or GERM 104 or JAPAN 104 or
ITAL 104 or SPAN 104
One course from each area:

  • Writing: ENGL 101, 102, 104
  • Literature: ENGL 105, 106, 109, 110, 114, 115, 116, 122, 123
  • History: HIST 101, 102, 107, 108, 109, 117, 118, 119, 120, 131, 151
  • Philosophy: PHIL 101, 116, 119, 120 or
    HUM 101and 102 and two courses from:
    ENGL 101, 102, 104

UC Riverside
Art History
Art History - Administrative Studies
one course from Pre Modern
ART 101 and 102 or
ART 108 and 109 or
ART 112
one course from Early Modern
ART 101 and 102 or
ART 108 and 109
ART 113
one course from Modern Contemporary
ART 107 or 102 or 119
ART 113
Administrative Studies requires these additional courses:
BUSAD 101
ACCT 101
MATH 136
CS/IS 101

Art History/Religious Studies
Western Concentration
ART 101, 102
PHILO 113 or  ENGL 128

Comparative Concentration
complete one course from the following
ART 108 and 109 or
ART 101 or 102
and, complete one course from among
PHILO 114 or 113 or ENGL 128

Asian Concentration
ART 108 and 109
PHILO 114 

UC Santa Barbara
Art History - BA
Select two course from
Art 108 or 109, 116, 112
Select two course from:
101, 102, 107
Select one course from
ART 120 or 121, 199

Art History - Architecture and Environment Emphasis
ART 120 or 121
Select three course from:
ANTHR 102
ART 101, 102, 107, 108 or 109, 116, 199, 112
PHILO 112
GEOG 102
SOC 101

Loyola Marymount University
ART 101, 102
ART 119
Select two semesters of a  foreign language:
French 101, 102, 103, 104
German 101, 102, 103, 104

San Diego State University
ART- Art History
impacted programs minimum GPA 2.50 or higher
ART 150 and 151
ART 130 and 131
ART 101, 102 
Successfully completing a third college semester of a foreign language. French or German is recommended for those students who plan to pursue graduate studies in art history.

NOTE: AGREEMENTS CONCERNING TRANSFER ARE CONSTANTLY BEING UPDATED, THEREFORE, THE STUDENT IS CAUTIONED TO CHECK WITH A COUNSELOR OR THE TRANSFER CENTER FOR CURRENT TRANSFER INFORMATION.
Last updated: 8/24/2011 10:43:53 AM