NOVA Advising Sheet 2025-2026

Liberal Arts: Art History Major, A.A.

Catalog Year: 2025-2026
Code: 648-01

Two Years Credits
9 Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3
5 Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab 4
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Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab OR 4
10 General Education Elective 3
6 Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
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101 World Language or ASL OR 3 - 4
General Education Elective 3 - 4
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1 102 World Language or ASL OR 3 - 4
General Education Elective 3 - 4
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201 World Language or ASL OR 3 - 4
General Education Elective 3 - 4
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202 World Language or ASL OR 3 - 4
General Education Elective 3 - 4
7 ART Elective 3
ART 101 History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic 3
ART 102 History of Art: Renaissance to Modern 3
ART 215 History of Modern Art 3
CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking 3
CST 110 Introduction to Human Communication OR 3
4 ENG 2-- - Literature Elective 3
ENG 111 College Composition I 3
ENG 112 College Composition II 3
8 HIS Elective 3
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2 MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning OR 3
MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning OR Higher 3
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MTH 245 Statistics I OR 3
3 Transfer Elective 3
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SDV 100 College Success Skills OR 1
SDV 101 Orientation to (a Specific Discipline) 1
Total Credits for Liberal Arts: Art History Major, A.A. = 60-62

Electives should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

Placement testing determines initial foreign language level. Students who place directly into intermediate-level foreign language or ASL may take any General Education course to meet the required number of credits. Waivers or credit by exam for prior experience is available for some languages. See the 'World Language Credit and Waiver' section of the [Credit for Prior Learning Manual]. Students must complete enough General Education Electives courses to accumulate a minimum of 60 credits applicable to the Liberal Arts degree. 

2 Students who plan to take MTH 245 should take MTH 154 or MTH 161 first. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 and MTH 245, or for both MTH 261 and MTH 263, or for both MTH 262 and MTH 264. Students should consult with an advisor to ensure mathematics courses meet their intended transfer institution requirement.

3 Select any course listed under General Education Electives or any ART course.

Select any ENG 200-level UCGS literature course listed under General Education Electives; UCGS courses are designated with an asterisk (*). 

See physical and life science courses listed under General Education Electives.

See non-HIS social/behavioral science courses listed under General Education Electives. 

Select from the following: ART 100, ART 103, or ART 200. If following the VCCS Art History Pathway Curriculum, consider: ART 121, ART 131, or ART 132. 

8 Select any HIS courses listed under social/behavioral sciences in General Education Electives. 

9 See humanities/fine arts courses listed under General Education Electives. This elective is not needed if selections for all other requirements total 60 credits or more.

10 Select any course listed under General Education Electives.