This plan is provided as a general overview of a student’s academic path within the major, and includes both major and college requirements for graduation. Students are responsible for reviewing and tracking their own progress toward degree requirements, and should regularly consult their Degree Progress Report and meet with their academic advisor to ensure they are fulfilling all requirements in a timely fashion.
Important Requirements:
A minimum of 30 Core/General Education credits must be completed from the required areas. Students should note on their Degree Progress reports if they fall under the Core Curriculum requirements prior to Fall 2023, or the General Education 2023 requirements Fall 2023 and onwards. Any questions about which requirements a student falls under should be directed to the Registrar or the Advising Center.
For BA and BS programs students are encouraged to take 30 credits of SUNY GE approved Liberal Arts and Sciences during the first 60 credits (first two years) of study.
For BFA and MUSB programs students are encouraged to take at least 30 credits of SUNY GE approved Liberal Arts and Sciences, with at least 20 credits completed during the first 60 credits (first two years) of study.
A minimum of 120 credits with at least 45 upper-level credits are required to graduate. Upper-level courses are numbered from 3000 to 4999 at Purchase College.
A minimum of 60 credits outside of your board of study are required to graduate. These courses have a 3-letter prefix other than that of your major.
A minimum of 1 credit and maximum of 4 credits of Physical Education (Health and Wellness, a Purchase College local requirement) can be applied to the degree.
Year 1
Course
Credits
EDG1050/First Year Learning Community OR Elective
4
LWR1110/
College Writing Basic Comm Core/
Communication Written and Oral Gen Ed OR
Natural Science Core/
Natural Science and Scientific Reasoning Gen Ed
4
Art History, Theory, Practice (Art Core)
4
Math Core/
Math and Quantitative Reasoning Gen Ed
4
Total
16
Course
Credits
LWR1110/
College Writing Basic Comm Core/
Communication Written and Oral Gen Ed OR
Natural Science Core/
Natural Science and Scientific Reasoning Gen Ed
4
Social Science Core/
For students under the General Education 2023 requirements:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice Gen Ed
4
Arts History, Theory or Practice
3
Humanities Core/
Students under the General Education 2023 requirements:
choose from Humanities
OR
US History & Civic Engagement
OR
World History and Global Awareness Gen Ed
4
Total
15
Year 2
Course
Credits
Languages and Cultures Core/
World Languages Gen Ed
4
AMG 1100/
Fundamentals of Arts Management
4
Non-Arts Management Elective
4
Health and Wellness Core
2
Total
14
Course
Credits
AMG 2200 OR ECO 2085 / Finance for the Arts OR Arts in Entertainment in Economics
4
Arts History, Theory or Practice
2
AMG2300 / Communicating the Arts
3
General Education/ Core Elective
4
Liberal Arts Elective
4
Total
17
Year 3
Course
Credits
AMG3520 / AMG3100 / AMG3170 / Marketing the Arts
OR
Funding the Arts
OR Arts and Entertainment Law
4
AMG 3520 / AMG 3100 / AMG 3170 / Marketing the Arts