Eight-Semester Graduation Plan, Performing Arts Concentration
This plan is provided as a general overview of a student’s suggested academic pathway 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.
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.
Performing Arts Concentration:
Year 1
Course
Credits
EDG1050/ First Year Learning Community
4
WRI1110/ College Writing (Communication Written and Oral Gen Ed)
4
Math and Quantitative Reasoning Gen Ed
4
AMG1010/ Introduction to the Performing Arts or AOA1000/ Discovering the Arts
3
Total
15 credits
Course
Credits
AMG1110/ Introduction to Art, Society, and the Creative Industries
3
History of the Performing Arts elective
3
Natural Science and Scientific Reasoning Gen Ed
4
Humanities Gen Ed
4
Total
14
Year 2
Course
Credits
Performing Arts in Global Perspective elective
2-4
AMG2200 Finance for the Arts or AMG3030/ Finance for the Arts II
3
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Gen Ed
4
Social Sciences Gen Ed
4
Health and Wellness course (Purchase requirement)
1
Total
14-16
Course
Credits
LBS2017/ Structured Inquiry Across the Disciplines
3
World History and Global Awareness Gen Ed
4
US History and Civic Engagement Gen Ed
4
Free Elective
4
Total
15
Year 3
Course
Credits
AMG3015/ Leadership and Management Techniques or AMG3035/ Intercultural Leadership and Management
3
AMG3100/ Funding the Arts or AMG4115/ Arts Funding and Capital Formation
3
Performing Arts Production and Management elective
3
Arts Gen Ed
4
Total
13
Course
Credits
AMG3170/ Arts and Entertainment Law or AMG4090/ Law and the Arts