Arts Open Access

Purchase College promises a different kind of liberal arts education—one where the merging of the liberal arts and sciences with the arts is natural and encouraged.

A student playing a French horn Arts Courses Open to Non-Majors

Most courses offered by the BA programs in the School of the Arts are open to students in other disciplines at Purchase College. These are offered under the regular course prefix for the discipline (for example, AMG for arts management and THP for theatre and performance). 

In addition, many courses offered by the BFA and MusB programs in the School of the Arts are also open to students in other disciplines at Purchase College, in most cases without audition or permission of the instructor.

Please check the Course Search for restrictions on specific sections and/or prerequisites and a more extensive list of all offerings. Search Arts Open Access to view a list of the classes offered each semester.