Academic Plans

All ARHU first year students (excluding students participating in one of the following programs: Honors Humanities, Design Cultures & Creativity, University Honors, Global Challenges and Solutions, Gemstone, Interdisciplinary Business Honors, Integrated Life Sciences, Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students, College Park Scholars, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House) must take ARHU158, Explorations in Arts and Humanities, during their first semester on campus.

All ARHU students, with the exception of students earning a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education degree, must earn a minimum of 45 hours of 3xx-4xx level credit. Students earning a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education degree should consult a Music advisor.

Effective fall 2024, all ARHU students entering the college, with the exception of students earning a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education degree, must earn a minimum of 39 hours of 3xx-4xx level credit.  Students earning a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education degree should consult a Music advisor.

The ARHU Global Engagement Requirement responds to the University Strategic Plan's call for students to "be prepared to live, work, and thrive in the current and future world environment." We believe that the development of cultural competence will result in the knowledge, skills and disposition needed to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures and is an integral component in an arts and humanities education.  All ARHU students with the exception of students earning a Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Music Education degree must complete the ARHU Global Engagement Requirement.