Applying For a Humanities & Fine Arts Major

The Division of Humanities and Fine Arts is composed of nine disciplines: art, classical studies, communication, media & theatre, English, history, modern foreign languages, music, philosophy, and religious studies. Each of these disciplines has its own faculty and its own major and minor programs, as described in the College Catalog .

Students desiring a broader range of courses than is found in a single discipline may choose a divisional major. The following provisions govern this program:

1. Students interested in this major should meet with the Division Associate Dean, who in consultation with the student will select an advisor(s). Together the student and advisor will structure a major program.
2. Proposals should be submitted by the end of the sophomore year or for advanced transfer students after their first semester of attendance at SNC.
3. The major program will consist of 15 courses in the Humanities and Fine Arts Division chosen by the student in consultation with the advisor. Six of these courses must be at an advanced (300 or above) level.
4. HUMA 100 (Introduction to Humanities) must be included in the major program. HUMA 100 should be an early part of the major program.
5. There must be a course at the end of the program that has as its objective helping the student focus and synthesize the work he or she has done.
6. Students must provide in their proposal a program rationale, individualized statement of academic and career goals and objectives, courses included, and a semester completion plan including General Education. Courses must have a certain relevance to the student's explicit purposes, and the overall program should exhibit reasonable integrity.
7. This proposal is submitted to the Division Associate Dean.

Freshman Year
Semester I
1. General Education
2. General Education
3. Major Course
4. Elective

Semester II
1. HUMA 100 (General Education.)
2. General Education
3. Major Course
4. Elective

Sophomore Year
Semester I
1. General Education
2. General Education
3. Major Course
4. Elective

Semester II
1. General Education
2. General Education
3. Major Course
4. Elective

Humanities & Fine Arts Major Application Form

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