
For students interested in design thinking, visual composition, working collaboratively, critical thinking and analysis, and gaining skills with tools and techniques relevant to a wide range of material processes, the Stamps School offers an eighteen-credit minor in studio art and design to students in the following programs:
- Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA)
- School of Music, Theatre & Dance
- School of Information
- College of Engineering
- Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
- Ross School of Business
- School of Kinesiology
- School of Public Health
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How to Earn a Minor in Art & Design
Minor Policies
The minor is open to all undergraduates who are not Stamps Majors and who have already declared a major
A portfolio is not required
All coursework must be selected from the list of approved courses
Test credits may not be used to meet the requirements of the minor
A maximum of two non-ARTDES studio courses can fulfill minor requirements
A maximum of one 100-level studio course (courses that transfer as 100, 105, 115, 120, or 125 only) can be transferred from a U.S. institution and count toward the minor requirements. Pre-approval from the minor advisor is required.
Students may not elect the pass/fail grading option for courses included in the minor
A maximum of one course may be shared between the requirements of a minor and a major
A student must earn an overall GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor, including any prerequisites necessary for completion of the minor
Students may not add, complete, or declare a minor after graduation
AP/IB test scores in studio art courses cannot be applied to the minor requirements