The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree is awarded upon completion of 120 credits, as designated by the program. A maximum of 60 credits can be transferred. Students must maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average and fulfill all requirements in a timely manner.
Note: This curriculum applies to students who enter Parsons as first-year students in fall 2013 and later. Current students who entered Parsons in a prior academic year and incoming/prospective transfer students with sophomore or junior standing should refer to the Parsons Catalog appropriate to their catalog year. Please see Academic Policies for more details.
| First Year | F | S |
|---|---|---|
| PUFY 1000 Integrative Studio 1 | 3 | - |
| PUFY 1010 Integrative Seminar 1 | 3 | - |
| PUFY 1100 Sustainable Systems* | 3 | - |
| PUFY 1020 Space/Materiality** | 3 | - |
| PUFY 1030 Drawing/Imaging** | 3 | - |
| PUFY 1040 Time** | - | 3 |
| PUFY 1001 Integrative Studio 2 | - | 3 |
| PUFY 1011 Integrative Seminar 2 | - | 3 |
| PLHT 1000 Objects as History* | - | 3 |
| Program Elective |
- | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | |
| Senior Year | F | S |
|---|---|---|
| ADHT Pre‐Capstone | 3 | - |
| PUDT 4100 Thesis 1 | 6 | - |
| Program Elective |
3 | 6 |
| Liberal Arts Elective |
3 | 3 |
| PUDT 4200 Thesis 2 | - | 6 |
| 15 | 15 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 120 |
* Objects as History and Sustainable Systems may be taken in any sequence, one in the fall semester and one in the spring.
** The three first-year studio courses—Drawing/Imaging, Space/Materiality, and Time—may be taken in any sequence, two in the fall semester and one in the spring.