Program checklist · Art

Art

Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program

Award: Art
CIP: 50.0701
Catalog edition: 2026-2027
Checklist type: degree-program

Identifiers

IPEDS UNITID: 216287
CourseShelf checklist: CK_216287_c65a7b33
CollegeTransfer.Net: Institution Transfer Profile
Source: CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Faculty & Staff

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Academic Program

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Completion of at least two courses in art at Swarthmore with grades of B or better.
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Five courses in one art concentration (including the Senior Capstone)
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Two elective art courses
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One Art History course related to the area of concentration
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ARTT 101
Contemporary Art Practice
As published: “Contemporary Art Practice (double-credit seminar, offered each Fall semester”
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Four credits in an art concentration must be completed before entry into the Senior Capstone.
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ARTT 101
Contemporary Art Practice
As published: “Contemporary Art Practice must be completed before entry into the Senior Capstone.”
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Up to two credits abroad can count toward the major.
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Art majors are required to mount a selection of their thesis work in a group exhibition in the List Gallery. The exhibitions will be curated in collaboration with art faculty and the List Gallery director. The exhibitions are scheduled during the end of spring semester each year.
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Honors art majors are required to mount a solo exhibition in the List Gallery, and all Honors art majors must complete a 3,750- to 5,000-word artist essay, framing their work, influence, and process for readers.
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The senior exhibition is a comprehensive exam and it pass/fail.
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There is no course minor in art, only an Honors minor.
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CR/NC designations cannot be accepted for courses inside the major.
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An honors major in Art will present three preparations in art.
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Each of the three art preparations will consist of two paired art courses. The examiner of each preparation will receive the syllabus for each examined course and the images representing the body of work produced in them, and will examine the student in an individual oral of 30 minutes.
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Each pair of art courses can consist of an intermediate and an advanced course in a specific medium, OR two courses with a different approach to the same medium, OR two related courses.
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Art courses taken at an institution outside Swarthmore cannot count toward an honors studio preparation.
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Only courses taught by regularly teaching faculty in art can be applied toward a preparation. Courses taught by regularly returning adjuncts might be applied pending department approval.
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Honors preparations approved in the sophomore year must be adhered to. Any later changes to your program must be approved by the department.
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Honors candidates in art must fulfill the course major requirements.
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Honors study in art consists of a culminating solo exhibition of the student’s studio work in the List Gallery, with an accompanying artist essay of 3,750 to 5,000 words. Some of this work may figure in the selections of work presented for one or both of the course pairs described above, but the rationale for inclusion in the exhibition will differ. The artist essay will be sent to all examiners of art preparations.
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In addition to the honors requirements, the Art major’s senior exhibition is a comprehensive exam and is pass/fail.
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An honors minor in Art will present to the honors examiners one art preparation, which must be a combination of the Senior Capstone and another related course.
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An honors minor in art must fulfill the requirements for the course major in art.
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During the spring semester of senior year, an honors minor in art will write a 2,500-word artist essay to be sent to the examiner, along with the relevant syllabi and images for the two-credit preparation.
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An honors minor in Art thesis show is mandatory and will be held in the List Gallery based on dates/space availability.
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Art Courses

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Source. Swarthmore College, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.swarthmore.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=32&poid=2589. Captured page pages/0003.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.