Department of Art, 185 Kadema Hall
California State University, Sacramento
Art Department website: www.asn.csus.edu/art
University website: www.csus.edu
Outreach, Admissions and Records website: http://webapps1.csus.edu/admr/content/default.asp
Graduation application and instructions (Bachelor’s
Degree Application): http://webapps1.csus.edu/admr/content/evaluation/graduation_application.asp FAQ
Articulation agreements between universities: http://www.assist.org
Art Department Advisor
Each student who declares a major in Art is assigned a
faculty advisor approximately one month into the semester. All
advisors are full-time members of the Art faculty. If a
student wishes a different advisor, (s)he should submit
a request through the Art Department office (278-6166). Students
planning to obtain a teaching credential in Art should
make an appointment with the Art Department Credential
Advisor, Professor Anna Wagner-Ott (278-6443; awagner-ott@csus.edu).
Planning the Major
Students are urged to make an appointment with an Art
Department faculty advisor as soon as possible. They
are required to meet with their faculty advisor at
least twice: once to review their progress toward completion
of the Art major, and next to get approval for the
BA Degree Application. To prepare for the first
meeting, students should collect transcripts recording
any college-level art courses taken elsewhere than
Sacramento State and review the list of requirements
for the Art major that apply for their catalogue year. Information
about transfer agreements between state universities
and community colleges in California can be found on
the web (www.assist.org). Students
wishing to transfer art courses not listed on the website
or taken at institutions with which there are no articulation
agreements should provide documentation of the contents
and requirements of the courses (catalogue description,
syllabi, etc.) In some cases, a portfolio
of work done in the other college’s art classes
also may be required to determine their equivalency
to the Sacramento State classes.
Meeting the Faculty Advisor
During the first meeting, the Art faculty advisor will
review the student’s transcripts and prepare
an “Art Major Advising Sheet” listing all
Sacramento State Art classes and any transfer classes
from other institutions (there are three versions:
Art Education, Art History, and Art Studio). A “Major
Advising Record” with a summary of the student’s
progress in the major also may be compiled at this
time. This form, kept in the Art Department office,
must be completed by a certain deadline or a hold will
be placed on the student’s academic records (the
deadline is stated in a letter sent to each student).
Preparing for Graduation
One year prior to graduation (November 1 for
the Fall; May 1 for the Spring), each
Art major should obtain a Bachelor’s Degree Application
Form from the Outreach, Admissions and Records website. Using
the “Art Major Advising Sheet” as a guide,
(s)he will compile a list of all Art classes that are
being applied towards the major, whether taken at Sacramento
State or elsewhere, and whether completed (with final
grade), in progress, or yet to be taken. This draft
should be reviewed with the Art faculty advisor. If
all of the information is correct, the advisor will sign
the form (the Department chair’s signature also
may be required). After having the form copied in the
Art office, the student will take it to the Student Service
Center in Lassen Hall and pay the fee ($43.00).
Art Department Advisor
Each CSUS student who declares a major in art is automatically
assigned a faculty advisor approximately one month
into the semester. If the student wishes a different
advisor, (s)he should submit a request to the Advising
Coordinator through the Art Department office (278-6166).
Students planning to obtain a teaching credential in
art should make an appointment with the Art Department
Credential Advisor, Professor Anna Wagner-Ott (278-6443).
Planning the Major
Students are urged to make an appointment with their
faculty advisor as soon as possible. They can prepare
for the first meeting by collecting transcripts of
any college-level art courses taken elsewhere than
CSUS and reading the list of requirements for the art
major that apply for their catalogue year. Information
about transfer agreements between CSUS, other state
universities, and community colleges in California
can be found on the web (www.assist.org).
Students wishing to transfer art courses that are not
listed on the website or were taken at other institutions
where there are no articulation agreements should have
full documentation of the contents and requirements
of the courses (catalogue description, syllabi, etc.)
In some cases, a portfolio of work accomplished in
the other college’s art classes also may be required.