Minors and Certificates

Not everyone who likes making art and studying art history is able to major in it, we get that. For non-majors wanting to pursue your creative and artistic goals along with your major of study, the USF School of Art & Art History offers minors and undergraduate certificate programs. Majors are given priority registration. Courses are subject to availability for students pursuing a minor or certificate.

Minors

A minor in the arts strengthens your critical thinking and visual communication skills, enhancing your ability to solve problems creatively. Students seeking the Minor in Studio Art or the Minor in Art History must meet with the undergraduate advisor Tracy Mack to complete a declaration form. Please schedule an advising appointment via Archivum

Undergraduate Certificates

Students have the opportunity to explore the broad interdisciplinary scope of the arts through our certificate programs. Open to all majors, these certificates are a result of collaborations with other departments at the University of South Florida. They demonstrate the far-reaching utilization of the arts, as well as how the arts and various fields – from mass communications to engineering – can mutually enrich one another.

Undergraduate degree-seeking students may pursue the certificate. It is designed to provide students with specialized knowledge that is less extensive than, and different from, a degree program. As an alternative to a minor, certificates focus more on the way our disciplines are related to one another, and they are more concentrated in the number of required credits for completion.

There is no deadline to enroll in a certificate program. Once you have completed the required courses and applied for graduation, you MUST notify Art and Art History Advising to approve completion of your certificate in order for it to be included on your permanent USF transcript. You will also receive a physical Certificate of Completion.