The following degree plan is for the 2018-19 academic year. Current students should log into MyMICA or contact their Advisor for their personalized degree plan.
| First-Year Requirements | Course # | Credits |
| Forum 1 | FF 111 | 3.0 |
| Forum 2 | FF 112 | 3.0 |
| Color & Design | FF 120A or 120B | 3.0 |
| Forms & Space | FF 130A or 130B | 3.0 |
| Systems & Time | FF 140A or 140B | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Tradition & Innovation | FF 161 | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Contemporary Practices | FF 162 | 3.0 |
| First-Year Studio Elective | 3.0 | |
| Total credits for the First-Year requirements: | 24.0 | |
| Liberal Arts Requirements | Course # | Credits |
| Art Matters | AH 100 | 3.0 |
| Modernism and After | AH 201 | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 9.0 |
| Critical Inquiry | HMST 101 | 3.0 |
| Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (any level) | 3.0 | |
| Humanistic Studies/Literature Elective (300 or 400 level) | 3.0 | |
| Intellectual History I and II | -IH1 and -IH2 | 6.0 |
| Science/Math Requirement | NSCI | 3.0 |
| Theory Requirement | -TH | 3.0 |
| Academic Electives (or Writing Workshop, if required) | 6.0 | |
| Total credits for the Liberal Arts requirements: | 42.0 | |
| Painting Major Requirements | Course # | Credits |
| Life Drawing | DR 252 | 3.0 |
| Studio Drawing | DR 298 | 3.0 |
| Introduction to Painting | PT 201 | 3.0 |
| Color, Pigment, Surface | PT 202 | 3.0 |
| Painting: Personal Directions | PT 250 | 3.0 |
| Junior Independent Painting | PT 350 | 3.0 |
| Professional Practices for the Visual Artist | PD 455 | 3.0 |
| Senior Thesis I and II | FA 498 and 499 | 12.0 |
| Painting Electives | PT | 12.0 |
| Studio Electives | 9.0 | |
| Total credits for the Painting Major requirements: | 54.0 | |