Art Practice

Explore Your Major

• Meet with your major and college advisor to discuss your academic plans.

• Familiarize yourself with major and college requirements and view the How to Complete the Art Major checklist.

• Enroll in L&S 1 and an Arts & Humanities Gateway Course.

Connect and Build Community

• Get 1:1 mentoring with Berkeley Connect

• Find study groups, tutoring, and academic support at the Student Learning Center

Discover Your Passions

• Discover new interests in a Freshman Seminar or student-run DeCal course

• Visit the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarships

• Browse the Art Library Project and Art History library collections.

Engage Locally and Globally

• Attend the Calapalooza student activities fair and get involved with a student organization.

• Find service opportunities through the Public Service Center

• Explore study, internship, and research abroad options with Berkeley Study Abroad

Reflect and Plan Your Future

• Visit Berkeley Career Engagement and the Career Counseling Library

• Develop a plan for getting career ready.

• Sign up for Handshake and CareerMail

• Explore career resources on the Arts and Humanities website

Explore Your Major

• Apply to the major once you have completed (or are enrolled in) a lower division Art History course and two required lower division studio courses (including ART 8).

• Finish remaining lower division prerequisites

• Review major guidelines for study abroad.

Connect and Build Community

• Sign up for the Art Practice email list and start attending department events

• Get to know professors and graduate student instructors during their office hours.

• Explore art practice work spaces in the Anthropology and Art Practice Building and Wurster Hall.

Discover Your Passions

• Enroll in a Sophomore Seminar, Big Ideas Course or Discovery Course

• Assist faculty in their research through URAP

Engage Locally and Globally

• Contribute to a community organization with an American Cultures Engaged Scholarship course

• Go on a service-learning trip with the Alternative  Breaks Program

• Join CREATE and serve as an arts teacher to local schools and community organizations.

Reflect and Plan Your Future

• Discuss career options and goals with a Career Educator

• Explore career fields through the Career Connections Series or a winter externship

• Learn about graduate and professional school. See Step-by-Step for planning help.

• Think about doing an internship and attend an internship fair

Explore Your Major

• Focus on upper division requirements (six studio courses including ART 185 Senior Projects, one upper division Art History course, and ART 119 Global Perspectives). 

• Review your degree progress with your major and college advisor

• Ask the major advisor about the Art Practice Honors Studio

Connect and Build Community

• Attend the artist lecture series and hear from visiting artists. 

• Check out events and find scholarly resources at the Berkeley Center for New Media

Discover Your Passions

• Gain experience in art exhibitions, galleries, and libraries with the Art Practice Internship Program

• Curious about entrepreneurship? Enroll in HUM120: Entrepreneurship for All

• Complement your major with a certificate, course thread, or summer minor

Engage Locally and Globally

• Experience life at another UC or college on a visitor and exchange program

• Study and intern in Washington D.C. with UCDC or Cal in the Capital

• Consider a Berkeley Global Internship in the United States or abroad.

Reflect and Plan Your Future

• Conduct informational interviews

• Discuss post-graduate options with advisors and professors.

• Update your resume and LinkedIn profile.

• Attend career and graduate school fairs

Explore Your Major

• Enroll in the senior project studio course ART 185 , as well as ART 119 Global Perspectives (if not completed already).

• Do a degree check to ensure you are on track to graduate.

• Complete “bucket list” courses and remaining major, college, and campus requirements

Connect and Build Community

• Connect with alumni groups and build your network as you prepare to graduate.

Discover Your Passions

• Teach your own DeCal course

• Undertake an optional honors thesis or independent study.

• Keep pursuing your interests through a fellowship or gap year after graduation.

Engage Locally and Globally

• Hone your leadership skills with the Peter E. Haas Public Service Leaders program

• Explore service opportunities after graduation, such as Peace Corps, Teach for America, or U.S. Department of State

Reflect and Plan Your Future

• Utilize job board tools in your job search.

• Ask professors and graduate student instructors for recommendation letters.

• Attend Employer Info Sessions and On-Campus Recruiting

• Apply to jobs, graduate school, and other opportunities.