General Policies for Area Distribution Plans

An area distribution plan may include:

  1. Prerequisites to a concentration elected outside the department of concentration

  2. Courses elected pass/fail, credit/no credit, or by any other non-graded pattern

  3. Courses elected to satisfy one of two concentration plans by students who elect a double concentration (see "Double Concentration" below in this chapter).

  4. Transfer credit from other schools and colleges of the University of Michigan and from other academic institutions

  5. A course elected outside the department of concentration or concentration requirements used to meet the Upper-Level Writing Requirement, the Race & Ethnicity Requirement, or the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement

  6. Courses in Non-LS&A Units offering courses with Creative Expression designation (Credits are counted as Non-LS&A ):

Art and Design (ARTDES)

100. Drawing Studio I: Line
110. Digital Studio I: Image
120. Tools, Materials, and Processes I: Paint
121. Tools, Materials, and Processes II: Clay
122. Tools, Materials, and Processes III: Photo
123. Tools, Materials, and Processes IV: Wood
200. Drawing Studio II: Shaping Vision Through Analysis & Idea
210. Digital Studio II: 3-D & Time
200. Tools, Materials & Processes V: Print
221. Tools, Materials & Processes VI: Fibers
222. Tools, Materials & Processes VII: Video
223. Tools, Materials & Processes VIII: Metal

Architecture (ARCH)

201. Basic Drawing

202. Graphic Communication

218. Visual Studies

Performance — Piano (PIANO)

110. Performance

111. Performance

Dance (DANCE)

101. Introduction to Modern Dance

102. Introduction to Modern Dance

111. Introduction to Ballet

112. Introduction to Ballet

121. Introduction to Jazz Dance

122. Introduction to Jazz Dance

241. Congolese Dance

Ensemble (ENS):

All Courses 100-399

Courses (100-399) in Music Performance SUBJECTS other than Piano Performance, may also be used for Creative Expression, but enrollment is restricted to students of advanced ability.

An area distribution plan may not include:

  1. Any course from the department of concentration
  2. Required cognates in a concentration plan
  3. Courses at the 400-level and above.
  4. Experiential courses, Independent Study, and University (UC) mini-courses
  5. Advanced Placement credits.