MINOR
Fine Arts
The Fine Arts minor gives you a broad foundation in visual and performing arts, including art, music, and theatre. You’ll start with core survey courses before choosing electives that reflect your interests and help expand your creative expression.
Dig Deeper Into the program
Explore foundational and elective courses in art, music, and theatre that build creative skills, cultural understanding, and artistic confidence across media and performance.
What is a minor?
- A minor is a focused set of courses that complements your major and helps you build additional skills aligned with your interests and career goals.
Program Format
- On campus and online
- Select classes available online to provide added flexibility for students
Credit Hours
- Total credits required: 18
Explore your creativity while building a foundation in the visual and performing arts. The Fine Arts minor allows you to develop skills across disciplines and express ideas through multiple artistic forms.
- A flexible complement to any major
- Courses in visual art, music, theater and creative expression
- Opportunities to explore multiple artistic disciplines
- Focus on creativity, technique and self-expression
- Hands-on projects and performance or exhibition experiences
- Enrollment in a degree program at College of Saint Mary
- Declaration of the minor through an advisor
- Good academic standing
- Completion of any necessary pre-requisites
- Applications open July 1 for the upcoming academic year. CSM follows a rolling admission process, reviewing applications as they are received. We encourage students to apply early for priority consideration for scholarships, housing, and financial aid.
Tuition & Aid
Investing in your education is a big decision, and you do not have to navigate it alone. Every admitted full-time undergraduate student is guaranteed a merit scholarship, and CSM offers additional aid and personalized guidance to make your degree attainable. Our team will walk you through your options so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.
Your Roadmap to Admission
From application to enrollment, we guide you through each step with clarity and personal support so you can focus on what matters most and take the next step toward your future.
Why Choose This Minor?
Strengthen Creative Versatility
Expand your artistic talents and confidence across visual and performance arts.
Explore Multiple Art Forms
Take courses in art, music, and theatre to broaden your creative experience.
Complement Any Major
Adding fine arts enriches communication, cultural awareness, and problem-solving in any field.
Express Yourself Creatively
This minor encourages imaginative thinking, personal voice, and expressive confidence.
Career Opportunities
- Arts or culture program assistant
- Gallery or museum support roles
- Theatre or performance coordinator
- Arts education support or workshop facilitator
- Communications or creative team assistant
Accreditation
The Assurance of Accreditation
The assurance of regional accreditation means that our degrees have been evaluated for their outcomes — including how well they prepare you to meet the needs of your employers, yourself and our global society. College of Saint Mary is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission.
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