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 |
| Modern Craft: Western Ceramics | AH 363 | 3.0 |
| Art History Elective | AH | 6.0 |
| 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 | |
| Ceramics Major Requirements | Course # | Credits |
| Introduction to Ceramics: Hand Built Form | CE 200 | 3.0 |
| Introduction to Ceramics: Wheel Thrown Form | CE 201 | 3.0 |
| Introduction to Fiber, Introduction to Sculpture, or Introduction to Wood | FB 200, IS 200, or IS 202 | 3.0 |
| Complete 3.0 credits of the following: | ||
| Glaze Workshop | CE 206 | 1.5 |
| Kiln Workshop | CE 207 | 1.5 |
| Raw Materials Workshop | CE 208 | 1.5 |
| On the Surface | CE 333 | 3.0 |
| Cast Ceramics | CE 324 | 3.0 |
| Junior Seminar | SS 300 | 3.0 |
| Ceramics Thesis & Seminar I and II | CE 400 and 401 | 12.0 |
| Ceramics Studio Electives | CE | 9.0 |
| 3D Electives | CE, FB, or IS | 9.0 |
| Studio Electives | 6.0 | |
| Total credits for the Ceramics Major requirements: | 54.0 | |
If an integrated degree in Humanistic Studies, a minor in the Liberal Arts, or the MAT preparatory curriculum is chosen, the total credits would be 126.