Art History vs Art Appreciation: which credit does each count as?

Usually not. Colleges file art history with the arts and humanities: UT Austin lists ARH 302 and 303 under “Visual and Performing Arts, Texas Core Code 050”, while its “United States History, Texas Core Code 060” is met with history courses such as HIS 315K. NCCRS recommends Art History 1 and 2 for “3 semester hours in Art History, Studio Art, design programs or as a general elective”. Ask your registrar before counting either as history.

At most colleges, yes: a fine arts course within the arts and humanities. Illinois says its ARTH 110 “satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Humanities - Lit & Arts”, and the University of Washington describes arts and humanities courses as ones that “focus on the history, interpretation, criticism and practice of the arts (e.g., art history, comparative literature, dance, English, music, speech and literature)”.

No. Texas describes Art Appreciation as “A general introduction to the visual arts designed to create an appreciation of the vocabulary, media, techniques, and purposes of the creative process”, and Art History I as “A chronological analysis of the historical and cultural contexts of the visual arts from prehistoric times to the 14th century”. Oregon State's version, ART 101 Introduction to the Visual Arts, counts toward “Core Ed - Art & Humanities General”. If your degree names Art Appreciation, ask whether an art history survey can stand in.

Art History 1: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in Art History among other subjects. Art History 2: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in Art History among other subjects.

Art History 2 is longer by its syllabus. Art History 1: 15 chapters and 45 instructional hours. Art History 2: 15 chapters and 54 instructional hours. Both are self-paced, so you finish as fast or as slow as you want.

No prerequisites are listed for Art History 1 and Art History 2, so the order is up to you and your program.

The format is the same in both: a final of 100 multiple-choice questions that counts for 25% of the grade.

Art History 1: Kleiner, Fred S. Gardner's Art Through the Ages: A Global History. 16th ed., Cengage, 2020 (optional), with other references. Art History 2: Stokstad, Marilyn, and Michael W. Cothren. Art History, Volume 2. 6th ed., Pearson, 2018, with other references.

No: neither is on the ACE list. Art History 1 has an NCCRS recommendation for 3 semester hours in Art History; Art History 2 has an NCCRS recommendation for 3 semester hours in Art History. Not being on the ACE list never means not recommended for credit.

Principles of Philosophy. In the “Art and ideas” order on the History, humanities and languages courses page, it follows Art History 2. Your program may set its own order.

Yes, online: under light proctoring (no camera) if you already have 70% before it, otherwise under full proctoring. The quizzes and the assignment are open-book; the Art History 1 final is not.

A pass is 70 or more. The grading scale on your UPI Study transcript shows how 70 maps to a letter grade; for most colleges it is a C.

ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities. Both are NCCRS only, with no ACE recommendation: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours each in the lower division category. Search your school in Find My College and ask your registrar which requirement each would meet. For the registrar: Art History 1's NCCRS recommendation lists Art History and Art History 2's NCCRS recommendation lists Art History.