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Courses & Requirements

The Associate in Arts: General Studies: Art degree is designed to provide students who have an interest in the arts with a focus on a specific area of the arts, as well as allow more flexibility to those who would like to explore and experience the breadth of the arts. This degree will also prepare those who wish to continue their educational goals, by pursuing an appropriate Bachelor degree, with the foundation needed to be successful. A minimum of 67 credits is required to graduate with the Associate in Arts degree.

Associate in Arts: General Studies: Art Courses & Requirements

Requirements
Courses Credits Comments
ART108 Three Dimensional Foundations 4
ART109 Two Dimensional Foundations 4
ART111 Drawing I 4
ART235 Portfolio for Art 1 Prerequisites
ENG101 English Composition I 3
ENG102 English Composition II 3 Prerequisites
Electives:
Courses Credit Comments
Behavioral Science Electives 3 ANT101 or PSY101
History Electives 6 HIS111 and HIS112
or
HIS121 and HIS122
Literature Elective 3 Recommended: LIT212 or LIT202
Math Elective 3 MAT111 or higher
Science Electives 8 Must be a lab science
Program Electives 25 ART104 OR higher ART courses
Focus Recommendations Courses
Fine Arts focus ART104, ART105, ART112, ART121, ART214, ART231
Multimedia focus ART250, ART141, ART151, ART152
Photography focus ART121 OR ART 130, ART122, ART141, ART 152, ART222
Visual Communications focus ART112, ART140, ART141, ART142, ART143, ART220