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Art Curriculum

The Associate of Arts, pre-major in Art Education, degree program is for students who are preparing for a teaching career.  This major provides students with their first two years of coursework in art foundations and general college requirements and prepares them for transfer to a university bachelor degree program.

Course Number Course Name Class Hours Lab Hours  Credit Hours
Fall Semester - First Year
ART 114* Art History Survey I 3 0 3
ART 121* Design I 0 6 3
ART 131* Drawing I 0 6 3
ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 3
  Social/Behavioral Science Course 3 0 3
  Total Hours 15
Spring Semester - First Year
ART 115 Art History Survey II 3 0 3
ART 122  Design II 0 6 3
ENG 112 Argument-Based Research 3 0 3
  Lab Science Course 3 3 4
  Social/Behavioral Science Course 3 0 3
  Total Hours 16
Fall Semester - Second Year
ART 116 Survey of American Art 3 0 3
ART Art Course 0 6 3
ART Art Course 0 2 1
MAT 161 & 161A College Algebra & Lab 3 2 3
ENG 131 Introduction to Literature 3 0 3
  Social/Behavioral Science Course 3 0 3
  Total Hours 16
Spring Semester - Second Year
ART 117 Non-Western Art History 3 0 3
ART Art Course 0 2 1
MAT Math Course & Lab 3 2 3
  Elective Course 0 6 3
  Lab Science Course 3 3 4
  Social/Behavioral Science Course 3 0 3
  Total Hours 17
Total Semester Hours Credit 64-65

*Required ART Courses (15 SHC): ART 114 Art History Survey I (3), ART 115 Art History Survey II (3), ART 121 Design I (3), ART 122 Design II (3), ART 131 Drawing I (3).

Electives: 11 additional hours of approved college transfer courses are required.  To satisfy this requirement, at least three of the following courses are recommended.

ART 132 Drawing II (3), ART 171 Computer Art I (3), ART 231 Printmaking I (3), ART 212 Gallery Assistantship I (1), ART 214 Portfolio and Resume (1), ART 240 Painting I (3), ART 247 Jewelry I (3), ART 261 Photography I (3), ART 281 Sculpture I (3), ART 283 Ceramics I (3)

Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.

 

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