Studio Arts (AA-T Degree A0395)
Arts Division
Degree A0395
The Associate of Arts in Studio Arts for Transfer is designed to facilitate successful transfer to baccalaureate art degree programs. This degree provides students with the lower division breadth and depth of the field of art. This degree exposes students to the core principles and practices in the field. Students will learn to visually express personal experience and thought with skill and clarity. Students will acquire fundamental visual experiences and concepts basic to many forms and fields of art, animation, and design.
To earn an Associate in Arts in Studio Arts for Transfer (AA-T) a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU that consist of the Cal-GETC pattern and a major of at least 18 units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.
Required Courses
| Course Prefix | Course Name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 12 | |
| History of Western Art: Renaissance Through Modern | ||
or AHIS 5H | History of Western Art: Renaissance Through Modern - Honors | |
| Drawing: Beginning | ||
| Design: Two-Dimensional | ||
| Design: Three-Dimensional | ||
| List A | 3 | |
| Choose one course from the following: | ||
| History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Gothic | ||
or AHIS 4H | History of Western Art: Prehistoric Through Gothic - Honors | |
| History of Modern Art | ||
or AHIS 6H | History of Modern Art - Honors | |
| History of Asian Art and Architecture | ||
| History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art | ||
or AHIS 11H | History of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art - Honors | |
| History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture | ||
or AHIS 12H | History of Precolumbian Art and Architecture - Honors | |
| List B | 9 | |
| Choose three courses (no more than one from any one of the six curricular areas): | ||
| Ceramics | ||
| Ceramics: Beginning I | ||
| Ceramics: Hand Construction | ||
| Color | ||
| Design: Color and Composition | ||
| Drawing | ||
| Drawing: Intermediate | ||
| Drawing: Life | ||
| Painting | ||
| Beginning Painting I | ||
| Printmaking | ||
| Introduction to Printmaking | ||
| Printmaking: Introduction to Lithography I | ||
| Scuplture | ||
| Sculpture: Beginning | ||
| Sculpture: Life | ||
| Total Units for Major | 24 | |
| General Education (Cal-GETC) Units 1 | 34 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Be prepared to transfer to the California State University system or other public and private colleges and universities to complete Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Studio Art, Fine Art, or Visual Art degrees.
- Be able to apply visual arts concepts that are basic to many forms and fields of art and design in visual, oral, and written communication.
- Be able to analyze historical, contemporary, peer, and personal visual artwork that range in modes of artistic expression.
Review Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this program.
