Program Overview
Plan of Study in Art
The Associate in Fine Arts degree in Visual Arts provides first- and second-year art and general education courses leading to the bachelor of art or the bachelor of fine arts degree. It is intended for students planning a career in such fields as commercial design (architecture, graphic, industrial, interior, fashion, film, theater support), fine art (painting, sculpture, printmaking, textiles, crafts) and a wide range of photography-related disciplines. Students enrolling in this curriculum are urged to meet with an academic advisor each semester to review course selections and transfer plans.
Additional Program Information
The Associate in Fine Arts – Art Degree is designed so that transfer students will fit in with the native students at the transfer school, taking the remainder of their studio courses (no more than two per semester) along with the remaining general education courses.
Completion of the Associate in Fine Arts degree does not fulfill the requirements of the IAI General Education Core. Students need to complete the general education requirements of the institution to which they transfer or take an additional social and behavioral science course to meet IAI general education requirements before transferring. However, the Associate in Fine Arts degree satisfies IAI studio requirements for a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Students in this program should expect to take additional general education courses as required by the transfer institution and may be required to submit a portfolio for transfer placement.
Use the Transfer Guide
Log on to MyCreditsTransfer at www.itransfer.org to see how your courses transfer to other colleges and universities. MyCreditsTransfer also offers program requirements and course equivalencies.
Program Requirements
Major courses
Choose three Art electives
In addition, a portfolio review is generally required by transfer institutions for studio courses in individual media.
Humanities
| HIST 1513 | Western Civilization to 1648 | 3 Credits |
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| HIST 1533 | Western Civilization 1648 to Present | 3 Credits |
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| Humanities course | 3 Credits |
Choose three
| ARTS 1613 | Survey of Art-Caves to Cathedrals | 3 Credits |
| ARTS 1623 | Survey of Art-Renaissance to Rococo | 3 Credits |
| ARTS 1633 | Survey of Art-1800 to Present | 3 Credits |
| ARTS 1643 | Non-Western Art | 3 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Communications
Laboratory Science
Two courses, with one from the life sciences and one from the physical sciences.
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Mathematics
Choose one
| MATH 1704 | Contemporary Mathematics | 4 Credits |
| MATH 1713 | Finite Mathematics | 3 Credits |
| MATH 1774 | Statistics | 4 Credits |
| MATH 1834 | Calculus for Business & Social Science | 4 Credits |
| MATH 2515 | Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 5 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3-5 |
Social and behavioral science
Two courses from different prefixes.
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Total Credit Hours: 65
Suggested Course Sequence
Fall semester
| ARTS 1503 | Basic Drawing | 3 Credits |
| ARTS 1513 | Two Dimensional Design | 3 Credits |
| ENGL 1613 | English I | 3 Credits |
| Humanities ARTS course | 3 Credits |
| Laboratory Science course | 4 Credits |
Spring semester
| ARTS 1603 | Drawing II | 3 Credits |
| ARTS 1813 | Three Dimensional Design | 3 Credits |
| ENGL 1623 | English II | 3 Credits |
| Humanities course | 3 Credits |
| Social and Behavioral Science course | 3 Credits |
Fall semester
| ARTS 2613 | Figure Drawing | 3 Credits |
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| HIST 1513 | Western Civilization to 1648 | 3 Credits |
| or | |
| HIST 1533 | Western Civilization 1648 to Present | 3 Credits |
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| Art elective | 3 Credits |
| Social and Behavioral Science course | 3 Credits |
| Mathematics course | 3 Credits |
| Humanities ARTS course | 3 Credits |
Spring semester
| SPCH 1553 | Introductory Speech | 3 Credits |
| Laboratory Science course | 4 Credits |
| Humanities ARTS course | 3 Credits |
| Art electives | 6 Credits |