Associate in Arts Degree

Required Courses		Units
Art 18	Critique and the Creative Process	3
Art 20	Beginning Drawing and Composition	3
Art 22	Intermediate Drawing & Composition	3
Art 27	Intermediate Figure Drawing and Composition	3
Art 50	Beginning Painting	3
Art 137	Beginning Figure Drawing and Composition	3
Art History for Electives—Select 3 units from the following:
Art 1	Introduction to Art History	3
Art 2	History of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages	3
Art 3	History of Western Art from Renaissance to Contemporary Art	3
Art 4	History of Modern Art (1800 to Present)	3
Art 13	History of Women in Art (19th & 20th Centuries)	3
Art 16	Introduction to Islamic Art	3
Art 182 or Human 182	Introduction to Visual Culture	3
Studio Art Electives—Select 6 units from the following:
Art 24	Special Projects: Drawing	2
Art 29	Special Projects: Figure nDrawing	2
Art 30	Beginning Figure Drawing: Anatomy	2
Art 31	Continuing Figure Drawing: Anatomy	2
Art 46	2D Visual Design	3
Art 47	3D Visual Design	3
Art 52	Intermediate Painting	3
Art 54	Special Projects: Painting	2
Art 119	Figure Painting in Context	3
Art 133A	Mural Design and Creation I	3
Art 133B	Mural Design and Creation II	4
Art 181	Artist as Citizen: Community – Based Art Practices	3
	*Major Requirements	27
	General Education and Electives	33
	Total	60

*For the Certificate of Achievement, students must complete the 30 units of required courses. For the Associate Degree, students must complete the 30 units of required courses plus 30 units of General Education requirements and elective courses.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the program will be
able to:

• Communicate and problem-solve in at leasttwo media.
• Write a visual analysis/critique of their own and others’ art based on both form and content, and their relations to a global context.
• Recall and summarize key movements in the history of art and contemporary art on a global scale and understand and articulate how this legacy influences their artwork.
• Assemble a portfolio of strong artwork which collectively demonstrates skill, understanding of techniques in a given medium, originality, thoughtfulness, and personal expression.

Recommended Course Sequence

You can use the following pattern to complete an Associate in Arts degree or a Certificate of Achievement in American Sign Language. This is only one possible pattern. If you wish to earn an associate degree or certificate, you must participate in the Student Success Program (Matriculation), which includes assessing academic skills and developing a Student Education Plan (SEP) with a Counselor. This plan will map your sequence of courses to help you complete your degree regardless of the semester you begin classes.

Course		Units
1st Semester/Fall
Art 20	Beginning Drawing & Composition	3
	Art History Elective	3
	General Education or Elective classes for AA	9
	Total	15
2nd Semester/Spring
ART 22	Continuing Drawing & Composition	3
ART 137	Beginning Figure Drawing & Composition	3
	General Education or Elective classes for AA	10
	Total	15
3rd Semester/Fall
Art 27	Intermediate Figure Drawing & Composition	3
Art 50	Beginning Painting	3
	Studio Art Elective	2
	General Education or Elective classes for AA	8
	Total	15
4th Semester/Spring
Art 18	Critique and the Creative Process	3
	Studio Art Elective	4
	General Education or Elective classes for AA	8
	Total	15