Studio Arts - Associate in Arts for Transfer
Fall 2022
Catalog Description
The Associate in Arts in Studio Arts for Transfer is designed for the student artist interested in transferring to a four year Studio Art program at a CSU campus. Courses are offered in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, art history and digital technology. The degree provides a solid basis for continuing work in upper division and graduate school and art-related fields such as Ceramist, Commercial Artist, Designer, Exhibition Designer, Art Critic/Writer, Art Director, Art Historian, and teaching art. To earn an Associate in Arts for Transfer in Studio Arts, a student must: Complete 60 semester units that are transferable to the California State University, to include: The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC for CSU) or the California State University General Education Breadth requirements, courses required for the major with grades of “C” (or "P"), and earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
TOP Code 1001.00 - Fine Arts, General
CIP Code 50.0101 - Visual and Performing Arts, General.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of the program the student should be able to:
- Gain functional competence with principles of visual organization, including the ability to work with visual elements in two and three dimensions; color theory and its applications; and drawing.
- Present work that demonstrates perceptual acuity, conceptual understanding, and technical facility at a professional entry level in their chosen field(s).
- Become familiar with the historical achievements, current major issues, processes, and directions of their field(s).
Required Core (12 units)
0.0
ART 2A
Introduction to Drawing (Active)
3.0
ART 23
2-D Foundations (Active)
3.0
ART 24
3-D Foundations (Active)
3.0
ARTH 5
Art History - Renaissance to Modern-Day (Active)
3.0
List A: Art History Electives (3 units):
0.0
ARTH 4
Art History-Ancient to Gothic (Active)
3.0
ARTH 6
Art History - Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Art (Active)
3.0
ARTH 8
Art History - A Global Perspective (Active)
3.0
List B: Studio courses (9 units)
0.0
ART 2B
Drawing and Composition (Active)
3.0
ART 3A
Figure and Composition I (Active)
3.0
ART 3B
Figure and Composition II (Active)
3.0
ART 25
Color Theory (Active)
3.0
ART 7A
Introduction to Watercolor Painting (Active)
3.0
ART 7B
Intermediate Watercolor Painting (Active)
3.0
ART 12A
Beginning Oil Painting (Active)
3.0
ART 12B
Intermediate Oil Painting (Active)
3.0
ART 13A
Acrylic Painting - Beginning I (Active)
3.0
ART 16A
Introduction to Ceramics I (Active)
3.0
ART 16B
Introduction to Ceramics II (Active)
3.0
ART 17A
Beginning Sculpture 1 (Active)
3.0
ART 18A
Wood and Stone Sculpture I (Active)
3.0
ART 20
All Media Sculpture (Active)
3.0
ART 61
Illustration (Active)
3.0
3.0
DIGM 1
Introduction to Digital Art (Active)
3.0
OR
DIGM 4A
Digital Illustration (Active)
3.0
DIGM 2
Introduction to Graphic Design (Active)
3.0
DIGM 5
Typography (Active)
3.0
DIGM 10A
Introduction to Animation (Active)
3.0
PHOT 1A
Digital Photography I (Active)
3.0
Required Units
60.0
Major
24.0
General education: CSU GE Breadth or IGETC for CSU
37.0-39.0
Double counting (courses common to major and GE)
3.0-6.0
Electives: as needed, minimum of 60 CSU transferable units
0.0-5.0
All of the following courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher: required major courses, IGETC, CSU GE Breadth Areas A2 and B4. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all CSU transfer courses is required.
Total: 60.0