Associate in Fine Arts: Visual Arts

Program Overview

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Associate in Fine Arts: Visual Arts

In order to complete the Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts degree at Alamance Community College, students must earn 60 hours of college credit in the categories listed in the table. All students must complete at least 25-26 credit hours from the Universal General Education Transfer Component list of courses. As part of their degree, students are required to complete one Academic Transitions course, 15 credit hours of Art and 18-20 credit of courses classified as pre-major, elective, general education, or UGETC within the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.


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In order to complete the Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts degree at Alamance Community College, students must earn 60 hours of college credit in the categories listed in the table.

All students must complete at least 25-26 credit hours from the Universal General Education Transfer Component list of courses.

As part of their degree, students are required to complete
 - One Academic Transitions course
 - 15 credit hours of Art
 - 18-20 credit of courses classified as pre-major, elective, general education, or UGETC within
    the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.


Curriculum Plans

Course# Course Name Credit Hours
English Composition (6 semester hours required)
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry 3
ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines 3

 

Course# Course Name Credit Hours
Humanities/Fine Arts (3 hours from required ART 111)
ART 111 (REQUIRED) Art Appreciation 3
Take 3 semester hours from the following courses
COM 120 Interpersonal Communication 3
COM 231 Public Speaking 3
DRA 111 Theater Appreciation 3
ENG 232 American Literature II 3
ENG 241 British Literature I 3
ENG 242 British Literature II 3
MUS 110  Music Appreciation   3
MUS 112 Introduction to Jazz 3
PHI 215  Philosophical Issues   3
PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics 3

 

Course# Course Name Credit Hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences
(6 semester hours required from 2 subject areas)
ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
HIS 111 World Civilizations I 3
HIS 112 World Civilizations II 3
HIS 131 American History I 3
HIS 132 American History II 3
POL 120 American Government 3
PSY 150  General Psychology   3
SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology 3

 

Course# Course Name Credit Hours
Natural Sciences
(12 semester hours required)
BIO 110 Principles of Biology 4
BIO 111 General Biology I 4
CHM 151 General Chemistry 4
GEL 111 Geology 4
PHY 110/110A Conceptual Physics and Lab 4

 

Course# Course Name Credit Hours
Mathematics
(3-4 semesters hours required)
MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy 3
MAT 152 Statistical Methods I 4
MAT 171 Pre-calculus Algebra 4
MAT 271 Calculus I 4

 

Total Universal General Education Transfer Component 25-26

 


 

General Education: Visual Arts Requirements

(15 semester hours required)

Course# Course Name Credit Hours
ART - Additional Universal General Education Transfer Courses
ART 114 Art History I 3
ART 115 Art History II 3
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED
ART 121 Two-Dimensional Design 3
ART 122 Three-Dimensional Design 3
ART 131 Drawing I 3
Total Visual Arts Requirements 15

 


 

Additional General Education, Pre-Major, Electives or
UGETC (18-20 semester hours required)

Course# Course Name Credit Hours
ART (3 HOURS REQUIRED)
ART 132 Drawing II 3
ART 235 Figure Drawing II 3
ART 240 Painting I  
ART 241    
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 


 

Required Music Elective

Course# Course Name Credit Hours
(3 Hours Required)
MUS 111 Fundamentals of Music 3

 


 

Choose from any course listed above or from the following courses (9-12 semester hours)

Course# Course Name Credit Hours
(9-12 semester hours)
ART 111 Art Appreciation 3
ART 114 Art History I 3
ART 115 Art History II 3
 ASL 111 American Sign Language I
 ASL 112 American Sign Language II 3
COM 120 Interpersonal Communication   3
COM 231 Public Speaking 3
ENG 113 Literature-Based Research 3
ENG 113 Literature-Based Research 3
ENG 114 Professional Research and Reporting
ENG 125 Creative Writing I 3
ENG 126 Creative Writing II 3
ENG 134 Introduction to Poetry 3
ENG 231 American Literature I 3
ENG 232 American Literature II 3
ENG 241 British Literature I 3
ENG 242 British Literature II 3
ENG 273 African American Literature 3
DRA 111 Theater Appreciation 3
HEA 110 Personal Health and Wellness  3
HIS 211 Ancient History 3
HIS 212 Medieval History 3
HIS 221 African American History 3
HIS 236 Humanities I 3
HUM 212 Humanities II 3
HUM 115 Critical Thinking
HUM 230 Leadership Development 3
MUS-182 Show Choir II 4
MUS 261 Applied Music III 2
MUS 262 Applied Music IV  2
PED 110 Fit and Well for Life 2
PED 113 Aerobics 1
PED 120 Walking for Fitness 1
PED 122 Yoga I 1
PED 123 Yoga II 1
PED 142 Lifetime Sports 1
PED 232 Aikido 1
PED 240  Advanced PE Skills
  PHI 215 Philosophical Issues  3
PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics 3
SOC 242 Sociology of Deviance 3
SPA 112 Elementary Spanish II 3
SPA 141 Spanish Culture and Civilization 3
SPA 221 Spanish Conversation 3
SPA 231 Spanish Reading and Composition 3
Total Additional Hours Required 15

 

 


 

Academic Transition

Course# Course Name Credit Hours
(Required)
ACA 122 College Transfer Success 1

 


 

Total Hours Needed for Associate in Fine Arts–Music 60-61

 

 

Careers

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