Associate in Fine Arts: Visual Arts

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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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Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)

Course Number     Course Title                                                               Credit Hours

English Composition (6 semester hours required)                                 

        ENG 111                                            Writing and Inquiry                             3

        ENG 112                Writing/Research in the Disciplines                             3

Humanities/Fine Arts (3 hours from required ART 111)

        ART 111                                                  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 231                                         American Literature I                             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

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

Natural Sciences (4 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

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)

Additional Universal General Education Transfer Courses: ART

        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)

Additional (3 hours required)

        ART 132                                                             Drawing II                             3

Choose from any course listed above or from the following courses:

        ART 135                                                 Figure Drawing I                             3

        ART 235                                                Figure Drawing II                             3

        ART 240                                                               Painting I                             3

        ART 241                                                             Painting II                             3

        ART 244                                                            Watercolor                             3

        ASL 111                                 American Sign Language I                             3

        ASL 112                               American Sign Language II                             3

        CIS 110                                                Intro to Computers                             3

        COM 110                                    Intro to Communication                             3

        DRA 111                                          Theatre Appreciation                             3

        ENG 114              Professional Research and Reporting                             3

        ENG 125                                               Creative Writing I                             3

        ENG 126                                              Creative Writing II                             3

        ENG 134                                         Introduction to Poetry                             3

        ENG 273                             African American Literature                             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                                        North Carolina History                             3

        HUM 115                                                Critical Thinking                             3

        HUM 122                                                Southern Culture                             3

        HUM 130                                                  Myth in Culture                             3

        HUM 150                             American Women’s Studies                             3

        HUM 160                                           Introduction to Film                             3

        HUM 230                                  Leadership Development                             3

        MAT 172                                 Precalculus Trigonometry                             4

        MUS 131                                                                Chorus I                             1

        MUS 132                                                               Chorus II                             1

        MUS 231                                                             Chorus III                             1

        MUS 232                                                             Chorus IV                             1

        PED 110                                            Fit and Well for Life                             2

        PED 113                                                              Aerobics I                             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                             1

        REL 110                                                   World Religions                             3

        REL 211                                                       Old Testament                             3

        REL 212                                                     New Testament                             3

        SOC 213                                      Sociology of the Family                             3

        SOC 220                                                    Social Problems                             3

        SOC 242                                        Sociology of Deviance                             3

        SPA 111                                           Elementary Spanish I                             3

        SPA 112                                         Elementary Spanish II                             3

        SPA 141                       Spanish Culture and Civilization                             3

        SPA 181                                                        Spanish Lab I                             1

        SPA 182                                                       Spanish Lab II                             1

        SPA 211                                         Intermediate Spanish I                             3

        SPA 212                                       Intermediate Spanish II                             3

        SPA 221                                          Spanish Conversation                             3

        SPA 231                   Spanish Reading and Composition                             3

                       Total Additional Hours Required                              18-20

Academic Transition–ACA 122 College Transfer Success (Required)         1

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

 

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