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Pre-Art, A.A. (General Transfer)


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Academic Program Code:  201

This program is designed for art majors seeking to transfer to a liberal arts B.A., or professional B.F.A. program.  A variety of technical and conceptual skills needed by artists of today are emphasized.  Students can select course choices that will enable them to accomplish their goals.

General Education Courses


Select a minimum of 30 credit hours of course work from the General Education course list.  Course work must be selected as directed in the areas below.

English Composition and Communications


Humanities


Select one (1) Humanities General Education Elective from a discipline other than AT.

Social Sciences


Select two (2) Social Sciences General Education Electives from two (2) different subject areas.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics


Natural Sciences


Select two (2) Natural Sciences General Education courses from two (2) different subject areas; one (1) must be a lab.

Mathematics


Select one (1) Mathematics General Education Elective.

General Education Total Credit Hours


30 (minimum)

Program Courses


Program Elective Courses


Select a minimum of nine (9) elective credit hours from outside of the Visual Arts area.

Total Credit Hours


60

Essential Abilities/Technical Standards


1. Essential judgment skills to include: ability to identify, assess, and comprehend visual and conceptual situations for the purpose of problem solving around themes, subjects and technical/process challenges to elicit appropriate conclusions and/or course of actions. Critical and creative thinking are expected cornerstones of all work assigned in this program.

2. Essential physical/neurological functions to include: ability to use the senses of seeing, hearing, and touch to make correct judgments regarding  visual and conceptual situations (which could include still-life and model arrangements) and meet  required physical expectations to perform interventions for the purpose of demonstrating competence to safely engage in the processes of this program. Behaviors that demonstrate essential neurological and physical functions include, but are not limited to observation, listening, understanding relationships, writing, and psychomotor abilities consistent with course and program expectations. In addition, students should possess the following abilities:

  1. Ability to see still-life, life-model, and other subjects from a minimum of 8 feet distance.
  2. Ability to see color
  3. Ability to measure visually using a sighting stick.
  4. Ability to stand for 30 minutes or more while working on some processes.

3. Essential communication skills to include: ability to communicate effectively with fellow students, faculty, and all members of the Visual Arts programs. Skills include verbal, written, and nonverbal abilities as well as information technology skills consistent with effective communication.

Written and verbal critiques are expected and essential to success in this program.

4. Essential emotional coping skills: ability to demonstrate the mental health necessary to safely engage in the processes of this program as determined by professional standards of practice.

This program requires students to critically evaluate own artworks, and those of others, to enhance the learning process.  Students are expected to cope with critique and apply the learning from it to the completion of artworks.

5. Essential intellectual/conceptual skills to include: ability to measure, calculate, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate to engage competently in the processes of this program. Students should exhibit the following abilities:

  1. Ability to measure with sighting stick
  2. Ability to calculate proportions
  3. Ability to work with perspective principles/calculations
  4. Ability to synthesize multiple concepts and visuals within artworks
  5. Ability to visualize, imagine, and synthesize ideas into artworks
  6. Ability to analyze connections, correlations, spatial considerations, etc… and their effects on conceptual aspects of artworks
  7. Ability to analyze concepts, readings, and research relevant to visual arts

6. Other essential behavioral attributes: ability to engage in activities consistent with safe program practices without demonstrated behaviors of addiction to, abuse of, or dependence on alcohol or other drugs that may impair behavior or judgment. The student must demonstrate responsibility and accountability for actions as a student in the Visual Arts Department and as a developing professional in the visual arts, consistent with accepted standards of practice.

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