Art A.F.A.
A1020A
The Associate in Fine Arts degree shall be granted for planned programs of study consisting of a minimum of 64 and a maximum of 65 semester hours of approved college transfer courses. (Ref. 23 NCAC 2E.0204) Within the degree program, the institution shall include opportunities for the achievement of competence in reading, writing, oral communication, fundamental mathematical skills, and the basic use of computers.
Courses are approved for transfer through the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement. Community college graduates who have earned 64 semester hours of academic credit in approved transfer courses with a grade of "C" or better in each course and an overall GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale will receive at least 64 semester hours of academic credit upon admission to a university.
Courses may also transfer through bilateral agreements between institutions. Courses offered through bilateral agreements may not transfer to all receiving institutions.
General Education: 28 SHC
Required Courses
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
English Composition
Select 3 SHC from the following courses
| ENG 112 | Writing/Research in the Disc | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ENG 113 | Literature-Based Research | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ENG 114 | Prof Research & Reporting | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Humanities/Communications
Select 3 SHC from the following courses
| COM 110 | Introduction to Communication | 3 | FA, SP |
| COM 120 | Intro Interpersonal Com | 3 | |
| COM 140 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication | 3 | |
| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
Humanities/Literature
Select 3 SHC from the following courses
| ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 241 | British Literature I | 3 | FA, SU |
| ENG 242 | British Literature II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ENG 251 | Western World Literature I | 3 | FA |
| ENG 252 | Western World Literature II | 3 | SP |
Social/Behavioral Science
Select 6 SHC from two different prefixes that are not HIS from the following
| ANT 210 | General Anthropology | 3 | |
| ANT 220 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 | |
| ANT 240 | Archaeology | 3 | |
| ECO 151 | Survey of Economics | 3 | FA, SP |
| ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | FA, SU |
| ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | SP, SU |
| GEO 111 | World Regional Geography | 3 | |
| GEO 112 | Cultural Geography | 3 | |
| HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| HIS 131 | American History I | 3 | FA |
| HIS 132 | American History II | 3 | SP |
| POL 120 | American Government | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| POL 210 | Comparative Government | 3 | |
| POL 220 | International Relations | 3 | |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PSY 239 | Psychology of Personality | 3 | |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| PSY 281 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| SOC 213 | Sociology of the Family | 3 | FA, SP |
| SOC 220 | Social Problems | 3 | SP |
| SOC 225 | Social Diversity | 3 | |
Social Science/History
Select 3 SHC from the following courses
Natural Science
Select 4 SHC from the following.
| AST 151 | General Astronomy I | 3 | FA |
| AST 151A | General Astronomy I Lab | 1 | FA |
| AST 152 | General Astronomy II | 3 | SP |
| AST 152A | General Astronomy II Lab | 1 | SP |
| BIO 110 | Principles of Biology | 4 | |
| BIO 111 | General Biology I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| BIO 112 | General Biology II | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| BIO 120 | Introductory Botany | 4 | |
| BIO 130 | Introductory Zoology | 4 | |
| BIO 140 | Environmental Biology | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| BIO 140A | Environmental Biology Lab | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
| CHM 131 | Introduction to Chemistry | 3 | FA, SP |
| CHM 131A | Introduction to Chemistry Lab | 1 | FA, SP, SU |
| CHM 132 | Organic and Biochemistry | 4 | SP |
| CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 4 | FA, SP |
| CHM 152 | General Chemistry II | 4 | SP, SU |
| GEL 120 | Physical Geology | 4 | SP, SU |
| PHY 110 | Conceptual Physics | 3 | SU |
| PHY 110A | Conceptual Physics Lab | 1 | SU |
| PHY 151 | College Physics I | 4 | FA |
Mathematics
Select 3-4 SHC from the following courses
| MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 | FA, SP, SU |
| MAT 171 | Precalculus Algebra | 4 | |
Other Required Hours: 37 SHC
Required Courses
Drawing Elective
Select 3 SHC from the following courses
ART 135: If two dimensional studio course, with the exception of
ART 131 Drawing I, is to transfer as a pre-major course, the receiving institution must require completion of
ART 121 Design I as a prerequisite.
Art Elective
Select 18 SHC from the following courses
| ART 116 | Survey of American Art | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 117 | Non-Western Art History | 3 | |
| ART 171 | Computer Art I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 222 | Wood Design I | 3 | |
| ART 231 | Printmaking I | 3 | |
| ART 232 | Printmaking II | 3 | |
| ART 235 | Figure Drawing II | 3 | SP |
| ART 240 | Painting I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 241 | Painting II | 3 | SP |
| ART 244 | Watercolor | 3 | SU |
| ART 261 | Photography I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 262 | Photography II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 264 | Digital Photography I | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 265 | Digital Photography II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 266 | Videography I | 3 | FA |
| ART 267 | Videography II | 3 | |
| ART 271 | Computer Art II | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 281 | Sculpture I | 3 | SP |
| ART 282 | Sculpture II | 3 | FA, SP |
| ART 283 | Ceramics I | 3 | FA, SP, SU |
| ART 284 | Ceramics II | 3 | FA, SP |
ART 171: will also fulfill 3 hours of ART electives.
ART 171, ART 222, ART 231, ART 240, ART 261, ART 264: If a two dimensional studio course, with the exception of ART 131 Drawing I, is to transfer as a pre-major course, the receiving institution must require completion of ART 121 Design I as a prerequisite.
ART 281, ART 283: If a three dimensional studio course is to transfer as a pre-major course, the receiving institution must require completion of ART 122 Design II as a prerequisite.
Total Credit Hours: 65-66