Academic Catalogs

Art, Associate of Arts Degree

Banner Code: 3_AA_ART

Control Number: 18049

Financial Aid Eligible


This major encourages the development of technical skills, art appreciation, and personal creative vision. Art majors begin with a series of foundation courses that are designed to develop students’ understanding and application of visual language across a range of media. This major will equip students with a variety of skills and visual strategies that they will be able to apply in meaningful contexts. Through study of arts, students learn how to find creative solutions to problems and how to express their individuality.

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  1. Interpret the ideas being communicated by analyzing the visual elements and principles of design.
  2. Solve visual problems involving craftsmanship by using the creative process.
  3. Recognize, distinguish, and correlate the basic elements of form and utilize it to make original art.

Review Graduation Requirements and General Education

Course Title Units
Required Core
Complete the following:
ART C100Survey of Art: Prehistory through Late Gothic3
or ART C101 Survey of Art: Renaissance to Contemporary
or ART C105 Introduction to Art
ART C110Color and Design: 2-D3
ART C120Drawing 13
ART C121Life Drawing 13
ART C122Painting 13
ART C111Color and Design - 3-D3
or ART C150 Ceramics 1
Units Required for Major18
Local General Education, CSU General Education, or IGETC patternVaries
Electives to satisfy unit requirementVaries
Total Units60