Degrees & Certificates

Associate of Arts in Visual Arts

Students will gain a basic understanding of two-and/or threedimensional design and apply those principles to their own work. They will develop technical proficiency and an understanding of aesthetic principles basic to one or more media to prepare them to transfer to a four-year art program or further explore their medium of choice. Students seeking a bachelor of arts degree may want to take courses to meet the freshman art core (ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304, 1311, 1312, 1316, 1317), recommended by the Texas Association of Schools of Arts, as well as courses in painting, sculpture, ceramics, digital imaging and photography. Students should select a transfer university early in their program and seek the advice of an academic advisor, counselor, or art instructor about course selection and prerequisites for their program.
	Subject	Catalog#	Title	Credit Hours
First Semester
	ARTS	1303   1304	Art History I or Art History II	3
	ARTS	1311	Design I*	3
	ARTS	1316	Drawing I	3
	ENGL	1301	English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301   1302   2301	History of the United States to 1877 or History of the United States since 1877 or History of Texas	3
			Semester Total	15
Second Semester
	ARTS	1303   1304	Art History I or Art History II	3
	- - - -	- - - -	Humanities:  Other	3
	ARTS	1317	Drawing II	3
	ENGL	1302	English Composition II	3
	- - - -	- - - -	Natural Science	4
			Semester Total	16
Third Semester
	ARTS	- - - -	Art Elective	3
	- - - -	- - - -	Humanities:  Visual/Performing Arts	3
	GOVT	2301	American Government 1	3
	HIST	1301   1302   2301	History of the United States to 1877 or History of the United States since 1877 or History of Texas	3
	- - - -	- - - -	Communications:  Other	3
	- - - -	- - - -	Social/Behavioral Science:  Other	3
	KINE	- - - -	Health, Wellness, Kinesiology	1
			Semester Total	19
Fourth Semester
	GOVT	2302	American Government II	3
	- - - -	- - - -	Computer Literacy	3
	- - - -	- - - -	Natural Science	4
	MATH	- - - -	Mathematics	3
	ARTS	- - - -	Elective	3
			Semester Total	16
Total Semester Credit Hours for Degree				66
* Offered once a year.