Liberal Arts, Fine Arts Specialization, A.A.

Associate of Arts
648-01

Purpose: This curriculum is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year program in a professional art school or to a four-year program in fine arts.

Admission Requirements: Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to credit-level coursework established by the college.

A satisfactory aptitude in visual art is preferred for entry into the art program.

Developmental Requirements: Students who do not place into college-level English will be required to take developmental courses.

Students who do not demonstrate proficiency in MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , and MTE 5 will be required to take developmental courses.

It is strongly recommended that developmental education requirements be completed as soon as possible.

While a course may satisfy a requirement for a Virginia Western program, it may not fulfill a requirement at a four-year institution. Students who intend to transfer should verify specific program requirements with their four-year institution.

First Semester

SDV 101 - Orientation to Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Transfer 2 CR ²
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 CR *
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I 4 CR ¹
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 CR *
Science Sequence ELE - Science Sequence Elective 4 CR

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 CR *
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking 3 CR
SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II 4 CR ^{* , 1}
Science Sequence ELE - Science Sequence Elective 4 CR
MTH 155 - Statistical Reasoning 3 CR *

Third Semester

Social Science ELE - Social Science Elective 3 CR
ART 121 - Drawing I 3 CR
SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 CR ^{* , 1}
HIS 111 - History of World Civilization I 3 CR (or HIS 121 )
ART 131 - Fundamentals of Design I 3 CR

Fourth Semester

Humanities/Fine Arts ELE - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 CR
SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 CR ^{* , 1}
ART 122 - Drawing II 3 CR
HIS 112 - History of World Civilization II 3 CR (or HIS 122 )

Total Minimum Credits for Degree: 60

¹ Students who have completed at least two years of a high school foreign language with at least a “B” average may take the intermediate level foreign language sequence in the first year. Students who complete the intermediate language sequence in the first year should take the following in year two: ENG 241 and ART 132 and 2 additional credits from Humanities/Fine Arts ELE .

²SDV 108 will satisfy the SDV 101 requirement. SDV 108 is for developmental English students.

* This course has a requisite.