2022-23 Virginia Western Academic Catalog and Student Handbook

Dec 04, 2024

2022-23 Virginia Western Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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.

Placement Requirements: Students who do not demonstrate readiness for college-level English will be required to select appropriate EDE 10 or ENG 111 /EDE 11* coursework in consultation with an advisor.

Students who do not demonstrate readiness for the college-level math will be required to select appropriate MDE coursework in consultation with an advisor.

Students who intend to transfer should verify specific program requirements with their four-year institution.

First Semester

Second Semester

Third Semester

Social Science ELE - Social Science Elective 3 CR
ART 121 - Foundations of Drawing 3 CR
SPA 201* - Intermediate Spanish I 3 CR ¹
HIS 111 - World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE 3 CR (or HIS 121 )
ART 131 - Two-Dimensional Design 3 CR

Fourth Semester

ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic 3 CR
SPA 202* - Intermediate Spanish II 3 CR ¹
ART 122 - Life Drawing 3 CR
ENG LIT - Literature Elective 3 CR

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: ART 102 , ART 132 and an additional Literature Elective .

* This course has a requisite.