Programs

Art and Design Major - Associate of Applied Arts

This two-year art curriculum leads to an associate of applied arts degree in art and design. 

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• Total Credits Required for Degree

  60

• General Education

  24
• EN 111 College Composition I

  4
• EN 211 College Composition II

  4
• Human Expression Elective*

  4
• Choose 12 credit hours from the following categories:

  12
•     Quantitative Reasoning Elective (4 cr.)
•     Social Responsibility in a Diverse World Elective (4-8 cr.)
•     Integrative Thinking Elective (4 cr.)
•     Perspectives on Society Elective (4 cr.)
•     Scientific Inquiry Elective (4 cr.)

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• Major Courses**

  24
• AD 101 Process and Design

  4
• Art History Elective chosen from the following:

  4
•      AD 110 Ideas in Art and Design History (4 cr.)
•      AD 230 History of World Art: Ancient to Medieval (4 cr.)
•      AD 240 History of World Art: Renaissance to Modern (4 cr.)
•      AD 260 Why America Looks This Way (4 cr.)
• Foundations Studio
• 2D Studio selected from AD 117, AD 119, or AD 120

  4
• 3D Studio selected from AD 111, AD 116, AD 122, AD 123, or AD 124

  4
• Digital Studio selected from AD 112, AD 118, or AD 134

  4
• AD 270 Concepts and Culture

  4

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• Art and Design Electives***

  8
• 100 and 200 level courses

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*Courses used for General Education must be selected from the approved list of courses in the bulletin.

**AD 181 may not be used for Art and Design electives or art history credit.

***For students that may later pursue a BA, BS, or BFA degree, a 100 and 200-level course sequence in a concentration is recommended (for example, the illustration concentration would include AD 119 and 219). Concentrations include ceramics, computer art, digital cinema, drawing/painting, graphic design, human centered design, illustration, metalsmithing/sculpture, photography, and woodworking/furniture design.