Visual Arts, AVA

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Transfers to WSU

Purpose

This degree is intended to prepare students to transfer to Washington State University with junior standing and with the majority of the prerequisites for an art major completed. This degree partially fulfills the general education requirements (GERs) for four-year transfer. You may need to take additional GERs at WSU.

Completion of the following courses does not guarantee admission as an art major with junior standing. Admission into the WSU Art department is competitive. A competitive GPA and a quality portfolio are essential to compete for admission into the major. Students are strongly advised to select and plan courses with their Art department advisor.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 90 quarter credits in transferable courses numbered 100 or above with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in order to graduate from SVC with an Associate in Visual Arts Degree. At least 25 of the 90 credits must be earned at SVC. Credits must satisfy course requirements listed below.

Course with an ampersand (&) are Common Course Numbering courses.

4. Physical Education (3 cr.)

PE 100 - Wellness For Life (1) and two PE activity courses (2) or
PE 103 - Wellness and Movement   (2) and one PE activity course (1) or
PE 190 - Lifestyle Management for Weight Control   (2) and one PE activity course (1)
Activities Courses  - exclude PE 200, PE 204 & PE 205

5. Diversity Requirement

At least one Diversity Intensive course is required. Students should use the SVC online quarterly class schedule search or consult with their faculty advisor or counselor to identify courses that fulfill this requirement.

6. Integrative Learning Experiences

Two Integrative Learning Experiences (ILE) are required. One ILE must be a Learning Community. The second ILE may be another Learning Community or an Integrative Experience.
A Learning Community (LC) is the integrated combination of two or more courses from different areas of inquiry (e.g. sociology and literature, or physics and math, or speech and economics, or composition and philosophy). Learning Communities are indicated in the course schedule and online schedule advanced search.
Integrative Experiences (IEs) are curricular or co-curricular experiences designed by faculty in which students demonstrate their ability to integrate information, concepts, analytical frameworks, and skills from two or more areas of inquiry in a purposeful project or experience. Integrative Experiences that are classes are indicated in the course schedule; co-curricular IEs are indicated in promotion and advising for the experience or project. Students may design a Learning into Action IE under the guidance of the supervising faculty member.

Note:

The Integrative Learning Experience requirements should be discussed with your advisor and planned into your yearly schedule.

7. Visual Art Courses

A. Basic Art requirements (47 cr.)

ART 101 - Drawing Fundamentals (5)
ART 102 - Drawing Composition and Techniques (5)
ART 107 - Life Drawing (4)
ART 111 - Two Dimensional Color and Design (5)
ART 112 - Three Dimensional Design (5)
ART 141 - Introduction to Art: D (5)
ART 142 - Survey of Art History: Prehistory to 1300 AD: D (5)
ART 143 - Survey of Art History: 1300-1850: D (5)
ART 144 - Modern Art History: D (5)
ART 150 - Health and Safety in the Visual Arts (1)
ART 160 - Portfolio (1)
ART 161 - Exhibition (1)

B. Art Electives (12 cr.)

8. Additional General Education Requirements (13 cr.)

You must accumulate at least 90 college-level (100 or higher) credits for this degree. Consult the General Education Requirements list for Washington State University in the SVC Counseling and Career Services offices or your Art department advisor for appropriate course selections. A maximum of 5 credits in gray area electives allowed.

9. Other Recommended Courses

CMST& 220 - Public Speaking (5)