Art
Program Description
The studio art program empowers students to learn diverse perspectives and practical portfolio-art skills for transfer into art schools and university studio art programs. The Associate in Arts degree and Certificate of Achievement offer a range of beginning to intermediate level ceramics, digital arts, drawing, life drawing, 2-D and 3-D design, painting, and art theory. Our equitable schedule of courses is offered on weekdays, weeknights, weekends, face-to-face, virtual, hybrid, and online to fit students' needs.
Learn more about the program on the Art website.
Associate Degree for Transfer
This program also offers an Associate Degree for Transfer. Learn more and review the degree requirements on the Studio Arts AA-T listing.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Create two- and three-dimensional artwork using drawing, paintings, design, ceramics, and/or digital tools, materials, methods, and techniques.
- Create artwork that communicates diverse cultural and personal perspectives and the human condition.
- Analyze and assess diverse historical and current two- and three-dimensional works of art relating to art and theory.
- Translate concepts and visual experiences into images, tactile, and digital forms.
Award Type(s)
- AA = Associate in Arts Degree
- CA = Certificate of Achievement
Units Required
- Major: 32.5
- Certificate(s): 32.5
Associate Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| English Proficiency | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| ENGL 1A | COMPOSITION & READING | 5 |
| ENGL 1AH | HONORS COMPOSITION & READING | 5 |
| ESLL 26 | ADVANCED COMPOSITION & READING | 5 |
| or equivalent | ||
| Ethnic Studies | ||
| Any course in the ETHN (Ethnic Studies) subject code, currently approved for Area F of CSU GE and Area 7 of IGETC | ||
| Mathematics Proficiency | ||
| College-level math course at or above the level of Intermediate Algebra | ||
A minimum of 90 units is required1 to include:
- Completion of one of the following general education patterns: Foothill General Education, CSU General Education Breadth Requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
- Core courses (16.5 units)
- Support courses (16 units)
- 1
Additional elective course work may be necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement for the associate degree.
Note: All courses pertaining to the major must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, a grade of "C" or better is required for all core and support courses used for the degree or certificate.
Core and Support Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ART 1 | INTRODUCTION TO ART | 4.5 |
| ART 4A | FUNDAMENTALS IN DRAWING | 4 |
| ART 5A | 2-D FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| ART 5B | 3-D FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| Support Courses | ||
| Complete four support courses from one of the following lists: | 16 | |
| List 1: Drawing and Figure Studies | ||
| INTERMEDIATE DRAWING | ||
| REPRESENTATIONAL DRAWING | ||
| FIGURE DRAWING I | ||
| HEADS & HANDS DRAWING | ||
| FIGURE DRAWING II | ||
| FIGURE MODELING | ||
| List 2: Painting | ||
| OIL PAINTING I | ||
| ACRYLIC PAINTING I | ||
| OIL PAINTING II | ||
| ACRYLIC PAINTING II | ||
| OUTDOOR LANDSCAPE PAINTING | ||
| WATERCOLOR I | ||
| WATERCOLOR II | ||
| List 3: Ceramics | ||
| CERAMIC SCULPTURE | ||
| BEGINNING CERAMICS HANDBUILDING | ||
| BEGINNING CERAMICS POTTER'S WHEEL | ||
| ADVANCED CERAMICS | ||
| LOW-TEMPERATURE CERAMIC FIRING & GLAZING TECHNIQUES | ||
| POTTER'S WHEEL II | ||
| List 4: Digital and Illustration | ||
| DIGITAL PAINTING I | ||
| DIGITAL PAINTING II | ||
| DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION FOR FILM & ANIMATION | ||
| COLOR THEORY | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN DRAWING | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIO I | ||
| DIGITAL ART & GRAPHICS | ||
| ILLUSTRATION & DIGITAL IMAGING | ||
| Total Units | 32.5 | |
Certificate Requirements
Certificate of Achievement in Art
- Units: 32.5
The certificate of achievement is awarded upon completion of the core and support courses. General education courses are not required.