Associate in Arts
2024-2025 Academic Requirements
This associate of Art in Fine and Performing Arts Degree is a transfer degree designed to be the first two years of a bachelor's degree at a four-year college/university or develop the needed skills to work in the creative industry. This degree gives you the ability to select one of the Visual Arts or Performing Arts concentrations.
The Visual Arts concentration is designed to be the first two years of a Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) degree and/or a Bachelor of Art Education (BAE) degree. This degree also prepares students who are seeking careers/positions as visual artists: those artists who are seeking work with community art education programs: gallery managers; professional art studio internships; teaching assistants; and those who wish to work as apprentices in community theater set designs.
The Performing Arts concentration is designed to be the first two years of a Bachelor of Art Degree (BA) in Music, Dance, or Drama/Theater. This degree also prepares students who are seeking careers/positions as performing artists; those artists who are seeking work with performance education programs: performance venue managers; professional performance internships; performance teaching assistants; and those who wish to work as apprentices in community theater or performance venues.
- Division
- Humanities, Social & Behav Sci
- Department
- Humanities, Language & the Art
- Advisors
Concentrations
First Semester
| Class | Title | Minimum Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN 115 or | Dance Styles I | ||
| DRA 152 or | Acting I | ||
| MUS 140 | Music Theory I | 3 | |
| ENG 111 | Composition I | 4 | |
| Elective | Any math course that meets MTA | 3 | |
| Elective | Nat. Sci Elective(s) | 3 | |
| Elective | Restricted Fine Arts Electives (complete a minimum of 2 credits): COM 142, DAN 101, MUS 105, MUS 133, or MUS 204 | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
Second Semester
| Class | Title | Minimum Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN 215 or | Dance Styles II | ||
| DRA 208 or | Acting II | ||
| MUS 142 | Music Theory II | 3 | |
| Elective | Speech/Comp Elective(s) | 3 | |
| DAN 180 or | Dance Appreciation: The World of Dance | ||
| DRA 180 or | Theatre Appreciation: The World of Theatre | ||
| MUS 180 | Music Appreciation: Our World | 3 | |
| Elective | Nat. Sci. Lab Elective(s) | 3 | |
| ART 285 or | Self-Management for Working Artists | ||
| MUS 285 | Self-Management for Working Artists | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | ||
Third Semester
| Class | Title | Minimum Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN 107 or | Beginning Ballet | ||
| DRA 204 or | Improvisational Acting I | ||
| MUS 146 | Songwriting I | 3 | |
| Elective | Soc. Sci. Elective(s) 1 | 3 | |
| BMG 155 or | Business on the Internet | ||
| BMG 168 | Facilities and Event Management | 3 | |
| Elective | Restricted Fine Arts Electives (complete a minimum of 3 credits): COM 142, COM 160, DAN 102, DAN 107, DAN 108, DRA 211, MUS 105, MUS 106, MUS 133, MUS 134, MUS 147, MUS 154, MUS 155, MUS 204, MUS 205 | 3 | |
| Total | 12 | ||
Fourth Semester
| Class | Title | Minimum Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUD 170 or | Introduction to Audio Technology | ||
| COM 150 or | Introduction to Radio Production | ||
| VID 105 | Foundations in Digital Video I | 3 | |
| Elective | Soc. Sci. Elective(s) 2 | 3 | |
| BMG 250 or | Principles of Marketing | ||
| MUS 147 | Art and Entertainment Law | 3 | |
| Elective | Arts/Human. Elective(s) | 3 | |
| ART 295 or | Arts Management Capstone | ||
| MUS 295 | Arts Management Capstone | 3 | |
| Elective | Restricted Fine Arts Electives (to reach a minimum of 60 credits if needed): COM 142, COM 160, DAN 102, DAN 107, DAN 108, DRA 211, MUS 105, MUS 106, MUS 133, MUS 134, MUS 147, MUS 154, MUS 155, MUS 204, MUS 205 | 3 | |
| Total | 18 | ||
- Total Credits Required
- 60
First Semester
Second Semester
| Class | Title | Minimum Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ART 112 | Basic Design I | 4 | |
| COM 101 | Fundamentals of Speaking | 3 | |
| HUM 101 or | Introduction to the Humanities - Ancient to Medieval | ||
| HUM 102 or | Introduction to the Humanities - Renaissance to Modern | ||
| HUM 103 | Introduction to the Humanities - 20th Century to Present | 3 | |
| Elective | Nat. Sci. Lab Elective(s) | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | ||
Third Semester
Fourth Semester
- Total Credits Required
- 60