Students
Your browser does not support accepted Web standards. This site has been redesigned to meet Section 508 accessibility standards for persons with disabilities and to meet W3C recommendations for forward compatibility. If you are using an older browser (Netscape or IE 4.x and older), the site layout will not display correctly. However, all pertinent information should still be viewable. To better view this site, please download a browser that complies with Web standards. For upgrade information, visit [www.webstandards.org/upgrades]. Comments or questions? Email [webmaster@kcc.edu.]
Associate in Arts Degree
Learn More about a career in Visual ArtsVisual Arts
The Associate in Arts degree in Visual Arts provides first- and second-year art and general education courses leading to the bachelor of arts degree. It is intended for students planning a career in art education, museum or gallery work, reporting and writing about art, and the numerous careers supplying services by and for artists such as art dealer, art consultant, art insurance agent or lawyer, commercial printer, typographer, and art therapist. Students enrolling in this curriculum are urged to meet with an academic adviser each semester to review course selections and transfer plans.
Visual Arts Major (8 courses)
Credit hours: 24
Complete all three subrequirements:
- 1. Art - 18 credit hours
- ARTS 1503 - Basic Drawing
- ARTS 1513 - Two-Dimensional Design
- ARTS 1603 - Drawing II
- ARTS 1813 - Three-Dimensional Design
- * ARTS 1623 - Survey of Art (Renaissance - Rococo)1
- * ARTS 1633 - Survey of Art (1800 - Present)1
- Art Elective - 3 credit hours
Choose one course from the following 10 options. In addition, a portfolio review is generally required by transfer institutions for studio courses in individual media.- ARTS 2513 - Painting
- * ARTS 2523 - Painting II
- ARTS 2553 - Photography
- * ARTS 2643 - Computer Art
- * ARTS 2563 - Photography II
- ARTS 2573 - Introduction to Printmaking
- * ARTS 2583 - Color Photography
- * ARTS 2613 - Figure Drawing
- * ARTS 2623 - Figure Drawing II
- ARTS 2713 - Introduction to Sculpture
- IAI Humanities Elective - 3 credit hours
Choose one IAI humanities course (see Page 37).
Communications General Education (3 courses)
Credit hours: 9
A minimum grade of C is required in *ENGL 1613 and *ENGL 1623.
- * ENGL 1613 - English I
- * ENGL 1623 - English II
- * SPCH 1553 - Introductory Speech
Social and Behavioral Science General Education (3 courses)
Credit hours: 9
- * PLSC 1513 - American Government
In addition, choose two IAI social and behavioral science courses from at least two different prefixes (see Page 37).
Laboratory Science General Education (2 courses)
Credit hours: 8
Choose two IAI courses, one from the life sciences and one from the physical sciences (see Page 37).
Mathematics General Education (1 course)
Credit hours: 3
Choose one IAI mathematics courses from the following five options:
- * MATH 1713 - Finite Mathematics
- * MATH 1774 - Statistics
- * MATH 1833 - Calculus for Business and Social Sciences
- * MATH 1904 - Core Competencies in Mathematics
- * MATH 2515 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
Humanities General Education (3 courses)
Credit hours: 9
- * HUMS 1513 - Introduction to Humanities
- * ARTS 1613 - Survey of Art (Caves - Cathedrals)1,2
In addition, choose one of the following three courses:- * HIST 1513 - History of Western Civilization (to 1500)2
- * HIST 1523 - History of Western Civilization (1500 to 1815)2
- * HIST 1533 - History of Western Civilization (1815 to present)2
Electives (1 course)
Credit hours: 3
Choose one course (3 credit hours) from any transfer-level elective area. Art Education majors should take PHED 1512 - Health Education, and two additional elective hours.
Minimum credit hours required for completion - 65
*Course has prerequisite.
1Because colleges divide historical periods differently, completing the entire Survey of Art sequence at one college is strongly recommended.
2May not also be used to meet general education requirements at some institutions.
Visual Arts
Associate in Arts Degree
Suggested course sequence
| ARTS 1503 | 3 |
| ARTS 1513 | 3 |
| * ARTS 1613 | 3 |
| * ENGL 1613 | 3 |
| * Laboratory Science course | 4 |
| ARTS 1603 | 3 |
| ARTS 1813 | 3 |
| * ARTS 1623 | 3 |
| * ENGL 1623 | 3 |
| * Social and Behavioral Science course | 3 |
| * ARTS 1633 | 3 |
| * PLSC 1513 | 3 |
| * HUMS 1513 | 3 |
| * Humanities course | 3 |
| * Social and Behavioral Science course | 3 |
| * Mathematics course | 3-5 |
| * SPCH 1553 | 3 |
| * Laboratory Science course | 4 |
| * Humanities course | 3 |
| Art elective | 3 |
| * Elective | 3 |
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
This curriculum includes more of the required general education courses than the Associate in Fine Arts degree. It should be pursued by those who are interested in an art education major and those who are undecided as to the direction they want to pursue within the field of art.
The Associate in Arts in Visual Arts fulfills the IAI lower-division General Education Core, but students entering certain fine arts fields may be required to take two or more additional studio courses to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.
Among electives and required courses in this curriculum, 11 courses (ARTS 1503, ARTS 1513, ARTS 1603, *ARTS 1613, *ARTS 1623, *ARTS 1633, *ARTS 1813, *ARTS 2513, ARTS 2573, *ARTS 2613, and *ARTS 2713) meet Illinois Articulation Initiative Major-Specific requirements for art majors. Visit www.itransfer.org or a KCC academic adviser for more information.
KCC also offers an Associate in Fine Arts degree in Art. See Page 41.