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Art
A.A. Degree (Transfer) An Option of Arts & Sciences
Enables the student to explore and develop areas of concentration which
may lead to an associate in arts degree, transfer to a four-year college
program or to pursue individual artistic directions.
• Students must complete their credit
English and Mathematics
within the first
24 credits.
• One general education course must meet the
cultural competence
graduation requirement
(list page 43).
• CORE: The General Education CORE
(page 42) is that foundation of the
higher education curriculum providing a coherent intellectual experience for
all students. Students should check with an advisor or the transfer institution
(ARTSYS) before selecting General Education CORE requirements. http://artsys.
usmd.edu/Course
Credits
English
EN 101 English Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Mathematics
Mathematics Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Two courses selected from different disciplines (GenEd course list) . . .
6
Arts & Humanities
AR 101 Two Dimensional Art and Design . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Communications Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Humanities Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Biological & Physical Sciences
Two courses, one of which must be a lab science (GenEd course list) . 7/8
General Education Elective
(Select from GenEd course list) . . . . . . .
3
PE/Health Requirement
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Departmental Requirements
AR 102 Three Dimensional Art and Design . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
AR 104
Survey of Art I
(satisfies the cultural competence requirement)
3
AR 105
Survey of Art II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
AR 106
Drawing I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
CMM 131 Dark Room Photography I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
Electives
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Students should check with an advisor or transfer
institution (ARTSYS) before selecting electives.
Depending on the transfer institution and area of
concentration recommended electives: AR103 Survey
of Non-Western Art, AR107 Drawing II, AR108 Painting
I, AR113 Pottery I, AR114 Pottery II, AR115 Introduction
to Color Theory and Design, AR203 Sculpture, AR204
Illustration I, AR207 Introduction to Watercolor I, AR213
Intermediate Sculpture
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Arts & Sciences
A.A. or A.S. Degree (Transfer)
Designed for students who plan to go on to a four-year school and major in
one of the traditional arts and sciences subjects. Students may not choose
Arts and Sciences as a major but should select an advising option within Arts
and Sciences. Students should consult with an advisor as early as possible
to ensure that all or most of their course credits will transfer to the four-year
institution of their choice.
• Students must complete their credit
English and Mathematics
within the first
24 credits.
• Students should consult ARTSYS for transferability of courses within the
University of Maryland System.
http://www.acaff.usmh.usmd.edu/artweb/index.html.
• CORE: The General Education CORE
(page 42) is that foundation of the
higher education curriculum providing a coherent intellectual experience for
all students. Students should check with an advisor or the transfer institution
(ARTSYS) before selecting General Education CORE requirements. http://artsys.
usmd.edu/Course
Credits
English
EN 101 English Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Mathematics
Mathematics Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/4
Social & Behavioral Sciences (Electives must be from two disciplines)
Two courses selected from different disciplines (GenEd course list) . . .
6
Arts & Humanities
Three courses, one selected from each area: Arts, Humanities, and
Communications
(GenEd course list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
Biological & Physical Sciences
Two courses, one of which must be a lab science (GenEd course list) . 7/8
General Education Elective
(Select from GenEd course list) . . . . . . .
3
PE/Health Requirement
(Wellness elective satisfies this requirement)
1/3
Departmental Requirements
Additional required and elective credits to meet requirements
of each option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Students should check with an advisor before selecting
one of the following options: art, communications,
criminal justice, digital media design, health & exercise
science, history, human services, information systems
management, music, pre-nursing, psychology,
sociology, STEM, or theatre.
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