To earn the Associate of Fine Arts degree, the student must successfully complete courses from the following areas to meet the minimum general education distribution requirements:

Written Communication - 3 semester hours

To meet this distribution requirement, the student must successfully complete English 101 or 151.

Mathematics

To meet this distribution requirement, the student must successfully complete one (1) MATH course numbered 121 or higher, or BSMTH 101, or achieve a satisfactory score on an acheivement test.

Social Science - 6 semester hours

To meet this distribution requirement, the student must successfully complete Political Science 151, and one (1) additional course selected from the subject areas listed below:

Anthropology, Economics, Geography (except 151), History, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, or Sociology.

Science* - 4 semester hours

To meet this distribution requirement, the student must successfully complete one (1) course selected from the subjects listed below:

Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Geography 151, Physical Science, or Physics.

Computer Skills

To meet this distribution requirement, the student must successfully complete one (1) course selected from CIS 130, WPR 102, or WPR 110, MDTC 160 or achieve a satisfactory score on a computer skills assessement.

Humanities - 6 semester hours

To meet this distribution requirement, the student must successfully complete courses selected from two (2) different subject areas listed below:

Art, Communications, English (excluding 101 and 151), Foreign Language, Humanities, Journalism, Music, Philosophy, Speech, or Theater.

Area of Specialization - 32 semester hours (Art Courses)

Deviation from the Fine Arts program may be made only with approval of the Division Dean, the Vice President of Instruction, or their designee. Students may earn an Associate of Fine Arts degree withut a program designation (major) by successfully completing 32 Semester Hours of Art courses.

Program Designation

1. Students who have pursued a specific career program leading to the Associate of Fine Arts or the Associate of Applied Science degree will have the major appear on the transcript; e.g., Associate of Applied Science in Accounting or Associate of Applied Science in Electronics Technology. The College catalog will list all courses required for program designations.
   
   
2. The Associate of Arts and the Associate of Science degrees will not carry a designation of major area of study.

*It is strongly recommended that students select a science course with a scheduled laboratory period.

 page last updated: September 28, 2007