Art + Design - Associate in Fine Arts

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Program Code: AFA.40380

The Associate in Fine Arts Degree is awarded to Art + Design program students who successfully complete the required 62-credit minimum course of study. The program and degree are designed to prepare you for entry-level jobs and/or to successfully transfer into Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree programs. The chronologically sequenced courses provide a balance of art history, art studio, design studio, graphic design and MTA approved general education courses.

Delta's AFA degree Art + Design program constructs a solid foundation for professional or further academic pursuits in: advertising, animation, art criticism and theory, art education, art history, ceramics, digital media, drawing, graphic design, fashion design, furniture design, illustration, industrial design, interactive and multimedia graphics, painting, photography, printmaking, product design, sculpture, textile design, transportation design, visual communications, web design, or a wide variety of related visual fields.

Fall First Year:

ART 111 - Drawing I Credits: 3
ART 115 - Two-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
ART 151W - Art History and Appreciation I Credits: 3
ENG 111 - College Composition I Credits: 3 ²
ELE – Any Approved Humanities other than ART Credits: 1

Total Semester Credits: 13

Winter First Year:

ART 112 - Drawing II Credits: 3
ART 116 - Three-Dimensional Design Credits: 3
ART 152W - Art History and Appreciation II Credits: 3
ENG 112 - College Composition II Credits: 3 ³
ELE – Any Approved Social Science Requirement Other than POL Credits: 4/5

Total Semester Credits: 16/17

Spring First Year:

POL 103W - American Politics Credits: 3 ⁴
ELE — Elective Course Credits: 4⁵

Total Semester Credits: 7

Fall Second Year:

LW 221W - Fitness and Wellness Credits: 2 ¹
ELE – Approved Natural Science Credits with one lab course Credits: 4
ELE – Elective Course Credits: 3 ⁵
ELE – Elective Course Credits: 3 ⁵
ELE – Elective Course Credits: 3 ⁵

Total Semester Credits: 15

Winter Second Year:

ELE – Elective Course Credits: 3 ⁵
ELE – Elective Course Credits: 3 ⁵
ELE – Approved Natural Science Credits with one lab course Credits: 4

ART 289 - Art and Design Portfolio Credits: 3

Total Semester Credits: 13

Total Credits: 64

Notations

A “C” minimum grade is required in all ART courses.
Taking 2 general education courses per semester is suggested.
ART 289 is considered a capstone course and is recommended in the student’s fourth semester.
1. Any 2 credit LW course or any 1 credit LW and 1 credit LWA courses may be taken in place of LW 221W .
2. ENG 111A , ENG 111B , ENG 111C , or ENG 111H can be taken in place of ENG 111
3. ENG 113 , ENG 112A , or ENG 112H can be taken in place of ENG 112
4. POL 105W , POL 212W , POL 215W , POL 220W , POL 221W , POL 223W , POL 225W , POL 228W , HIS 221W , HIS 222W , or HIS 237W can be taken in place of POL 103W
5. Choose 19 - 21 credits from the following options

ART HISTORY OPTION: ART 251W , ART 255W , ART 256W

CERAMIC SCULPTURE STUDIO OPTION: ART 222 , ART 231 , ART 232

DIGITAL MEDIA-GRAPHIC DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO OPTION: ART 201 , ART 224 , ART 225W , ART 241 , ART 242 , ART 243 , ART 284 , ART 286

DRAWING-PAINTING STUDIO OPTION: ART 210 , ART 217 , ART 218 , ART 220

SPECIALTY OPTION: ART 113 , ART 262 , ART 280 , ART 290-299