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Associate of Arts in Art - AA


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Caine College of the Arts

Department of Art and Design

 

Utah State University (USU) Associate of Arts degree in Art for its Eastern campus requires a minimum of 60 total credits, with 13 credits of required Art courses, 6 credits of Art History courses, 12 credits of elective Art courses, and 21 required General Education credits, and meeting the foreign language requirement for the Associate of Arts.

An Associate of Arts degree in Art will allow Utah State University Eastern (USUE) students interested in art a practical credential for their coursework. Students will follow the current USU Department of Art and Design core curriculum, completing this degree track in a two-year time span. The USU Associate of Arts degree in Art aims to give students the technical and academic knowledge and transferable skills they need to go on to employment or as a stackable credential for further study in a BS, BA, or BFA program.

For more information about Art and Design, please see the department website at art.usu.edu/. Following is a sample two-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.

Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.

Recommended 2 Year Plan:

First Year

Freshman Fall

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Freshman Spring

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

ART 1120: Two-Dimensional Design     3   Foundation Course

ART 1020: Drawing I (BCA)   

3  

Foundation Course

Breadth Creative Arts

ART 1130: Three-Dimensional Design   3   Foundation Course ART 2700: Fine Art Seminar   0.5   Foundation Course
ART 2700: Fine Art Seminar   0.5   Foundation Course ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)   3    Communications Literacy (CL2)
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)   3   Communications Literacy (CL1) Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)  Course 3 General Education Course
Quantitative Literacy (QL)  Course 3 General Education Breadth American Institutions (BAI)  Course 3 General Education Course
USU 1010: University Connections   1-3     Elective ART Course (suggested ART 2650: Introduction to Ceramics ) 3  Core Course
Semester Total 14.5   Semester Total 15.5  
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Second Year

Sophomore Fall

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

 

Sophomore Spring

Credits

General Education Info and Notes:

Foreign Language Course 4   Foreign Language Course 4  
Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)  Course 3 General Education Course Elective ART Course (suggested ART 2810: Photography I ) 3 Core Course
ART 2260: Intermediate Portfolio Preparation   2   Foundation Course ARTH 2720: Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Post-Modern (BHU)   3  

Foundation Course

Breadth Humanities

ART 2700: Fine Art Seminar   0.5   Foundation Course ART 2700: Fine Art Seminar   0.5  

Foundation Course

ARTH 2710: Survey of Western Art: Prehistoric to Medieval (BHU)   3  

Foundation Course

Breadth Humanities

Breadth Life Science Course (BLS)   3 General Education Course
Elective ART Course (suggested ART 2200: Painting I ) 3 Core Course Elective ART Course (suggested ART 2110: Drawing II ) 3 Core Course
Semester Total 15.5   Semester Total 16.5  
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  • The Utah State University Associate of Arts degree in Art requires a minimum of 60 total credits:
    • 13 credits of required Art courses
    • 6 credits of Art History courses
    • 12 credits of elective Art courses
    • 21 required General Education credits
    • Associate of Arts foreign language requirement
  • All courses taken to satisfy the requirements for the Utah State University Associate of Arts degree in Art must be taken for a letter grade and must be passed with a grade of C- or better.
  • To remain in good standing and graduate with an Associate of Arts degree in Art, a student must maintain a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0, and a GPA of 2.75 in Art and Art History courses.

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