associate in arts degree program - St. Louis Community College

33 2010-2011 CATALOG
ASSOCIATE IN FINE ARTS
DEGREE PROGRAM
St. Louis Community College offers an associate in fine arts
degree with four degree options—art education, general fine
arts, graphic communications and photography. The associate in
fine arts is offered jointly with the University of Missouri-St. Louis
and is designed for students planning to transfer to UM-St. Louis
and earn the bachelor of fine arts degree. Freshman and
sophomore courses take place at Florissant Valley, Forest Park
and Meramec, and junior- and senior-level courses take place on
the UM-St. Louis campus.
UM-St. Louis accepts all art courses taken at St. Louis
Community College up to a maximum of 66 credit hours.
Students should work with a counselor or advisor to ensure
their courses will transfer. UM-St. Louis admission counselors are
available at Florissant Valley, Forest Park and Meramec to help
students complete their transfer applications.
Art Education Option
ASSOCIATE IN FINE ARTS DEGREE
Florissant Valley, Forest Park, Meramec and Wildwood
This transfer option is designed to provide students with the
first two years of study towards a professional degree in art
education. Upon completion of the AFA - Art Education Option,
students can successfully transfer to the University of Missouri-
St. Louis to earn a bachelor of fine arts degree in art education
or to other four-year art schools or colleges to complete the last
two years toward a professional art education degree. Students
are strongly advised to familiarize themselves with the art
education program at the school to which they plan to transfer
and work with advisors at St. Louis Community College to plan
a program to meet those requirements.
The AFA - Art Education Option is governed and accredited by
the state of Missouri and meets the mid-preparation benchmarks
of the performance standards established for pre-service teachers in
the state of Missouri. Students should work in consultation with
both art and education advisors and will complete required
courses in general education, art and professional education.
Persons interested in this program should possess a strong
interest in the visual arts and a desire to teach at the elementary
or secondary level. Students are expected to have college level
reading, oral and written language proficiencies and display clear,
correct, and effective writing and speaking skills.
Students must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.5. Students
transferring to UM-St. Louis with an AFA in Art Education must
achieve a minimum score of 235 on each section of the C-BASE
before enrolling in UM-St. Louis Level-2 EDU (Education)
courses. It is strongly recommended that students begin testing
for C-BASE competencies early in their sophomore year at
STLCC. Some four-year transfer institutions may have additional
requirements including higher GPA or C-BASE scores. Students
are encouraged to work closely with an advisor so that they may
understand and prepare to meet all entrance requirements.
Students who are planning to transfer to the University of
Missouri-St. Louis should consult with the advisor to learn of the
articulation agreement before beginning their coursework toward
the STLCC AFA degree. The University of Missouri-
St. Louis offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Art Education,
with K-12 teacher certification, with emphasis electives in painting,
drawing, photography or printmaking.
General Education 23 credits
ENG:101 College Composition I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
COM:101 Oral Communication I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HST:101 American History I (or)
HST:102 American History II (or)
HST:103 American History I, Honors (or)
HST:104 American History II, Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PSY:200 General Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PSY:205 Human Growth and Development . . . . . . . . . . 3
MTH:160 College Algebra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
XXX:xxx Science Elective with lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Physical Education Activity 2 credits
Professional Education 15 credits
EDU:218 Technology for Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
EDU:120 Art for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
EDU:210 Teaching Profession With Field Experience . . . 3
EDU:227 Educational Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
EDU:211 Foundations of Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Area of Concentration 22 credits
ART:101 Art History I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ART:102 Art History II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ART:107 Design I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ART:108 Design II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ART:109 Drawing I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ART:110 Drawing II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ART:111 Figure Drawing I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ART:131 Computer Art Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3-D Art Elective 3 credits
ART:113 Ceramics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ART:116 Sculpture I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2-D Art Electives 6 credits
ART: 112 Figure Drawing II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ART:114 Painting I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ART:115 Printmaking I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ART:133 Graphic Design I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ART:165 Photography I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ART: 209 Drawing 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Program total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 credits