Associate in Arts for Transfer - Art History

The Associate in Arts in Art History for Transfer Degree is designed to prepare the student for transfer to four-year institutions of higher education and is specifically intended to satisfy lower division requirements for a baccalaureate degree in Art History at a California State University. The knowledge and skills offered in this degree lead students to develop foundational knowledge in the field of art history including those topics and issues related to global, national, and local aspects of the field of study. Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program, students will be able to identify major topics, developments, debates, and issues of art history; apply their knowledge of key concepts in art history to discuss, analyze, and synthesize a variety of theoretical and practical foci within the discipline; and gain a global, national, and local perspective on issues pertaining to art history preparing them for multiple pathways to future study and career opportunities.
The Art History AA-T degree requires: completion with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all of the 60 CSU-transferable semester units; completion of the major and the CSU General Education (40 units) or IGETC (37-39 units) requirements.
All courses used to satisfy the major for the Associate in Arts degree must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Associate in Arts-Transfer Program Map

PREREQUISITE COURSES	REQUIRED COURSES FOR MAJOR		UNITS
	ARTH 101	Art History: Prehistoric - Gothic	3
	ARTH 102	Art History: Renaissance - Modern	3
	ART 150	Foundations of Drawing	3
	List A - Select one course (3 units) from the following
ART 108 or equivalent	ARTH 108 or ARTH 109	Art of the Eastern World I Art of the Eastern World II	3 or 3
	ARTH 112 or ARTH 115	Precolumbian Art of the Americas Survey of Non-Western Art History	3 or 3
	ARTH 116	Art of Africa, Oceania, and North America	3
	List B - Select one course (3 units) from the following
	ART 130	2-D Foundations	3
	ART 138	3-D Foundations	3
ART 150 (ART 150 may be taken concurrently)	ART 152	Figure Drawing	3
ART 130 or equivalent	ART 180	Sculpture Fundamentals	3
	ART 186	Ceramics I	3
	ART 220	Introduction to Motion Graphics	3
	PHOTO 101	Traditional Photography	4
	List C - Select one course (3 units) from the following
	Any List A or B course not already used		3
	ARTH 103 or ARTH 104 or ARTH 105 or ARTH 107 or ARTH 111	Ancient Art Greek and Roman Art Medieval Art Modern Art History of World Ceramics	3 or 3 or 3 or 3 or 3
	TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED		18-19

Units for the major may be double counted for CSUGE or IGETC. Elective units to reach the 60-unit degree requirement must be CSU transferable.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.

May 2015	GCC Catalog 2014-2015
Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records. For previous years requirements please see the catalog from that year.