Studio Art Designation

A degree in Studio Art helps you hone and express your creativity while providing you with knowledge of a variety of artistic techniques. Your ability to transform sketches, data, and verbal instructions into works of art makes you stand out to employers who need creative thinkers.

Other skills you offer to potential employers include strong critical thinking skills, graphic design and marketing skills, the ability to adapt techniques, tools, and materials to different creative processes, budgets, and final uses. Experience designing products to meet the needs and tastes of diverse clients and audiences and demonstrate the use of texture, contrast, and color combinations for visual impact.

Here is a brief list of some popular careers Studio Art majors have found success in: conservator, fine artist (painter, sculptor, and illustrator), multimedia artist/animator, and scientific artist.

Written Communication

Total Credits 6

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ENG121ENG1021	English Composition I:GT-CO1	3
Emphasizes planning, writing, and editing/revisions of compositions, coupled with development of critical and logical thinking skills. This course includes a minimum of five compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive/argumentative writing. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO1 category. Prerequisite: College Readiness in English. (3-0)
and
ENG122ENG1022	English Composition II: GT-CO2	3
Expands and refines the objectives of English Composition I. Emphasizes critical/logical thinking and reading, problem definition, research strategies, and writing analytical, evaluative, and/or persuasive papers that incorporate research. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-CO2 category. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG1021 or ENG1031 with a "C" grade or better. (3-0)
OR you can take ENG1022 and a GT-CO3 course.

Mathematics

Total Credits 3-4

Take one GT-MA1 course, prefer MAT1240.

Arts and Humanities

Total Credits 6

Take two GT courses from AH2, AH3 or AH4 categories. (No AH1 courses)

History

Total Credits 3

Take one GT course from the HI1 category.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Total Credits 6

Take two GT courses from the SS1, SS2 or SS3 categories.

Natural and Physical Sciences

Total Credits 7

Take two GT courses from the SC1 or SC2 category (one must be a SC1 course with a lab).

Program Requirements

Total Credits 21

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
ART111ART1111	Art History Ancient to Medieval: GT-AH1	3
Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western Culture. Surveys the visual arts from the Ancient through Medieval Periods. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)
ART112ART1112	Art History Renaissance to 1900: GT-AH1	3
Provides the knowledge base to understand the visual arts, especially as related to Western Culture. Surveys the visual arts from the Renaissance to 1900. This is a Statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-AH1 category. (3-0)
ART121ART1201	Drawing I	3
Investigates the various approaches and media that students need to develop drawing skills and visual perception. (0-6)
ART131ART1002	Visual Concepts 2-D Design	3
Examines the basic elements of design, visual perception, and artistic form and composition as they relate to two-dimensional media. (0-6)
ART132ART1003	3-D Design	3
Introduces the fundamentals of three-dimensional design, form and space. This course applies the elements and principles of design to three-dimensional problems. (0-6)
ART221ART1202	Drawing II	3
Explores expressive drawing techniques with an emphasis on formal composition, black and white, color media, and content or thematic development. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ART1201 with a "C" grade or better. (0-6)
Take one additional three credit Studio Art Course.

Electives

Total Credits 8

Consult with a Northeastern Advisor and select the credits based on the specific articulation agreement and transfer institution requirements. The list of approved electives can be found on the Approved A.A.-A.S. Electives page.

Degree & Certificate Options

Art History Designation

Associate of Arts

60 Credits

Curriculum

Associate of Arts

60 Credits

Curriculum

Degree Descriptions

Associate of Arts Degree (A.A.) and Associate of Science Degree (A.S.)

The AA and the AS degrees are traditional 2-year degrees specifically designed to transfer to 4-year institutions for the purpose of completing a BA or a BS. They are often referred to as university parallel degrees. The general education requirements are what actually permit the degrees to be called Associates or Arts or Science. The difference between the AS and AA is minimal, with the AA permitting math courses and a science course that are not recognized under the AS degree. Read Colorado's Guaranteed Transfer Policy here.

Associate of General Studies (A.G.S.)

The AGS degree is, at times, articulated to transfer to certain 4-year institutions and programs. There is more room for flexibility in this degree. Generally, if a student decides to transfer to a 4-year school to pursue a BA or BS after earning the AGS, they may be short some of the general education requirements.

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

The Associate of Applied Science degree is rarely pursued by a student who intends to transfer to a 4-year school. It is primarily a degree that prepares a student to go directly into the workforce. It is typically a specific technical career that the student who seeks the AAS is seeking. Again, the general education requirements are less rigid with the AAS degree.

Certificate Programs

Certificates are 1-year technical programs that require no general education courses. Auto Tech, Agri-business, and Cosmetology are Certificate programs. English, math, science, etc. are not required to complete a certificate, although some students choose to take preparatory classes that might help them succeed in the program.