Parkland College

Art and Design

Program Code: FAAD AFA

Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 63 semester hours

Illinois colleges and universities offer two different bachelor’s degrees in art: the professional Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree and the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with a major in art. In general, the B.F.A. degree requires about 135 semester credits for completion, while the B.A. degree with a major in art requires 120-124 semester credits for completion. The B.F.A. degree generally requires more studio art courses than does the B.A. degree. In some colleges and universities, a B.A. degree requires competency in a single foreign language, while the B.F.A. degree often does not.

Since completion of the Associate in Fine Arts degree does not fulfill the requirements of the Illinois General Education Core Curriculum, students are encouraged to complete the general education core curriculum before they transfer. Completion of the A.F.A. degree does not guarantee students the benefits of the “articulation compact program,” which is available at several state universities for students who earn the A.A. or A.S. degree. Therefore, students are advised to complete the general education core curriculum before they transfer. To do so, students must complete an additional three hours in Social/Behavioral Sciences and an additional three hours in Humanities/Fine Arts.

Program Note*
ART 165 may not be used as a fine arts elective for students pursuing an A.F.A. in Art and Design.

Suggested Full-time Sequence

FALL 1st Semester
ART 121 or ART 124
ART 122
ART 161
ENG 101
Soc/Beh Sci elec

SPRING 2nd Semester
ART 121 or ART 124
ART 123
ART 162
ENG 102
Math elec
 

FALL 3rd Semester
ART 283
Studio Art elec
Studio Art elec
Hum/FAs elec
Phys/LS elec
SPE 101

SPRING 4th Semester
ART 221
Studio Art elec
Soc/Beh Sci elec
Phys/LS elec
Hum/FA elec

 

Requirements

Credit Hours

Required General Education Core Courses

Communications (9)
   ENG 101Composition I
   ENG 102 Composition II
   SPE 101 Introductory Speech Communication


3
3
3

Social/Behavioral Sciences electives
   Choose from two or more subject areas.

6

Humanities elective

3

Fine Arts elective* (ART 163 recommended)
   One course from Soc/Beh Sci, Hum, or FA must fulfill the non-Western culture requirement.

3

Mathematics elective

3

Physical Sciences elective

4

Life Sciences elective

4
 

Required Art Major Courses

 

ART 121 Two-Dimensional Design

3

ART 124 Three-Dimensional Design

3

ART 122 Drawing I

3

ART 123 Drawing II

3

ART 161 Art History I

3

ART 162 Art History II

3

ART 221 Figure Drawing

3

ART 283 Portfolio Seminar

1-2
 

Elective Studio Art Courses

9

Select studio art courses from at least two of the following disciplines in consultation with an art program advisor:

   Painting (ART 201 — Painting I)

  Ceramics (ART 145 — Ceramics I)

  Sculpture (ART 181 — Sculpture I)

  Printmaking (ART 265 — Printmaking)

   Jewelry and metalworking (ART 185 — Metalwork and Jewelry I)

  Photography (ART 128 — Digital Photography; ART 129 — Photography)
 

A second course in a medium will be reviewed for transfer credit by portfolio assessment on a per student basis. Students whose portfolio of work indicates superior proficiency in a particular art studio discipline may receive credit by four-year institutions for “studio art” II courses:

   Painting (ART 141 — Watercolor I, ART 241 — Watercolor II)

  Ceramics (ART 245 — Ceramics II)

   Sculpture (ART 182 —- Sculpture II)

   Jewelry and metalworking (ART 186 — Metalwork and Jewelry II)

   Color (ART 125 — Color)

   Photography (ART 228, Advanced Digital Photography; ART 229 — Advanced Photography)

   3D Computer Animation I (CSC 187)
   Digital Imaging (ART 223)

 

          

Total Semester Credit Hours Required

63-64

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