Arts
Associate in Arts Art · Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog
About the Program
Program Goal: Local
GE Pattern(s): Butte Local, Cal-GETC
Program Code: 01329.01AA
This program meets the lower division major preparation for a similar major at CSU, Chico. Visit website for details www.assist.org
Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:
- Employ technical skills, creativity, critical thinking, and conceptual problem solving in completing independent projects in the fields of Visual Art, Design, and/or Art History.
- Analyze, compare, and synthesize significant global ideas and primary original works of art and architecture from diverse cultures and time periods.
- Produce, present, and describe a portfolio consisting of original artworks and/or writing about art.
- Demonstrate expert and safe use of a variety of equipment, materials, software, and tools, when performing, writing about, and/or creating works of art.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses: | 24-27 | |
| Complete required courses plus one CSU, Chico option: | 9 | |
| ART 7 | 2-D Foundations | 3 |
| ART 8 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 9 | 3-D Foundation | 3 |
| Select one CSU, Chico option: | 15-18 | |
| Art Education option at CSU, Chico: | 18 | |
| ART 1 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 17 | Painting I | 3 |
| ART 23 | Printmaking I | 3 |
| ART 50 | Beginning Ceramics | 3 |
| MSP 30 | Introduction to Digital Art | 3 |
| Select one: | 3 | |
| ART 14 | Figure Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 60 | Sculpture I | 3 |
| PHO 4 | Beginning Digital Photography | 3 |
| Art Studio option at CSU, Chico: | 15 | |
| orARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ART 14 | Figure Drawing I | 3 |
| Select one: | 3 | |
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era | 3 |
| ART 3 | Asian Art History Survey | 3 |
| ART 6 | African, Oceanic, and Native American Art History Survey | 3 |
| Select two: | 6 | |
| ART 50 | Beginning Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 60 | Sculpture I | 3 |
| PHO 2 | Introduction to Photography | 3 |
| PHO 4 | Beginning Digital Photography | 3 |
| Total | 24-27 | |