Studio Arts
Associate in Arts for Transfer Art · Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
The Associate in Arts in Studio Arts for Transfer is designed for the student artist interested in transferring to a four year Studio Art program at a CSU campus. Courses are offered in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, art history and digital technology. The degree provides a solid basis for continuing work in upper division and graduate school and art-related fields such as Ceramist, Commercial Artist, Designer, Exhibition Designer, Art Critic/Writer, Art Director, Art Historian, and teaching art. To earn an Associate in Arts for Transfer in Studio Arts, a student must: Complete 60 semester units that are transferable to the California State University, to include: The California Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) requirements, courses required for the major and general education with grades of “C” (or "P"), and earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Gain functional competence with principles of visual organization, including the ability to work with visual elements in two and three dimensions; color theory and its applications; and drawing.
- Present work that demonstrates perceptual acuity, conceptual understanding, and technical facility at a professional entry level in their chosen field(s).
- Become familiar with the historical achievements, current major issues, processes, and directions of their field(s).
Program Requirements
SUBJECT #
TITLE
UNITS
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ART 2A | Introduction to Drawing | 3 |
| ART 23 | 2-D Foundations | 3 |
| ART 24 | 3-D Foundations | 3 |
| ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art from Prehistory to the Medieval Era | 3 |
| ARTH 6 | Art History - Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Art | 3 |
| ARTH 8 | Art History - A Global Perspective | 3 |
| ART 2B | Drawing and Composition | 3 |
| ART 3A | Figure and Composition I | 3 |
| ART 3B | Figure and Composition II | 3 |
| ART 25 | Color Theory | 3 |
| ART 7A | Introduction to Watercolor Painting | 3 |
| ART 7B | Intermediate Watercolor Painting | 3 |
| ART 12A | Beginning Oil Painting | 3 |
| ART 12B | Intermediate Oil Painting | 3 |
| ART 13A | Acrylic Painting - Beginning I | 3 |
| ART 16A | Introduction to Ceramics I | 3 |
| ART 16B | Introduction to Ceramics II | 3 |
| ART 17A | Beginning Sculpture 1 | 3 |
| ART 18A | Wood and Stone Sculpture I | 3 |
| ART 20 | All Media Sculpture | 3 |
| ART 61 | Illustration | 3 |
| DIGM 1 | Introduction to Digital Art | 3 |
| orDIGM 4A | Digital Illustration | 3 |
| DIGM 2 | Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 |
| DIGM 5 | Typography | 3 |
| DIGM 10A | Introduction to Animation | 3 |
| PHOT 1A | Digital Photography I | 3 |
| Total | 60 | |
Other Information
Discipline: Arts & Design
Program Control Number: 32047
TOP Code: 100100 - Fine Arts, General
CIP Code: 50.0101 - Visual and Performing Arts, General