Studio Arts
AA-T Art and Design · Victor Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
State Control Number: 41981
Program Code: STAR.CALGETC.AA-T
Program Length: 24 months
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes
The Associate in Arts in Studio Arts 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 Studio Arts at a California State University. The knowledge and skills offered in this degree lead students to develop foundational knowledge in the field of studio arts including those topics and issues related to global, national, and local aspects of the field of study.
Requirements
To earn this degree complete the major coursework listed here with “C” grades or higher and the following graduation requirements:
- 60 CSU transferable units;
- the Cal-GETC pattern; and
- 2.0 minimum overall CSU GPA.
Courses used in the major may also be counted in the general education areas. Courses used for this major may also be used to earn other degrees at VVC.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core: | 12.0 | |
| ARTH C1200 | Survey of Art from the Renaissance to Contemporary | |
| ART 112 | Design I | |
| ART 113 | Design II | |
| ART 125 | Drawing I | |
| List A: | 3.0 | |
| Select one course. | ||
| ARTH C1100 | Survey of Art From Prehistory to the Medieval Era | |
| ART 107 | Art & Life of Greece | |
| ART 108 | Art and Life of Italy | |
| ART 110 | ||
| List B: | 9.0 | |
| Select three curricular areas: | ||
| Drawing | ||
| ART 122 | Beginning Figure Drawing | |
| orART 126 | Intermediate Drawing | |
| Painting | ||
| ART 120 | Acrylic Painting I | |
| orART 150 | Oil Painting I | |
| Ceramics | ||
| ART 180 | Ceramics I | |
| Sculpture | ||
| ART 141 | Sculpture I | |
| Digital Art | ||
| CART 133 | Digital Imaging | |
| Photography | ||
| PHOT 100 | Beginning Photography | |
| orPHOT 111 | Beginning Digital Photography | |
| Color | ||
| ART 114 | Color Theory | |
| Applied Design | ||
| ART 170 | Fiber Arts 1 | |
| Other Media | ||
| ART 115 | Water-Based Media | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ART 140 | Introduction to Video Art | |
| orANIM 160 | 3ds Max Fundamentals | |
| Total Units | 24 | |
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