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Associate in Fine Arts, Art Emphasis, AFA

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Degree requirement

I. General education requirements (31)

A. Communications (9)

ENG 101 - Freshman Composition 1 Credit(s): 3 *
ENG 102 - Freshman Composition 2 Credit(s): 3 **
SPE 120 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credit(s): 3

B. Humanities (6)

Select one or more courses from two subject areas - no fine arts courses applicable:

ENG 160 - Introduction to Fiction Credit(s): 3
ENG 170 - Introduction to Drama Credit(s): 3
ENG 180 - Introduction to Poetry Credit(s): 3
ENG 221 - American Literature 1 Credit(s): 3
ENG 222 - American Literature 2 Credit(s): 3
ENG 231 - British Literature 1 Credit(s): 3
ENG 232 - British Literature 2 Credit(s): 3
ENG 240 - Women and Literature Credit(s): 3
ENG 260 - Children’s Literature Credit(s): 3
MUS 205 - Music and Society Credit(s): 3
PHL 100 - Logic Credit(s): 3
PHL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit(s): 3
PHL 102 - Ethics Credit(s): 3

C. Social Sciences (6)

Select one or more courses from at least two different disciplines:

ECO 101 - Introduction to Economics Credit(s): 3
ECO 201 - Principles of Macro Economics Credit(s): 3
ECO 202 - Principles of Micro Economics Credit(s): 3
GEO 100 - Human Geography Credit(s): 3
GEO 110 - World Regional Geography Credit(s): 3
HIS 105 - American History to 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIS 106 - American History From 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIS 125 - Western Civilization 1 Credit(s): 3
HIS 126 - Western Civilization 2 Credit(s): 3
HIS 285 - History of Africa: 1500 to Present Credit(s): 3
POS 122 - American Government & Politics Credit(s): 3
POS 223 - State & Local Government Credit(s): 3
POS 228 - International Relations Credit(s): 3
POS 267 - Comparative Government Credit(s): 3
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSY 204 - Social Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSY 206 - The Social Psychology of Aging Credit(s): 3
PSY 265 - Developmental Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3
SOC 102 - Contemporary Social Problems Credit(s): 3
SOC 103 - Marriage and the Family Credit(s): 3
SOC 105 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology Credit(s): 3
SOC 201 - Introduction to Anthropology Credit(s): 3
SOC 203 - Introduction to Diversity Credit(s): 3
SOC 260 - Gender & Society Credit(s): 3
SSC 110 - Global Issues Credit(s): 3

D. Science/Mathematics (10)

Science *** (7)

Select one course from Life Sciences, one course from Physical Sciences, and at least one laboratory course:

BIO 101 - General Biology Credit(s): 4
CHM 100 - Concepts of Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHM 110 - General Chemistry 1 Credit(s): 4
PHY 130 - The Physical Universe Credit(s): 3
PHY 151 - General Physics 1 Credit(s): 5

Mathematics (3)

MAT 109 - Concepts of Mathematics Credit(s): 3
MAT 112 - Math Elementary Teaching 2 Credit(s): 3
MAT 131 - Finite Mathematics Credit(s): 3
MAT 135 - Calculus for Business/Social Sciences Credit(s): 4
MAT 210 - Statistics Credit(s): 3
MAT 240 - Calculus With Analytic Geometry 1 Credit(s): 5
MAT 241 - Calculus With Analytic Geometry 2 Credit(s): 5
MAT 242 - Calculus With Analytic Geometry 3 Credit(s): 4
SSC 120 - Statistics for Social Science Credit(s): 3
or MAT 110 - General Education Statistics Credit(s): 3

II. Art (33)

Core Art courses (21)

ART 112 - Art: Prehistoric to 1400 Credit(s): 3
ART 113 - Art: 1400 to Present Day Credit(s): 3
ART 121 - Two Dimensional Design Credit(s): 3
ART 122 - Three Dimensional Design Credit(s): 3
ART 131 - Drawing 1 Credit(s): 3
ART 132 - Drawing 2 Credit(s): 3
ART 133 - Life Drawing Credit(s): 3

Elective Art courses (12)

ART 141 - Painting Credit(s): 3
ART 142 - Advanced Painting Credit(s): 3
ART 151 - Printmaking Credit(s): 3
ART 171 - Ceramics 1 Credit(s): 3
ART 172 - Ceramics 2 Credit(s): 3

III. Other requirements

GPA required for graduation - 2.0 on 4.0 scale

Residency requirement - (complete 15 semester hours at Sandburg)

Total hours required for degree: 64

* Students must pass with a grade of “C” or better.

** Students must pass with a grade of “C” or better.

*** One course must be a lab course.

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