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This is a summary of the requirements for an Associate in Arts (AA) degree with a Fine Arts-Art concentration for students who have not decided where they intend to transfer.
 
The AA degree requires completion of both the general education curriculum and electives for a total of 64 semester hours. Students should complete their AA degree by selecting courses that fulfill Art requirements of transfer colleges, as listed below. Any remaining electives should be selected with caution until the student has decided where to transfer and has met with an advisor.

General Education
Category

Area

Minimal Semester
Hours Required

1

Communications

9

2

Arts and
Humanities

9

3

Cultural/Historical
Persp

6

4

Social Sciences

6

5

Natural Sciences

8

6

Mathematics

3

7

Computer Skills

3

8

Electives  

1-18

 

TOTAL HOURS

62


EICCD Courses That Fulfill Art Requirements

The numbers to the left of each course indicate the EICCD General Education categories listed above.

Category

EICCD Course

Title

Credits

9 AA:110 Basic Design 3
9 AA:120 Fundamentals Of Drawing 3
9 AA:125 Fundamentals Of Painting 3
9 AA:210 Art History I 3
9 AA:215 Art History II 3

 

Other Courses

A wide variety of other courses are required or strongly recommended by different transfer schools. Some of the transfer schools require or strongly recommend specific choices from the EICCD General Education curriculum, as shown in the following table. If general education choices are not specified, the college will accept the EICCD Associate in Arts degree as satisfying their general education requirements.

 

General Education Selections

EICCD Course

Title

Transfer School(s)

EN:105 English Composition I ISU
EN:110 English Composition  or ISU
EN:112 Composition II :
Technical Writing
ISU
HS:100 U.S. History Through 1877  or IWC (Art Ed)
HS:105 U.S. History After 1877  or IWC (Art Ed)
PS:100 American Federal Government IWC (Art Ed)
CS:114 Microcomputer Applications IWC (Art Ed)
SP:106 Principles Of Speech ISU
SP:115 Interpersonal Communication ISU

 

In addition, a variety of other courses are required by different transfer schools. Students who know where they intend to transfer should consult the specific advising guide for their intended transfer school for additional details.

Additional Required Or Recommended Courses

EICCD Course

Title

Transfer School(s)

AA:135 Fundamentals Of Sculpture  or UNI
AA:140 Fundamentals Of Ceramics UNI, IWC
AA:220 Intermediate Drawing UI, UNI, SAU
AA Portfolio Of Work UI, ISU
AA:XXX Additional Studio Art Classes UI
AA:245 Three Dimensional Design UI, SAU, UNI
ED:100 Introduction To Education IWC (Art Ed)
ED:204 Exploring Teaching IWC (Art Ed)
ED:210 Exceptional Persons IWC (Art Ed)
Fine Art Additional Courses - 6 Hours SAU
Foreign Lang Foreign Language UI
Humanities Additional Courses - 6 Hours ISU
Math/Sci Additional Courses - 6 Hours ISU
PH Additional Philosophy Courses SAU
PY:115 Human Growth and Development IWC (Art Ed)
Soc Sci Additional Courses - 6 Hours ISU

Key to Transfer School Abbreviations
  • ISU - Iowa State University
  • IWC - Iowa Wesleyan College
  • SAU - St. Ambrose University
  • UI - University Of Iowa
  • UNI - University Of Northern Iowa
  • WIU - Western Illinois University
  • Rec - Transfer school recommends the course be taken before transfer if the student needs Electives to complete the AA degree.




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