Associate in Science

Fine Arts and Design

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Program
Art
Type
Transfer

Division of STEAM
Associate Dean: Bradley Cole

This program is designed to enable students in both fine arts and commercial art to transfer to many baccalaureate institutions with standing as a junior. Due to the variety of requirements from transfer destinations, this program is meant to cover as many bases as possible. Its flexibility encourages students to explore a spectrum of art forms and styles without locking them into a particular discipline. Its general education requirements in mathematics, lab sciences, social sciences, and wellness will provide students the required elements of a liberal arts and sciences education. Its core courses-art history, design, drawing, and painting-are the elemental building blocks for further study in fields as varied as ceramics, digital art, or art education. A required portfolio preparation course will specifically acquaint students with the expectations of quality transfer institutions.

Students in this program must meet 7 of the 10 SUNY Knowledge and Skills areas, 2 core competencies (Critical Thinking and Information Literacy), and have 30 SUNY General Education credits. Please note that of the 7 Knowledge and Skills areas, the following 4 are required: Communication-Written and Oral; Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning; Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning; and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice. For more information on the SUNY General Education requirements please see General Education Requirements.

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  • Demonstrate fundamental drawing concepts, including line, proportion, value, gesture, texture, and style.
  • Be able to draw an architectural interior in correct linear perspective.
  • Draw and paint realistic portraits and figure subjects in correct proportion, including self-portraits.
  • Demonstrate proficient use of pen and ink, charcoal, conte crayon, ink wash, oil paint, and all graphite media.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in manipulating the major elements of 2-D and 3-D design, including shape, scale, color theory, balance, symmetry, kinetics, texture, materials, and composition.
  • Demonstrate a foundational knowledge of major historical styles of western art, from ancient Egypt through the present.
  • Assemble a portfolio and resume for possible transfer or employment.
  • Demonstrate a foundational knowledge in the liberal arts and sciences, to include Basic Communication, Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Western Civilization.

Program Requirements

Item #
Title
Credits
3
6
3
3
3
6
3
2
Sub-Total Credits
63-66
Total Credits
63-66
Course Sequencing

Intended as a guide for academic planning. It need not be followed exactly or completed in four semesters.

Item #
Title
Credits
3
3
1
Sub-Total Credits
16
Item #
Title
Credits
3
3
1
Sub-Total Credits
16
Item #
Title
Credits
6
3
Sub-Total Credits
16-19
Item #
Title
Credits
3
3
Sub-Total Credits
15

*Based on placement, students might be required to take developmental and/or prerequisite classes before taking the required English and Math courses.

*Humanities Electives: PHIL 2360, Foreign Language, or Theatre are recommended.

*Arts Electives: ARTS 1210, 1220, 1440, 1450, 2120, 2210, 2220, 2540, 2550, 2620 are recommended.

*Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice (DEI/SJ) Course: See General Education Requirements for courses that meet this requirement. 

* Students in this program who plan to transfer to a SUNY college can meet 7 of the 10 SUNY Knowledge and Skills areas and 30 SUNY General Education credits. For more information on SUNY General Education requirements, refer to the catalog index or see an adviser.