Lake Superior College Program Planner

Program: Associate of Fine Arts Degree (Art) with MNTC (A.F.A.) Effective: Fall 2011 Created: 7/12/05 Revised: 5/4/11

The Associate of Fine Arts is a combination of liberal arts general education courses and foundation courses in art that are part of the first two years of art studies. The degree is earned by completing 60 credits with a minimum of 28 credits of art requirements. The Associate of Fine Arts in Art includes the requirements for the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum within the degree. Students should check with their intended transfer institution for any additional admissions or general education requirements. Course Outlines 2.0 minimum GPA required for MTC and all degrees.

Semester I
Course ID# FYE1000 ART1110 ART1112 ART1120 OR ART1124 ENGL1106 Course Title Intro to College Introduction to Art & Design Introduction to Sculpture Design Art History: Prehistoric to 1400 A.D. OR Survey of the Digital Arts Composition I General Education (Refer to Table 2) Total Credits for Term Term F F F F F F/S F/S Credits 1 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 16 Grade/Term

Semester II
Course ID# ART1113 ART1122 OR ART1124 ENGL1109 Course Title Drawing I Art History: Renaissance to the Present OR Survey of the Digital Arts College Composition II General Education (Refer to Table 2) Total Credits for Term Term F/S F/S I F/S F/S Credits 3 3 (3) 3 6 15 Grade/Term

Semester III
Course ID# COMM1110 OR COMM1100 OR COMM1105 OR COMM1115 MATH1105 OR PHIL1125 PSYC1120 Course Title Methods of Public Speaking OR Introduction to Communication OR Interpersonal Communication OR Intercultural Communication Principles of Mathematics OR Logic General Psychology Studio Course Electives (Refer to Table 1) Total Credits for Term Term F/S F/S F/S F/S F/S F/S F/S F/S Credits 3 (3) (3) (3) 3 (3) 3 6 15 Grade/Term

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Semester IV
Course ID# ART2200 Course Title Art Portfolio Preparation Studio Course Electives (Refer to Table 1) Natural Sciences (Refer to Table 2) General Education (Refer to Table 2) Total Credits for Term Term F/S F/S F/S F/S Credits 1 6 4 3 14 Grade/Term

Table 1: Studio Course Electives - 12 minimum credits required.

Course Area Two Dimensional Course Title ART1125 Watercolor ART1168 Painting I ART2112 Watercolor II ART2113 Drawing II* ART2168 Painting II Ceramics ART1138 Ceramics I ART1199 Special Topics with Ceramics Focus ART2139 Ceramics II ART2140 Ceramics III Digital Arts ART1111 Digital Two-Dimensional Design ART1500 Digital Photography I ART1510 Digital Drawing and Painting I ART1520 Digital Graphic Design I ART1540 Digital Portfolio and Presentation ART2500 Digital Photography II ART2521 Digital Graphic Design II Sculpture/ ART1165 Metal Art/Jewelry I Jewelry ART1199 Special Topics with Sculpture/Jewelry Focus ART2100 Sculpture I ART2102 Sculpture II ART2165 Metal Art/Jewelry II Total Credits for Studio Course Electives
*Recommended for UMD transfer LEGEND F = Fall Semester S = Spring Semester F/S = Fall and Spring Semesters I = Intermittent

Must select a minimum of four courses from at least three of the following four areas. Term F F/S S S S F/S F/S I F/S F F/S F/S F S S S F I F/S S S Credits 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1-3 3 3 3 12 Grade/Term

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Table 2: General Education - Minnesota Transfer Curriculum course recommendations 30 minimum credits required (must complete the following ten goal areas).
Goal Area Goal 1: Communication 9 Credits Course Title ENGL1106 Composition I AND ENGL1109 College Composition II AND COMM1110 Methods of Public Speaking (recommended) OR One of the following: COMM1100 Introduction to Communication COMM1105 Interpersonal Communication COMM1115 Intercultural Communication Completion of the full 40 credit MTC meets this requirement OR courses that will transfer within MnSCU as meeting this requirement: PHIL1125 Logic PHIL1140 Critical Thinking ASTR1101 Introduction to Astronomy BIOL1000 Human Body in Health and Disease BIOL1007 Biology and Society BIOL1105 Biology of Women BIOL1110-EN The Ecology of Minnesota BIOL1120-EN Principles of General Biology BIOL2200-EN General Ecology CHEM1110 Aspects of Chemistry I CHEM1111 Aspects of Chemistry II ENSC1200-EN Introduction to Environmental Science GEOL1110-EN Introduction to Geology GEOL1115-EN Minnesotas Geology MATH1105 Principles of Mathematics OR One of the following: MATH1110 Finite Mathematics PHIL1125 Logic PSYC1120 General Psychology OR ANTH1110 Cultural Anthropology ANTH1301 Cultures of Mesoamerica GEOG1110 Human Geography HIST1110 European History: Ancient to 1815 HIST1120 European History: 1815 to Present HIST1210 American History 1600 to 1876 HIST1220 American History 1876 to Present SPAN2003 Latin American Culture and Civilization PSCI1110-ET American Government PSCI1120-ET Introduction to Political Science SOC1111 Introduction to Sociology SOC1145 Race, Class, and Gender SOC1150 Women and Gender in Society Nine credit minimum MUST include one Literature course. Term F/S F/S F/S F/S F/S F/S Credits 3 3 3 (3) (3) (3) Grade/Term

Goal 2: Critical Thinking

Goal 3: Natural Sciences 6 Credits One course must also satisfy Goal Area 10-EN

Goal 4: Mathematical/ 3 Credits Goal 5: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences 9 Credits

F/S F/S I F/S F/S F/S F F/S F/S F/S S F/S S F/S F/S F/S F/S F/S F/S F/S F/S F S F S F/S F S F/S F/S F/S

3 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 4 3 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 9

Logical Reasoning

One course must also satisfy Goal Area 9-ET

Goal 6: Humanities and the Fine Arts 9 Credits

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Goal 7: 3 Credit requirement fulfilled by Goal Area 5 Human Diversity requirements above Goal 8: Fulfilled by the Art History requirements of the A.F.A. Global Degree Perspective Goal 9: 3 Credit requirement fulfilled by Goal Area 5 Ethic and Civic requirements above Responsibility Goal 10: 3 Credit requirement fulfilled by Goal Area 3 People and the requirements above Environment Total Credits for General Education Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Courses

3 3 30

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