Fine Arts

Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.

Department of the Arts
Hicks Art Center • Phone (215) 968-8425

The Fine Arts major is designed to serve the fine arts major and the general college student. The major equips the art student with the skills, attitudes, and knowledge necessary for further training in a four-year professional or liberal arts institution and develops mastery of arts, crafts, and design in the student whose formal education ends after two years at the College.

Full time day students entering as fine art majors require an assessment interview. A portfolio review is not required for admission, but is recommended for placement purposes. An art advisor will help select the appropriate sequence of courses. These art courses offer a chance for general college students to experience a variety of fine arts media and an opportunity to explore their own artistic potential. In addition to studio art courses, art history courses are available for the general college student.

For the non-art major many electives in art require no pre-requisite or portfolio evaluation.

Graduates of this program are able to

• demonstrate an understanding of the methods and materials associated with drawing, two-dimensional design, and three-dimensional design;
• use traditional and new media to begin to explore and express their own creative voice;
• read about, write about, and analyze art and art history using basic research, critical thinking skills, and a visual arts vocabulary; and
• prepare and present a formal, professional-quality portfolio of work which may be used to apply for admission to a four-year college.

Degree Course Requirements*

Recommended Semester Sequence

The recommended course sequence is designed for full- time students who average l5 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.

^A Placement testing required.
^B Consult the list of courses approved for this subcategory. Any course may be chosen.
^C Any of the following may be chosen: VAFA191, VAFA192, VAFA193.
^D Any INTG course may be chosen.
^E Any of the following may be chosen: VAMM100, VAFA110.
^F Any studio course with the prefix of VAFA, VAGD, VAFW, and/or VAMM may be selected.
^G Course requires prerequisite.

¹ Satisfies College Level Writing Level I.
² Satisfies College Level Writing Level II.
³ Satisfies Creative Expression.
⁴ Satisfies Cultural Perspectives.
⁵ Satisfies Writing Intensive requirement.
⁶ Satisfies Social Perspectives.

*Students who do not seek the Associate of Arts Degree may earn the legend, “Major Requirements Satisfied,” on their transcripts by successfully completing all the courses listed in the major except credits in social perspectives, mathematics or science, English and three credits in integration of knowledge.

Credits exceeding the required minimum cannot be used to satisfy required credits in other course requirements.