Description

The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree with a focus in Art and Design includes foundational courses in this major and meets lower-division general education requirements at all Oregon public universities. COCC's Art and Design curriculum includes courses in art history, 2D and 3D design, graphic design, illustration, photography, videography, printmaking, drawing, painting, ceramics, metal arts, user experience (UX), interface design (UI), and animation.

Entrance Requirements

While this degree has no formal entrance requirements, individual courses may have prerequisites which must be met before enrollment.

Course Requirements

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HHPA activity courses (1 credit each) are not to be duplicated.

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Students seeking to obtain a Bachelor of Arts must complete all foreign language through the 200 level (i.e., 203). 100-level foreign language courses, depending on language placement, may be required.

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See advising notes for additional information on Art and Design emphasis areas.

Advising Notes

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree after transfer should consider completing three terms of a 200-level language course. The 100-level language courses will count as electives. The 200-level language courses can be applied to partially fulfill the arts and letters requirement.

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree should consider taking two terms of Western art history and one of non-Western art history. ARH courses can be applied to partially fulfill the arts and letters requirement.

Students pursuing transfer to an upper-division arts school or program will typically be required to have completed core foundational art courses. Recommended foundational art courses are ART 115 Basic Design: 2-D, ART 116 Basic Design: Color, ART 117 Basic Design: 3-D, and ART 131 Beginning Drawing; these courses can be applied to partially fulfill the arts and letters requirement.

Successful transfer to an upper-division arts school or program is usually based not only on transcripts but also on the student’s portfolio. Students seeking transfer to an accredited art school in Oregon or elsewhere are encouraged to work closely with their advisors to build that portfolio and to take ART 295 Portfolio Development and Business Practices.

Students pursuing transfer to an upper-division arts school or program will typically have a discipline emphasis. Recommended courses based on emphasis: 

Drawing & Painting

Graphic Design & UX/UI

Photography & Videography

Illustration

Ceramics

Metal Arts

Animation

Art History

Performance Standards

• Academic Requirements:

  • Students must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA to earn a COCC certificate or degree.
  • Options for additional standards:
    • All courses in the program must be completed with a grade of C or higher

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