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. The College'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, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Interface Design (UI), and Animation.
Statewide General Education Student Learning Outcomes
Entrance Requirements
While this degree has no formal entrance requirements, individual courses may have prerequisites which must be met before enrollment.
Course Requirements
Course List Course | Title | Credits |
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1 | 3 |
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| 4 |
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| 3-4 |
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WR 121Z | Composition I | 4 |
WR 122Z | Composition II | 4 |
or WR 227Z | Technical Writing |
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| 9-12 |
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| 12-16 |
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| 12-20 |
| 39 |
2,3 | |
Total Credits | 90-106 |
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
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
ART 132 | Intermediate Drawing | 4 |
ART 140 | Sequential Art: Non-Digital | 4 |
ART 184 | Beginning Watercolor | 4 |
ART 185 | Intermediate Watercolor | 4 |
ART 234 | Figure Drawing | 4 |
ART 297 | Capstone Project: All Media | 1 |
Painting
Graphic Design
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
ART 110 | Beginning Graphic Design | 4 |
ART 141 | Vector Art Illustration | 4 |
ART 230 | Intermediate Graphic Design | 4 |
ART 297GD | Capstone Project: Graphic Design | 1 |
Photography/Videography
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
ART 161 | Photography: Darkroom Basics | 4 |
ART 165 | Videography: Basic Techniques | 4 |
ART 166 | Photography: Lighting Techniques | 4 |
ART 261 | Photography: Intermediate Darkroom | 4 |
ART 265 | Photography: Digital Basics | 4 |
ART 267 | Photography: Digital Editing | 4 |
ART 268 | Videography: Intermediate | 4 |
ART 269AC | Photography: Fine Art & Commercial | 4 |
ART 269PJ | Photography: Photojournalism | 4 |
ART 297PV | Capstone Project: Digital Photo/Video | 1 |
Illustration
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
ART 132 | Intermediate Drawing | 4 |
ART 140 | Sequential Art: Non-Digital | 4 |
ART 141 | Vector Art Illustration | 4 |
ART 142 | Digital Painting: Basic Techniques | 4 |
ART 143 | Scientific Illustration: Basic Techniques | 4 |
ART 184 | Beginning Watercolor | 4 |
ART 234 | Figure Drawing | 4 |
ART 240 | Digital Illustration: Concept | 4 |
ART 241 | Digital Illustration: Narrative | 4 |
ART 297IL | Capstone Project: Illustration | 1 |
Ceramics
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
ART 121 | Ceramics: Introduction to Hand Building | 4 |
ART 122 | Ceramics: Introduction to Wheel Throwing | 4 |
ART 190 | Figurative Clay Sculpture | 4 |
ART 191 | Sculpture | 4 |
ART 253 | Ceramics: Intermediate Ceramics | 4 |
ART 291 | Mold Making for Sculpture | 4 |
ART 297 | Capstone Project: All Media | 1 |
Metal Arts
Product Design
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
ART 141 | Vector Art Illustration | 4 |
DSGN 101 | Introduction to Product Design | 4 |
DSGN 130 | Product Design Fundamentals | 3 |
DSGN 140 | 3D Modeling: Parametric | 4 |
DSGN 150 | Design for Production | 3 |
DSGN 197PD | Portfolio Development: Product Design | 1 |
DSGN 240 | 3D Modeling: Organic | 4 |
DSGN 250 | 3D Printing: Materials & Technology | 4 |
MFG 119 | Manufacturing Design and Drafting Techniques | 4 |
MFG 250 | Additive Manufacturing I | 3 |
User Experience & Interface Design (UX/UI)
Animation
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
ART 101AM | Animation History and Current Practices | 4 |
ART 111 | 2-D Animation: Basics | 4 |
ART 112 | 2-D Animation: Narrative and Scene Building | 4 |
ART 113 | 3-D Animation: Basics | 4 |
ART 114 | 3-D Animation: Modeling | 4 |
ART 297 | Capstone Project: All Media | 1 |
Performance Standards
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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