Recommended Preparation: Satisfactory aptitude in visual art.

Transfer Information: Students are advised to work closely with the faculty and counseling staff for program and course scheduling. Electives should be chosen carefully to meet requirements of transfer institution. The responsibility for proper course selection rests with the student.

First Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	ART	101	Hist. & Appreciation of Art I			3
	ART	121	Drawing I or
		ART	131 Fund. of Design I			4
	ENG	111	College Composition I			3
	1 ___		Foreign Language			3
	2 ___		Social Science Elective			3
	STD		Elective			1
	ART	102	Hist. & Appreciation of Art II	3
	ART	122	Drawing II or
		ART	132 Fund. of Design II	4
	ENG	112	College Composition II	3
	1 ___		Foreign Language	3
	2 ___		Social Science Elective	3
		Total Credits/Semester		17	16

Second Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	MTH	151	Math for the Liberal Arts I	3
	3 ___		Natural Science/Lab Elective	4
	4 PED	116	Lifetime Fitness & Wellness	1
	2 ___		Social Science Elective	3
	SPD	110	Intro. to Speech Communication	3
	___	ART	or General Elective		3
	MTH	152	Math for the Liberal Arts II		3
	3 ___		Natural Science/Lab Elective		4
	4 PED	/RPK			1
	2 ___		Social Science Elective		3
		Total Credits/Semester		14	14

Total credits for the A.A. Degree in Fine Arts = 61.

To graduate from a degree program, students entering NVCC Fall 1999 or later must demonstrate computer competency skills as described in the Degree Requirements section of the Instructional Programs of this catalog.

¹ Students completing the A.A. in Fine Arts must demonstrate intermediate college-level (201-202) proficiency in a language other than English. The 201-202 courses require a prerequisite proficiency equivalent to the 101- 102 sequence in the language. Placement testing determines initial foreign language level. Students completing 101-102 foreign language may use those credits to meet general elective requirements. Waivers or credit by exam (through CLEP) for previous experience is available for some languages. Students whose native language is not English may substitute general electives for foreign language upon the approval of the advising division chair.

² The social science elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).

³ Natural science electives may be selected from biology, chemistry, geology, natural science, or physics with a lab component.

⁴ The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.