Art, AA

Location(s): Cheyenne Campus

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The AA in Art program is designed for students who wish to explore and prepare for a wide range of career options in visual arts. Completing this program may qualify students for a variety of employment in visual art fields, including as entrepreneurs, designers, educators, and artists. This program offers coursework intended to transfer to a four-year university, allowing students to pursue a baccalaureate degree in Graphic Design, Illustration, Marketing, or Education. The program also provides students with skills to establish meaningful self-employment in the Art field. The competencies of TREX 2000 are embedded into this program to ensure students benefit from and complete the requirements of the Transition Experience prior to graduating from LCCC.

Contact Information

Contact information is available on the Art program website.

Map your individual academic plan of courses with your Student Success Coach.

If students choose to transition to another program within the Communication & Creative Arts pathway, they should be particularly aware of the choice points that indicate when a decision to branch off into another program must be made to ensure credits and time are not lost.

Coursework common to all degrees within this pathway is indicated by CAC, Common Academic Coursework, in the program map.

Competencies

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Develop knowledge of studio studies, practice, and experiences.
Establish methods of historical inquiry, critical thinking, and analysis in visual arts.
Develop knowledge of medium(s), technologies, and equipment.
Synthesize skills, materials, theory, and history, into personal understanding of moral and ethical issues in visual arts.

First Semester

Choice Points

ART 1110 is a first semester requirement for students in the Art program.

Course Requirements

STRT 1000 - Strategies for Success Credits: 3 | CAC
ART 1110 - Foundation: Two Dimensional Credits: 3
(FALL ONLY)
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3 | CAC
Choose an approved Creative Expression course except ART 1001 Credits: 3 | CAC
Choose an approved General Education course Credits: 3 | CAC

Milestones

Completion college level English.

Semester Total: 15 Credits

Second Semester

Course Requirements

MATH 1000 - Problem Solving Credits: 3 | CAC
COMM 2010 - Public Speaking Credits: 3 | CAC
ART 1005 - Drawing I Credits: 3
ART 1120 - Foundation: Three Dimensional Credits: 3 (SPRING ONLY)
Choose an approved Human Cultures course Credits: 3 | CAC

Milestones

Completion of college level Math and English in the first year.

Semester Total: 15 Credits

Third Semester

Choice Points

Students may choose to take ART 2410 in the fall or ART 2420 in the summer.

Course Requirements

ART 2010 - Art History I Credits: 3
ART 1130 - Foundation: Color Credits: 3
ART 2410 - Ceramics I Credits: 3
OR
ART 2420 - Ceramics II Credits: 3
Choose from an approved U.S./Wyoming Constitution course Credits: 3 | CAC
Choose an approved program elective; First-year world language course recommended Credits: 3-4

Semester Total: 15-16 Credits

Fourth Semester

Course Requirements

ART 2020 - Art History II Credits: 3
ART 2210 - Painting I Credits: 3 (SPRING ONLY)
ART 2310 - Sculpture I Credits: 3
ART 2000 - Portfolio Review Credits: 1
Choose an approved program elective; First-year world language course recommended Credits: 3-4
Choose an approved Natural Sciences course Credits: 4 | CAC

Milestones

Completion of the LCCC general education core and eligible for the Certificate of General Education.
Completion of Art, AA.

Semester Total: 17-18 Credits

Program Credit Hour Total: 62-64 Credits

Approved Program Electives

Program Comments

The information below is intended to be a guide, and does not guarantee regional job placement, job availability, or a specific wage after completion of the program.

Additional information on careers in Art is available through Career Coach.

Transfer Information

LCCC courses may transfer to institutions in addition to those with formal articulation agreements. Students are strongly encouraged to determine the degree requirements and transfer policy of the specific college/university and program to which they plan to transfer.