Art History for Transfer

California Community Colleges offer associate degrees for transfer to the CSU. These may include Associate in Arts (AA-T) or Associate in Science (AS-T) degrees. These degrees are designed to provide a clear pathway to a CSU major and baccalaureate degree. California Community College students who are awarded an AA-T or AS-T degree are guaranteed admission with junior standing somewhere in the CSU system and given priority admission consideration to their local CSU campus or to a program that is deemed similar to their community college major. This priority does not guarantee admission to specific majors or campuses.

Students who have been awarded an AA-T or AS-T are able to complete their remaining requirements for the 120-unit baccalaureate degree within 60 semester or 90 quarter units. To view the most current list of Moreno Valley College Associate Degrees for Transfer and to find out which CSU campuses accept each degree, visit I Can Go to College. Students are encouraged to meet with a MVC counselor to review their options for transfer and to develop an educational plan that best meets their goals and needs.

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This program can be completed in 2 years, or 4 semesters (fall/spring). Students can decrease their semester course load by taking some required classes during the winter and summer terms instead.

Program completion within this time frame is dependent on the number of units enrolled per term and course availability. Full-time students are recommended to take 12-15 units per term. Meet with a counselor to develop your Student Educational Plan (SEP) to determine the appropriate general education pattern and work/life/school balance.

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

• Identify, describe, analyze, and discuss the stylistic characteristics of a wide variety of countries, regions, and periods of European and non-European artworks.
• Formulate and synthesize observations and evaluations regarding the historical, social, and political context in which various forms of art were created in both written and oral form.
• Apply various methodologies for interpreting a range of art forms to evaluate and analyze the ideas and philosophies expressed and explored within the art works.
• Critique, compare, and contrast various key artists, artworks and styles across a wide span of time using appropriate art terminology.
• Recognize distinct iconography from a mixture of different geographical areas and relate these manifestations to local, social, cosmological, and political institutions

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Total Units Required: 18

Core Courses

List A: Choose 3 Units

List B: Choose One Course

List C: Choose 3 Units

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Course Information

Course Credit Area

AHS 1/1H – History of Western Art: Prehistoric, Ancient and Medieval/Honors

3 units

• Major
• RCCD C
• CSUGE C1
• IGETC 3A

ART 17 – Beginning Drawing

3 units

• Major
• RCCD C

ENG 1A/1AH – English Composition/Honors

4 units

• RCCD D1
• CSUGE A2
• IGETC 1A

Choose One:

• GUI 47 – Career Exploration and Life Planning
• GUI 48 – College Success Strategies

3 units

• RCCD E2
• CSUGE E

Student Tasks

• Meet with a counselor to complete your student education plan
• Explore career paths with VitaNavis
• Explore career resources
  • Find internship and apprenticeship opportunities
  • Attend career workshops
  • Get help with job searches, resume building, and interviews

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Course Information

Course Credit Area

Choose one:

• COM 1/1H – Public Speaking/Honors
• COM 9/9H – Interpersonal Communication/Honors

3 units

• RCCD D2
• CSUGE A1
• IGETC 1C

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Course Information

Course Credit Area

Choose one:

• AHS 9 – African Art History
• AHS 12 – Asian Art History
• AHS 13 – Pre-Columbian Art History
• AHS 14 – Latin American Art: Colonial to Present

3 units

• Major
• RCCD C
• CSUGE C1
• IGETC 3A

AHS 2/2H – History of Western Art: Renaissance through Contemporary/Honors

3 units

• Major
• RCCD C
• CSUGE C1
• IGETC 3A

Choose one:

• MAT 9 – BSTEM College Algebra
• MAT 11 – College Algebra
• MAT 12/12H – Statistics/Honors
• MAT 25 – Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Student

3 - 5 units

• RCCD D2
• CSUGE B4
• IGETC 2

ENG 1B/1BH - Critical Thinking and Writing/Honors

4 units

• RCCD C/D2
• CSUGE A3
• IGETC 1B

Student Tasks

• Meet with a counselor to update your student education plan
• Explore transfer resources
  • Research transfer institutions
  • Attend transfer workshops
  • Start planning for transfer

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Course Information

Course Credit Area

Choose one:

• HIS 6/6H – United States History to 1877/Honors
• HIS 7/7H – United States History from 1865
• HIS 11 – Military History of the United States to 1900
• HIS 12 – Military History of the United States Since 1900
• HIS 14 – African American History I
• HIS 15 – African American History II
• HIS 31 – Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies
• HIS 34 – History of Women in the United States

3 units

• RCCD D2
• CSUGE A1
• IGETC 1C

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Course Information

Course Credit Area

Choose one:

• ART 18 – Intermediate Drawing
• ART 22 – Basic Design
• ART 23 – Design and Color
• ART 24 – Three Dimensional Design
• ART 26 – Beginning Painting
• ART 36A – Computer Art - Introduction
• ART 40A – Figure Drawing - Introduction

3 units

• Major

Choose one:

• AHS 4 – Introduction to Visual Culture
• AHS 7 – Woman Artists in History
• AHS 8 – Art History of the Photographic Image
• AHS 10 – Modern and Contemporary Art History
• AHS 11 – Visual Description: Writing About Art
• AHS 15 – Rome: The Ancient City

3 units

• Major
• RCCD C

POL 1/1H – American Politics/Honors

3 units

• RCCD B1
• CSUGE D
• IGETC 4

ANT 1/1H – Physical Anthropology

3 units

• RCCD A
• CSUGE C2
• IGETC 5B

Student Tasks

• Meet with a counselor to update your student education plan and complete your graduation check
• Apply to transfer
• Prepare to apply for your degree

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Course Information

Course Credit Area

Choose one:

• ETS 1 – Introduction to Ethnic Studies
• ETS 14 or 15 – African American History I or II
• ETS 21 – Latinx Politics
• ETS 23 – Race, Ethnicity, and Politics in America

3 units

• RCCD B1
• CSUGE F
• IGETC 7

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Course Information

Course Credit Area

GEG 1 – Physical Geography

3 units

• RCCD A
• CSUGE B1
• IGETC 5A

GEG 1L – Physical Geography Lab

1 unit

• RCCD A
• CSUGE B3
• IGETC 5A

Choose one:

• ASL 1 – American Sign Language
• SPA 1 – Spanish I

4 - 5 units

• RCCD C
• CSUGE C2
• IGETC 6

Any degree-applicable elective or general education course

3 units

• RCCD C
• CSUGE C1/C2/D
• IGETC 3A/3B/4

Any course from CSUGE Area D or IGETC Area 4 for Social Sciences

3 units

• CSUGE D
• IGETC 4

Student Tasks

• Meet with a counselor to complete your final graduation check
• Request CSU/IGETC Certification if applicable
• Apply for graduation

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