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Art, AA

The Associate of Arts degree in Art provides students with an opportunity for individual creative stimulus and development. Completion of the associate in arts degree also prepares students to transfer to a four-year institution leading to a baccalaureate degree or into a professional art school. Possible careers in fine arts are art education, interior design, gallery operation, art merchandising, studio artist, illustration, art criticism, computer graphics and animation and related fields.

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About Program Maps

This program map only contains general education and major requirements for the AA/AS/AA-T/AS-T degree. It does not include prerequisites/corequisites, or additional major preparation that may be required for transfer to specific universities.

This map does not replace an individualized comprehensive student education plan (CSEP). Please see a counselor for accurate planning.

Intersession and summer are additional optional terms.

If you are applying to a University of California (UC) campus, area 6: Language other than English is required and may need to be added to your education plan. Area 6 may be met by 2+ years of the same language taken in High School with grades of C- or higher.

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