Studio Arts
Associate in Arts for Transfer
Program Details
The Associate in Arts in Studio Arts for Transfer is designed for the student artist interested in transferring to a four year Studio Art program at a CSU campus. Courses are offered in painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, art history and digital technology. The degree provides a solid basis for continuing work in upper division and graduate school and art-related fields such as Ceramist, Commercial Artist, Designer, Exhibition Designer, Art Critic/Writer, Art Director, Art Historian, and teaching art. To earn an Associate in Arts for Transfer in Studio Arts, a student must: Complete 60 semester units that are transferable to the California State University, to include: The California Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) requirements, courses required for the major and general education with grades of “C” (or "P"), and earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
Studio Arts Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Become familiar with the historical achievements, current major issues, processes, and directions of their field(s).
- Gain functional competence with principles of visual organization, including the ability to work with visual elements in two and three dimensions; color theory and its applications; and drawing.
- Present work that demonstrates perceptual acuity, conceptual understanding, and technical facility at a professional entry level in their chosen field(s).