# Studio Arts (A.A.-T Degree)

Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog · Department: Art

Source: https://solano.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog2025-2026/program/studio-arts-aa-t-fall-2023

**Minimum Units Required:** 60.0 units

This program provides the academic and practical experience to prepare students for a career, or further education at a four-year institution, in studio art. The program is designed for students to develop visual skills in a variety of art media. The Associate in Arts in Studio Arts is fully transferable to the CSU. Students who meet the CSU’s minimum eligibility requirements are guaranteed priority admission to a CSU campus, though not necessarily to a particular campus or major. With this degree you will be required to take no more than 60 semester or 90 quarter units after transfer to complete a bachelor’s degree if you transfer into a program at the CSU that’s similar to the Associate in Arts in Studio Arts for Transfer. To earn the Associate in Arts in Studio Arts for Transfer, students must: 1. Complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following: a. The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) b. A minimum of 18 semester units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by Solano Community College District 2. Obtain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 3. Complete all courses within the major with a minimum grade of C or P if taken on a Pass/No Pass basis

### Program Learning Outcomes

-   Apply composition strategies to create visually unified and compositionally effective works of art.

-   Utilize appropriate language and approaches to create, analyze and critique conceptually effective works.

-   Apply appropriate materials and techniques to solve creative problems.

### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Studio Arts Major** | | 24 |
| **Courses Required** | | 12 |
| ARTH 012 | Western Art, Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ART 006 | Design Principles in 2-Dimensions | 3 |
| ART 008 | Design Principles in 3-Dimensions | 3 |
| ART 014 | Drawing - Beginning | 3 |
| **List A: (select one course)** | | 3 |
| ARTH 011 | Western Art, Prehistory through Middle Ages | 3 |
| ARTH 021 | Asian Art | 3 |
| ARTH 025 | African, Oceanic, Ancient and Indigenous American Art | 3 |
| ARTH 031 | Modern Art | 3 |
| **List B - Curricular Areas: (select three courses )** | | 9 |
| **Drawing: (only one may be chosen)** | | 3 |
| ART 004 | Life Drawing - Beginning | 3 |
| ART 015 | Drawing - Intermediate | 3 |
| **Mixed Media (may choose up to 3 courses)** | | 3 |
| ART 016 | Painting - Beginning | 3 |
| ART 038 | Printmaking - Beginning | 3 |
| DMA 009 | Introduction to Digital Design | 3 |
| ART 007 | Design - Color | 3 |
| **PHOT 030A Black and White Darkroom Photography - Beginning** | | 3 |
| **Ceramics: (only one may be chosen)** | | 3 |
| ART 023 | Ceramics: Hand Building - Beginning | 3 |
| ART 026 | Ceramics: Wheel Throwing - Beginning | 3 |
| **Sculpture: (only one may be chosen)** | | 0 |
| ART 031 | Sculpture - Beginning | 3 |
| ART 034 | Sculpture: Ceramics - Beginning | 3 |
| **Intermediate courses: (only one may be chosen)** | | 3 |
| ART 005 | Life Drawing - Intermediate | 3 |
| ART 017 | Painting - Intermediate | 3 |
| ART 019 | Figure Painting | 3 |
| ART 021 | Watercolor - Beginning | 3 |
| ART 024 | Ceramics: Hand Building - Intermediate | 3 |
| ART 032 | Sculpture: Human Figure - Beginning | 3 |
| ART 033 | Sculpture - Intermediate | 3 |
| ART 039 | Printmaking: Etching and Engraving - Line | 3 |
| ART 040 | Printmaking: Etching and Engraving - Tone | 3 |
| ART 041 | Printmaking: Etching and Engraving - Color | 3 |
| ART 042 | Screen Printing | 3 |
| ART 043 | Printmaking: Relief | 3 |
| DMA 010 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| DMA 015 | Typography | 3 |
| DMA 020 | Introduction to Digital Illustration | 3 |