Studio Arts
A.A.-T Degree Art · Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog
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 |