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Fine Arts, A.F.A. - Art (Studio) (TTP)

Degree: Associate of Fine Arts
Major: Fine Arts
Area of Emphasis: Art (Studio)

For more information, contact the Humanities division at 615-230-3200 or at humanities@volstate.edu.

This pathway is for students planning to complete a bachelor’s degree at a four-year school. The standard pre-professional degree for artists and designers is a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.). Individuals majoring in art have a variety of career opportunities including, but not limited to, studio artist, graphic designer, photographer, web and/or multimedia designer, product and/or package designer, interior designer, craft artist including jewelry or textile designer, museum curator, art historian, and educator.

Additionally, an art curriculum provides intensive education in problem-solving strategies, a skill both useful and desired in many occupations. For those students primarily interested in developing their problem-solving skills, Two-Dimensional Design, Three-Dimensional Design, and Graphic Design are recommended.

Transfer Options
Tennessee Transfer Pathways (TTPs) are advising tools designed to help community college students plan for transferring to a Tennessee public university or select regionally accredited, non-profit Tennessee private colleges and universities to complete their baccalaureate degree. The TTPs also constitute an agreement between community colleges and four-year colleges/universities confirming that community college courses meet major preparation requirements. For transfer to other four-year institutions, contact an advisor at the senior institution.  Note: Due to the transferability to a four-year institution, there are to be no course substitutions where a specific course is required in the TTP curriculum guide.  

All students graduating with a degree from VSCC are required to take the E-Proficiency Profile (EPP) to meet graduation requirements. More information can be found at https://www.volstate.edu/graduation/exit-exams.

CIP Code: (30) 50.0101.00

General Education Requirements- Credits (41)

  • COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)

  • OR  COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking  Credits (3)

  • ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
  • ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
  • ART 2000 - ^Art History Survey I Credits: (3)
  • ART 2020 - ^Art History Survey II Credits: (3)
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts  (Must be a Literature course) Credits: (3)
  • History  (HIST 2310   and HIST 2320   Preferred) Credits: (6)
  • Mathematics  Credits: (3)
  • Natural Sciences  Credits: (8)
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences  Credits: (6)

Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (21)

  • ART 1045 - Drawing I Credits: (3)
  • ART 1050 - Drawing II Credits: (3) 1
  • ART 1340 - Foundations Studio I Credits: (3)
  • ART 1350 - Foundations Studio II Credits: (3)
  • Studio Art Electives (Choose from the following list) Credits: (9) 2, 3
    ​ ART 135 - Ceramics I  Credits: (3)
    ART 136 - Introduction to Printmaking  Credits: (3)
    ART 155 - Introduction to Photography and Digital Imaging  Credits: (3)
    ART 211 - Painting I  Credits: (3)
    ART 253 - Graphic Design I  Credits: (3)
    ART 260 - Special Studies in Art  Credits: (3)
    ART 280T - Individual Problems in Art  Credits: (1-6)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (62)

Footnotes

1 Students who plan to attend ETSU or UT- Knoxville should take a three credit hour Studio Art Elective instead of Drawing II.
2 Studio Art Electives are to be 1000 and 2000 level, non-sequential studio art courses. Students should consult their advisor regarding which studio art courses to take depending upon the university to which they plan to transfer.

3 For the BFA at UT-Martin, four credit hours of foreign language are required; for the BFA at UT-Knoxville, six credit hours of foreign language are required.

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

  • ART 1045 - Drawing I Credits: (3)
  • ART 1340 - Foundations Studio I Credits: (3)
  • ART 2000 - ^Art History Survey I Credits: (3)
  • History  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog HIST 2310  Preferred) Credits: (3)
  • ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)

  • ART 1050 - Drawing II Credits: (3) 1
  • ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
  • ART 2020 - ^Art History Survey II Credits: (3)
  • ART 1350 - Foundations Studio II Credits: (3)
  • History  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog HIST 2320  Preferred) Credits: (3)

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (16)

  • Studio Art Electives (Choose from list above) Credits: (3) 2, 3
  • Natural Sciences  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4)
  • COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)

  • OR COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking  Credits: (3)

  • Social/Behavioral Sciences  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts  (Literature Course- See General Education Requirements in Catalog)  Credits: (3)

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (16)

  • Studio Art Electives (See list above) Credits: (3) 2, 3
  • Studio Art Electives (See list above) Credits: (3) 2, 3
  • Mathematics  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
  • Natural Sciences  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4)
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences  (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)