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Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) Degree (0004)

The Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) is designed to provide two academic years of college study for transfer to a four-year university or upper-division college toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The AFA is comprised of two main areas, general education requirements (38-43 credit hours) and art courses until the student meets the 64 credit hour threshold.

It is strongly recommended that students consult with their assigned Success Coach at Richland and with an academic advisor at their transfer institution. While not part of the Core Curriculum, foreign language competency may be required for Bachelor of Arts degrees.

Graduation Requirements

  1. Total Credit Hours: 64 credit hours in courses numbered 100 and above
  2. Cumulative Grade Point Average: 2.00 (‘C’) or better for all work applicable toward the degree that was completed at Richland
  3. Residency: 15 credit hours or more at Richland Community College

Curriculum Requirements

Communications

Number of Courses Required: 3, Number of Credit Hours Required: 9.00. All courses required. ‘C’ or better required in both ENGL 101 and ENGL 102

ENGL 101Composition 1

3.0
Or
ENGL 110Professional & Technical Writing

3.0
ENGL 102Composition 2

3.0
COMM 101Public Speaking

3.0

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Number of Courses Required: 2, Number of Categories to Be Completed: 2, Number of Credit Hours Required: 6.00

African American Studies

AFAM 100Intro to African American Studies

3.0

Anthropology

ANTHR 101Introduction to Anthropology

3.0
ANTHR 110Intro to Cultural Anthropology

3.0

Economics

ECON 231Macroeconomics

3.0
ECON 232Microeconomics

3.0

History

HIST 101United States to 1877

4.0
HIST 102United States since 1877

4.0

Political Science

POL S 100People & Politics

3.0
POL S 110American National Government

3.0
POL S 120Pol in States and Communities

3.0

Psychology

PSYCH 110Introduction to Psychology

3.0
PSYCH 145Human Growth & Development

3.0
PSYCH 150Child Psychology

3.0
PSYCH 210Social Psychology

3.0

Sociology

SOCIO 110Introduction to Sociology

3.0
SOCIO 150Social Problems

3.0
SOCIO 200Marriage and the Family

3.0
SOCIO 225Race, Class & Gender in the United States

3.0

Humanities

Number of Courses Required: 2, Number of Credit Hours Required: 6.00

AFAM 103African-American Experience through the Arts

3.0
AFAM 104African-American Experience Through Literature

3.0
AFAM 120African American Experience

3.0
AFAM 140African American Women

3.0
ENGL 115Introduction to Literature

3.0
ENGL 124Introduction to Fiction

3.0
ENGL 126Introduction to Poetry

3.0
ENGL 160Literature and Gender

3.0
ENGL 162Children's Literature

3.0
ENGL 201American Literature to 1900

3.0
ENGL 202American Literature in 20th Century

3.0
ENGL 240Film and Literature

3.0
ENGL 251English Literature to 1800

3.0
ENGL 252English Literature 19th-20th Century

3.0
ENGL 253Introduction to Shakespeare

3.0
ENGL 280Non-Western Literature

3.0
HIST 111European Civ to Reformation

4.0
HIST 112European Civ: The Modern Era

4.0
HIST 201Or & Dev of Imp China & Japan

4.0
HIST 202Modern East Asia

4.0
HIST 270History of Non-Western Civilization: China

4.0
HIST 271History of Japan

4.0
HUMAN 104Introduction to Latin American Culture and Civilization

3.0
HUMAN 106Cultures of Islamic Middle East

3.0
HUMAN 112Leadership Development through the Humanities

3.0
PHIL 100Critical Thinking

3.0
PHIL 110Introduction to Philosophy

3.0
PHIL 120Introduction to Ethics

3.0
PHIL 210Introduction to World Religions

3.0
PHIL 215Asian Philosophy

3.0
PHIL 230Philosophy of Religion

3.0
SIGN 105Deaf Culture

3.0
SIGN 202American Sign Language 4

4.0
SPAN 202Intermediate Spanish 2

4.0
THTRE 230Play Analysis for Production

3.0

Life and Physical Science

Number of Courses Required: 2, Number of Categories to Be Completed: 2, Number of Credit Hours Required: 7.00

One course must be a laboratory course. One course from life science and physical science required.

Life Science

BIOL 101Concepts of Biology 1

4.0
BIOL 106Issues in Human Biology

3.0
BIOL 210Environmental Biology

4.0

Physical Science

ASTRO 105Introduction to Astronomy

4.0
CHEM 100Concepts of Chemistry

4.0
CHEM 106Chemistry in Everyday Life

4.0
CHEM 131General Chemistry 1

4.0
EASCI 210Physical Geography

4.0
EASCI 220Intro to Physical Geology

4.0
EASCI 230Intro to Meteorology

4.0
PHYS 100Physics of the Modern World

4.0
PHYS 101Introduction to Physics 1

4.0
PHYS 151Mechanics and Wave Motion

4.0

Math

Number of Courses Required: 1, Number of Credit Hours Required: 3.00

MATH 110Concepts of Mathematics

4.0
MATH 112Math for Elem Sch Teaching 2

4.0
MATH 113Intro to Applied Statistics

4.0
MATH 121Calculus & Analytic Geometry 1

5.0
MATH 122Calculus & Analytic Geometry 2

4.0
MATH 160Finite Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences

4.0
MATH 171Concepts of Statistics

4.0
MATH 190Calculus for Business & Social Science

4.0
MATH 221Calculus & Analytic Geometry 3

4.0

Required Art Courses

Number of Courses Required: 8, Number of Credit Hours Required: 24.00

ART 101Introduction to Drawing 1

3.0
ART 102Introduction to Drawing 2

3.0
ART 111Design 1

3.0
ART 112Design 2

3.0
ART 113Figure Drawing 1

3.0
ART 171Primitive to Medieval Art

3.0
ART 172Renaissance to Rococo Art

3.0
ART 173Neo-Classical Art to the Present

3.0

Art Electives

Number of Courses Required: 3, Number of Credit Hours Required: 9.00

ART 117Painting 1

3.0
ART 118Painting 2

3.0
ART 123Watercolor 1

3.0
ART 124Watercolor 2

3.0
ART 127Digital Photography 1

3.0
ART 151Computer Graphics 1

3.0
ART 152Computer Graphics 2

3.0

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