Art Studies: CSCU Pathway Transfer, A.A.*

CSCU Pathway Transfer: Art Studies Requirements

• ENG* 101: Composition 3 Credits
• ART* 111: Drawing I 3 Credits
• Choose one Continued Learning and Information Literacy course 3 credits
• Choose one Aesthetic Dimensions course 3 credits
• Choose one unrestricted Elective*

Subtotal: 15

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• ART* 101: Art History I: Prehistory to the Renaissance 3 Credits
• Choose one Written Communication II course 3 credits
• Choose one Scientific Reasoning course 3-4 credits
• Choose one Quantitative Reasoning course 3-4 credits
• ART* 121: Two-Dimensional Design 3 Credits

• Subtotal: 15-17

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• ART* 102: Art History II: Renaissance to the Modern Era 3 Credits
• Choose one Scientific Knowledge and Understanding course 3-4 credits
• Choose one Social Phenomena course 3 credits
• Choose one unrestricted Elective* 3 credits
   
• ART* 122: Three-Dimensional Design 3 Credits or
• ART* 131: Sculpture I 3 Credits

• Subtotal: 15-16

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• Choose one Oral Communication course 3 credits
• Choose one Historical Knowledge and Understanding course 3 credits
• Choose one unrestricted Elective* 0-3 credits
• Select 2 or 3 courses, with no more than one course from each group 1-6  6-9 credits:

      1. ART* 112: Drawing II  

      2. ART 151 Painting I   

      3. ART* 167: Printmaking I  

      4. ART 131 Sculpture  or ART 161 Ceramics   

      5. GRA 151 Graphic Design   

      6. ART 141 Photography   or ART 250 Digital Photography  

Subtotal: 15

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Total Minimum Credits Required: 61

Notes:

*Becoming Connecticut State Community College

A merger of Connecticut’s 12 community colleges is underway. As a part of this merger, modifications will be made to academic programs. Students who do not complete their programs by the end of the Spring 2023 term will be matched with the Connecticut State Community College (CT State) program that most closely aligns with ​the student’s Spring 2023 program and is offered at the current Manchester Community College location. The College is committed to students completing their education with a minimum of disruption. Further details can be found and will be updated on the Frequently Asked Questions page: www.ct.edu/ctstate/academics.

Unrestricted Electives:  *6-9 credits
*You are free to choose any courses at or above 100-level to complete unrestricted electives, although you may need to use some these credits to take a math course that prepares you for the required level of math in your program.  You should also consider using unrestricted electives to meet foreign language requirements at Central, Eastern and Western Connecticut State Universities or to begin work on completing a minor.  Central Connecticut State University will require that you complete a minor by earning at least 18 credits in one area outside your major field; you must complete at least 9 of those minor credits at Central. You can also complete other General Education requirements for Central, Southern and Western Connecticut State Universities and Charter Oak State College-but not Eastern Connecticut State University. Your advisor will help you to determine which courses to select.

In order to graduate and be guaranteed admission to a State University or to Charter Oak State College, you
must earn an overall 2.0 grade point average.

**For admission to CCSU’s Art Program:
1. All art majors must submit a portfolio of works for consideration by the
art faculty. Students whose portfolios do not meet standards will be required to take supplemental courses. No
student will be allowed to proceed on to a 300-level (or higher) studio course without a successful portfolio review
2. Art majors much complete 15 credits in courses at the 300-level or above.
3. Students can choose 18-credits of directed electives OR a minor in another department.

***For admission to ECSU’s Visual Arts Concentrations in Art History, Painting & Drawing, Sculpture, or Printmaking: These concentrations do not require a portfolio.

****For admission to ECSU’s Visual Arts Concentration in Digital Art and Design:
Students interested in the digital art and design concentration are required to submit a portfolio for admission to the program after completing the
two Digital Art Techniques courses: ART 122 (or CC equivalent) and ART 124. The portfolio will include 10 samples of the student’s work (two examples each from Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Dreamweaver and two samples from either Drawing I or 2 - Dimensional Design). Portfolios must be carefully prepared according to guidelines available in the Visual Arts Department office. Portfolios must be submitted and program admission approved before students can enroll in 300 - level design courses. Grades of less than 2.0 (C) will not count toward the major.

*****For admission to SCSU Studio Art B.A.: (1) All majors in studio art must earn grades of “C” or higher in courses counted toward the studio art major.  (2) Transfer students majoring in the Studio Art B.A. must take at least 50 percent (half) of their studio art credits at Southern. This means only the pathway’s 5 mini
mum required studio courses (ART 111, 121, 122, plus two course from line 35) will count towards the Studio Art B.A.; additional
studio art courses will transfer as unrestricted free electives. (3) Transfer students who enter with 60 to 89 credits are required to pass two W-courses.

******For admission to SCSU’s Studio Art B.S. with Concentrations in Ceramics, Graphic Design, Jewelry/Metals, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, or Sculpture: (1) All majors in studio art must earn grades of “C” or higher in courses counted toward the studio art major.  (2) Transfer students majoring in Studio Art must take at least 50 percent (half) of their studio art credits at Southern. (3) Transfer students who enter with 60 to 89 credits are required to pass two W-courses.

*******For admission to WCSU’s Art Program:
1. All art majors must submit a portfolio of works for consideration by the art faculty. Students whose portfolios do not meet standards will
be required to take supplemental courses. No student will be allowed to proceed on to a 300-level (or higher) studio course without a
successful portfolio review. 2. Students must earn a minimum of “C” grade in each Art department course that counts toward the major. Art courses with grades below “C” must be retaken to satisfy this requirement.