Pathway Leading to AFA in Visual Arts

The general education requirement includes study in courses selected from the Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) of the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.  

English Composition (6 SHC)

The following two English composition courses are required. 

Communications and Humanities/Fine Arts (6 SHC)  

Select two courses from two different disciplines.  

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 SHC) 

Select two courses from two different disciplines.  

Math (3-4 SHC)

Select one course from the following:  

Please see CC16-025 at https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/numbered-memos/cc16-025 for direct  placement criteria for MAT-271 Calculus I.

Natural Sciences (4 SHC)

Select 4 SHC from the following: 

Art (6 SHC)

The following two courses are required:

Academic Transition (1 SHC)

The following course is required 

Foreign Language:  

A student may take up to 8 SHC of foreign language courses and accompanying labs, in a single language, designated as general education in the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement as a part of this pathway. These courses are not a part of the Universal General Education Transfer Component. Students who complete these courses with a grade of “C” or better will receive transfer credit. The receiving university will determine whether the courses will count as general education, pre- major, or elective credit.

Students must meet the receiving university’s foreign language and/or health and physical education requirements, if applicable, prior to or after transfer to the senior institution.

High school students in the CCP College Transfer Pathway Leading to the AFA-Visual Arts must complete the entire pathway before taking additional courses in the AFA-Visual Arts degree.

Approved by the State Board of Community Colleges on 07/21/17; NCCCSO President Revised 05/16/19; Editorial Revision 03/16/20.