Program Code: F.AAD.AFA
Graduation requirement: 63 credit hours
Students preparing to transfer to a four-year college in Art and Design will find that the Associate in Fine Arts degree (A.F.A.) is designed to allow them to complete a baccalaureate program with a major in studio art.
Completion of this program alone does not guarantee admission either to baccalaureate programs or to upper division specialty art courses. Students may be required to demonstrate their skills through a portfolio review at the institution to which they wish to transfer.
Although it is designed to meet transfer requirements, the A.F.A. does not complete the requirements of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Education Core Curriculum (GECC) for lower division general education requirements at participating schools and students will be required to complete additional general coursework upon transfer. Therefore, students are advised to complete the GECC before they transfer.
To transfer into a baccalaureate program with a fine arts major in art and design, students should complete the course work in consultation with a Parkland Art and Design faculty advisor and the catalog of the four-year college or university they plan to attend.
For more information, see parkland.edu/artdesign.
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