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Specialization in Art Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree

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Education - Specialization in Art Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree

Can you see yourself pursuing a career teaching art, art history or working in a museum? If your career goals include artistic expression, this program is for you. This degree is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete the baccalaureate degree program with a specific interest in art.

Program Length 2 years (4 semesters) Transfer Objectives college or high school teaching art

history, undecided majors with an interest in art, museum studies, or museum curator.

Is this degree for you? Yes, if you have a specific interest in career goals that include artistic expression.

Tuition & Fees At only $162.11 per credit hour, you’ll

save $10K to $22K, in tuition costs alone, by starting at VHCC! Out-of-state students living within a 30-mile radius qualify for in-state tuition.

Marie Porterfield is a visual artist and arts educator who is passionate about cultivating communities of artists who are collaborative, welcoming, and supportive.

She teaches courses in studio art and art history. Marie earned a Master of Fine Arts in Art from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art from East Tennessee State University.

Marie Porterfield

Program Coordinator OTC 210 mporterfield@vhcc.edu | 276-739-2550

YOUR PROGRAM PATHWAY | 4 Semesters First Semester (Fall) ENG 111

College Composition I

3

MTH 154

Quantitative Reasoning

3

HIS 121

U.S. History

3

ART 131

Two-Dimensional Design

3

SDV 101

Orientation to College Success

1

ART 121

Foundations of Drawing

3

TOTAL CREDITS

16

Second Semester (Spring) ENG 112

College Composition II

3

MTH 155

Statistical Reasoning

3

HIS 122

U.S. History II

3

ITE 152

Intro. to Digital & Info. Literacy & Computer Applications 3

ART 125

Introduction to Painting

3 15

TOTAL CREDITS

Third Semester (Fall) SOC 200

Principles of Sociology

3

CST 100

Principles of Public Speaking

3

BIO 101

General Biology I

4

ART 101

Art History I

3 13

TOTAL CREDITS

Fourth Semester (Spring) ENG 246 or 245 American Literature or British Literature

3

BIO 102 or GOL 106

General Biology II or Historical Geology

4

ART 132

Three-Dimensional Design

3

ART 102

Art History II

3

PSY 200

Principles of Psychology

3

PED

Physical Education

1

TOTAL CREDITS

17

For certain courses, substitutions are permitted. Visit vhcc.edu/GenEdCore and talk with your faculty advisor.

Why start at Virginia Highlands?

For more than 50 years, VHCC has been committed to making our region a better place to live, work, and learn!

Beautiful 100 acre campus in Abingdon

Receive Up to $2K Annually

Complete an Associate of Arts & Science degree at VHCC and you may be eligible to receive up to $2K annually for tuition expenses. Ask us about Transfer Grants.

Guaranteed Admission to 30+ Schools!

Start at VHCC and meet specified transfer agreement requirements and you’ll enjoy guaranteed admission to Virginia Tech, Radford, King University, Emory & Henry College, ETSU and more.

17:1

Student to Faculty Ratio

80+

Programs of Study

84%

of Students Get Financial Aid

#1 College in the Region

Virginia Highlands Community College was recently voted the #1 College in the Region through the Best of Bristol Awards Program – from a group of two and four year colleges and universities in southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee.

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