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Associate of Fine Arts - Academic Plan

2025-2026

Total Credits = 60

This program is designed to transfer to Metropolitan State University of Denver's BFA program. The Associate of Fine Arts Degree in Studio Art, prepares students for transfer to Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) programs at four-year institutions. The degree is composed of the first two years of study toward the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree. The Associate of Fine Arts degree will provide a well-rounded education with hands-on instruction in studio art courses to develop effective visual expertise in composition, media, and professional presentation standards.


Career paths in Fine Art include professional artist, craft artist, sculptor, painter, illustrator, and art teacher. A full time student can complete the Associate of Fine Art (AFA) degree in two years. This degree prepares to transfer to a four-year university to complete the second half of a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA). To be successful, a student should have a strong interest in creative endeavors, fine motor skills, ability to be self-directed, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Program Outcomes

  • Create provocative, original artwork using thoughtful content and subject matter that supports it.
  • Demonstrate applied interdisciplinary research or conceptual synthesis to inform meaning in their creative work.
  • Create holistic compositions using strategies of visual arrangement.
  • Demonstrate proficiency of technique while performing effective studio practices using the medium's tools, materials, and equipment.
  • Use professional presentation standards for finishing and signing/documenting work.
  • Demonstrate critical analysis of creative work (theirs and others) in verbal and/or written critique, using appropriate vocabulary.

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Recommendations

Where requirements are listed as course categories (e.g. Electives, Arts/Humanities) rather than as specific courses, please note that depending upon course choice, prerequisites may be required.

*Grade C or better required

Required Course Prerequisite, Corequisite, or Recommendation
ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 Prerequisite: College Readiness in English
ENG 1022 - English Composition II: GT-CO2 Prerequisite: ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 or ENG 1031 - Technical Writing I: GT-CO1

Recommended Course Sequence (Full-Time)

Recommended Course Sequence (Part-Time)

Year 2 - Fall
ART Studio Emphasis Level I Course

Choose one course:

3.0 Credits
Year 3 - Spring
3.0 Credits

Notes