Program: Liberal Arts and Sciences/Humanities A.A. – Studio Art Concentration - Westchester Community College

Apr 02, 2025

Fall 2024 - Summer 2025 Academic Catalog

School: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Academic Dept: Humanities
HEGIS: 5649

Important Note about Program Requirements

The requirements listed below are for students entering into this program from Fall 2024 to Summer 2025. Students who entered the program during a prior semester will find their specific requirements listed in the Catalog under which they entered. Archived Catalogs are accessible through the dropdown menu above.

Program Description

Humanities is the broadest of the academic disciplines because it is concerned with the whole spectrum of one’s social, intellectual, artistic, and spiritual history. Humanities study reflects many aspects of human aspiration and achievement. Academic subjects commonly included in humanities are literature, modern languages, philosophy, and the arts.

The Liberal Art and Sciences: Humanities degree with a concentration in Art Studio allows students to explore their interests through flexible General Education coursework in other academic areas, while encouraging them to study art history and providing them a solid foundation of conceptual and technical skills that will allow the student to proceed to a four-year institution.

The Associate in Arts degree at Westchester Community College parallels most liberal arts programs in four-year colleges and universities. Most graduates of this degree program transfer to four-year institutions to continue their education. By choosing their courses carefully, many graduates can transfer with full credit and complete the bachelor’s degree in two additional years of study.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities degree with a concentration in Art Studio, a graduate will:

Demonstrate knowledge of the methods and conventions in the field of English or Philosophy and Art.
Demonstrate the ability to develop, research and document analytical responses to literary or philosophical texts, and works of art.
Demonstrate the ability to produce clear, creative written expression of ideas.
Demonstrate the ability to determine distinctive features of artifacts and monuments within their historical contexts.
Demonstrate skill in the use of drawing media and ability to translate observation to image.
Demonstrate the ability to apply basic elements and principles of design, with an emphasis on two-and three-dimensional design.

Program Requirements

60 credits are required for the degree:

General Education - 31 credits
Required Degree Courses - 29 credits

General Education Requirements - 31 Credits

Communication - Written and Oral (3 credits): ENG 101 Writing and Research
Humanities (3 credits): ENG 102 Writing and Literature
Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) (3 credits): choose from this category of general education courses
Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) with Lab (4 credits): choose from this category of general education courses with Lab
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (3 credits): choose from this category of general education courses
Social Sciences (3 credits): choose from this category of general education courses
The Arts (3 credits): ART 101 - Drawing 1
World Languages (3 credits): choose from this category of general education courses
US History and Civic Engagement (3 credits): choose from this category of general education courses
World History and Global Awareness (3 credits): choose from this category of general education courses

Where specific courses are not listed within the categories above, courses must be selected from the list of all general education courses .

Required Degree Courses - 29 credits

ART 202 - Drawing 2
ART 108 - Art of the Ancient World: Prehistory to Fourteenth Century
ART 109 - Art of the Modern World: Fifteenth Century to Contemporary
ART 112 - 2D Design
ART 113 - 3D Design
Social Sciences Course (3 credits): select ONE course from Liberal Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Category
Philosophy (3 credits): select any Philosophy (PHIL) course
Free Elective (2 credits): select any college course
English or Communications Electives (6 credits): select TWO of the following

Program Map

The program map is a recommended semester-by-semester schedule of courses based on degree requirements and serve as a general guideline to help students complete their program in two years. Although designed for full-time enrollment, these are easily adaptable for part-time study. For additional, individualized guidance, students should review Degree Works and consult an Academic Counselor or Faculty Advisor to ensure they are on track to complete their program.

Semester 1

Course	Credits
ART 108 - Art of the Ancient World: Prehistory to Fourteenth Century	3
ENG 101 Writing and Research	3
Mathematics (and Quantitative Reasoning) Gen. Ed. Course	3
US History and Civic Engagement Gen. Ed. Course	3
World Languages Gen. Ed. Course	3
Semester Total Credits	15

Semester 2

Course	Credits
ART 101 - Drawing 1	3
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Gen. Ed. Course	3
ENG 102 Writing and Literature	3
Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning) Gen. Ed. Course with Lab	4
Social Sciences Gen. Ed. Course	3
Semester Total Credits	16

Semester 3

Course	Credits
Philosophy (PHIL) Course	3
ART 202 - Drawing 2	3
English or Communications Elective	3
Liberal Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences Course	3
World History and Global Awareness Gen. Ed. Course	3
Semester Total Credits	15

Semester 4

Course	Credits
ART 109 - Art of the Modern World: Fifteenth Century to Contemporary	3
ART 112 - 2D Design	3
ART 113 - 3D Design	3
English or Communications Elective	3
Free Elective	2
Semester Total Credits	14

Minimum Total Credits: 60

Transfer Opportunities

Westchester Community College is committed to facilitating a smooth transfer process to ensure that graduates of the college are prepared to transfer with junior status, and are able to complete a bachelor’s degree within two years of full-time study upon transfer. View 4-year institutions’ transfer agreement information by program here.

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