AFA in Art General Education Course Recommendations

Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A) in ART

IAI GECC Recommendations
(27-39 semester credits)
Since completion of the A.F.A degree does not complete the Illinois General Education Core Curriculum, students will need to complete the general education requirements of the school to which they transfer.

Communication: 3 courses (9 semester credits)

Select a two-course sequence in writing (6 semester credits) with a grade of "C" or better and,
Select 1 course in oral communication (3 semester credits).

Mathematics: 1 course (3-4 semester credits)

Physical and Life Sciences: 2 courses (7-8 semester credits)
Select 1 course from Physical Sciences
Select 1 course from Life Sciences.
Select at least 1 laboratory course.
(Students with the appropriate preparation may substitute an initial course designed for science majors for a more general course.)

Humanities and Fine Arts: 2 courses (6 semester credits)
Art, music, and music education options must take 6 semester credit hours in both Humanities and Fine Arts. The art education option required 9 semester credit hours in both Humanities and Fine Arts. - Courses can be taken from the same identifier as long as the course outcomes are different.

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 2 courses (6 semester credits)
6 semester credits for the art option; 9 semester credits for the art education option, and 3-9 semester credits for options in music and music education. If taking six or more credits, at least one course should be from social science and one course from behavioral science. - Courses can be taken from the same identifier as long as the course outcomes are different.

Check the worksheet to see what courses you can take to fulfill your general education requirements
The worksheet allows you to see what courses to take to fulfill the IAI Gen. Ed. package (Illinois Transferable General Education Core Curriculum) at any participating college or university in the State. You will find it helpful to use the major recommended general education courses shown above. You may want to print or copy a hard copy of this page.

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