Associate in Fine Arts - AFA in ART
The Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) degree is designed to complete the lower-division (freshman and sophomore) portion of a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree. Baccalaureate degree programs in the fine arts are highly structured and require many sequential courses in the major field at the lower division. In order to take courses similar to those of freshman and sophomore students at a university, some general education courses are postponed to the junior and senior years. Even though the AFA degree does not contain the entire IAI General Education Core Curriculum, students who transfer, having earned a minimum of 30 semester credit hours of college level coursework, have the option of completing the IAI GECC requirements or the receiving institution's lower-division general education requirements.
There are four approved options or areas of concentration for the AFA degree. Faculty from senior institutions, independent colleges, and community colleges developed the AFA as part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI). The four options are art, art education, music, and music education. Once a college has an approved AFA, other options may be added as Reasonable and Moderate extensions.
Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A) IAI Major Recommendations (60-68 semester credits)
Art Courses in the major
AFA in Art General Education recommendations
In addition, when transferring, many receiving institutions require a portfolio, please review documentation provided by the Art major panel for further information.
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.
Return to the IAI Majors: Art.
Return to the Illinois Baccalaureate Majors' Recommendations (IAI Majors).