FINE ARTS CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

CAREER PROGRAMS
Career Certificates are intended to certify that students successfully completing this program are prepared to enter the careers associated with this certificate. They usually take at least one to two years to complete. These programs are approved by the California Community College Chancellor's Office. For current information consult SRJC catalog, or contact the Art Department Chair.

PROGRAM
The Art Certificate Program at Santa Rosa Junior College consists of 30 units. Students must complete the required 18 units from the Art Core and 12 units from one of the areas of concentration. Upon satisfactory completion of the required course work, a Certificate of Completion in Art will be awarded. Students must apply for this certificate at the Office of Admissions and Records early in the semester in which they expect to complete the requirements. Students wishing to receive a Certificate of Completion in Art, and the AA Degree, must complete a total of 60 units, as specified in the Associate Degree General Education Pattern.

REQUIREMENTS:
30 units are required for all certificates The specific requirements for each certificate are effective Fall 2001. and are shown below. If you began working on this certificate before the effective semester, you may not be affected by any changes to the program. Consult with a counselor or Contact Person to determine your eligibility to complete the certificate under previous requirements.

CORE COURSES:
Required for all certiificates

Art 1.1 and 1.2
World Art History 6.0 units
OR
Art 2.1 and 2.2
Art Appreciation and History 6.0 units
Art 3
Intro to Art and Design 3.0 units
Art 4
Principles of Color 3.0 units
Art 5
Three-Dimensional Design 3.0 units
Art 7A
Drawing and Composition 3.0 unitsw

REQUIRED FOR BROAD BASE ART TRAINING EMPHASIS
Choose 12 units from the following:

Art 12
Figure Drawing 3.0 units
Art 18A
Introduction to Computer Graphics 3.0 units
Art 24
Introduction to the Art of Prints 3.0 units
Art 31A
Beginning Pottery 3.0 units
Art 36
Elementary Photography 3.0 units
Art 51.3
Graphic Design - Type and Letterforms 3.0 units
Art 71A
Beginning Jewelry 3.0 units

REQUIRED FOR CERAMICS EMPHASIS
Choose 12 units from the following:

Art 31A
Beginning Pottery 3.0 units
Art 31B
Intermediate Pottery 3.0 units
Art 31C
Advanced Pottery 3.0 units
Art 31D
Advanced Pottery 3.0 units
Art 34A
Ceramic Sculpture 3.0 units
Art 34B
Advanced Ceramic Sculpture 3.0 units

REQUIRED FOR COMPUTER GRAPHICS EMPHASIS
Choose 12 units from the following:

Art 18A
Intro to Computer Graphics 3.0 units
Art 18B
Computer Graphics II 3.0 units
Art 51.2
Graphic Design - Digital Imaging 3.0 units
Art 51.4
Graphic Design - Digital Layout 3.0 units
Art 53
Electronic Exhibit Design 1.0-3.0 units
Art 54
Online Art/World Wide Web 3.0 units
Art 80A
Computer Animation I 3.0 units
Art 80B
Computer Animation II 3.0 units
Art 82
Digital Photography 1.0-3.0 units
Art 84
Intro to Computer Illustration 1.0-3.0 units

REQUIRED FOR DRAWING AND PAINTING EMPHASIS

Art 12
Figure Drawing 3.0 units

REQUIRED ELECTIVES
Choose 9 units from the following:

Art 7B
Drawing & Composition ll 3.0 units
Art 13
Watercolor 3.0 unitsr
Art 14A
Beginning Painting 3.0 units
Art 14B
Intermediate Painting 3.0 units
Art 14C
Advanced Painting 3.0 units

REQUIRED FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN EMPHASIS
Choose 12 units from the following:

Art 51.1
Graphic Design - Principles of Visual Communication 3.0 units
Art 51.2
Graphic Design - Digital Imaging 3.0 units
Art 51.3
Graphic Design - Type and Letterform 3.0 units
Art 51.4
Graphic Design - Digital Layout 3.0 units
Art 52
Graphic Design - Poster Production 3.0 units

REQUIRED FOR JEWELRY EMPHASIS
Required 12 units:

Art 71A
Beginning Jewelry 3.0 units
Art 71B
Intermediate Jewelry 3.0 units
Art 71C
Advanced Jewelry 6.0 units

REQUIRED FOR PHOTOGRAPHY EMPHASIS
Required 12 unitS

Art 36
Elementary Photography 3.0 units
Art 37
Intermediate Photography 3.0 units

REQUIRED ELECTIVES
Choose 3 units from the following:

Art 57
Advanced Photography 3.0 units
Art 62
Creative Photography 3.0 units

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED ELECTIVES
Choose 3 units from the following:

Art 58
Field Experience in Photography 2.0 units
Art 59A
Beginning Photo Journalism 3.0 units
Art 59B
Advanced Photo Journalism3.0 units
Art 61A
Color Photography 2.0 units

REQUIRED FOR PRINTMAKING EMPHASIS

Art 24
Intro to the Art of Prints 3.0 units
Art 27A
Silkscreen Print making 3.0 units
Art 28A
Beginning Etching 3.0 units

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRINTMAKING EMPHASIS
Choose 3 units from the following:

Art 27B Silkscreen Printmaking 3.0 units
Art 28B Intermediate Etching 3.0 units

REQUIRED SCULPTURE EMPHASIS
Choose 12 units from the following:

Art 33A
Beginning Sculpture 3.0 units
Art 33B
Intermediate Sculpture 3.0 units
Art 34A
Ceramic Sculpture 3.0 units
Art 34B
Advanced Ceramic Sculpture 3.0 units
Art 75
Advanced Sculpture 3.0 units

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