This program requires a minimum of 65 credit hours and offers the foundational courses required in the first two years of an art degree to prepare students to transfer as a junior to a bachelor’s degree in art program. Students interested in transferring to a baccalaureate program should be aware that transfer admission will be competitive, and most schools require a portfolio review for admission to the major, advanced course placement and scholarship consideration.
A. General Education Core Curriculum: 32 credit hours
1. Communication (9)
2. Mathematics (3)
3. Physical and Life Sciences (8)
4. Humanities (6)
5. Social/Behavioral Sciences (6)
B. Art Requirements: 27 credit hours
C. Elective Studio Courses: 6 credit hours
A. General Education Core Curriculum—32 credit hours
1. Communications—9 credit hours
(Note: COM-101 and COM-102 require completion of a prerequisite.)
(Note: COM-103 satisfies the requirements of Public Act 87-581 addressing course work in human relations.)
2. Mathematics—3 credit hours (minimum)
| MTH-120 | General Education Mathematics | 3 |
| MTH-122 | Math for Teachers II | 3 |
| MTH-139 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| MTH-143 | Finite Mathematics | 4 |
| MTH-145 | Calculus for Business & Social Science | 4 |
| MTH-150 | Calculus I/Analytic Geometry | 5 |
| MTH-151 | Calculus II/Analytic Geometry | 5 |
| MTH-152 | Calculus III/Analytic Geometry | 4 |
| MTH-212 | Statistics for Business | 4 |
| MTH-215 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
3. Physical and Life Sciences—8 credit hours
Select 4 credit hours from Life Science and 4 hours from Physical Science. All courses are 4 credit hours unless noted otherwise.
Life Science—select 4 credit hours from:
Physical Science—select 4 credit hours from:
(Note: CHM-111, CHM-131, PHS-101, PHY-106, PHY-107, PHY-110, PHY-111, PHY-150, and PHY-203 require completion of a prerequisite.)
(Students transferring a life and/or physical science course INTO Moraine Valley may fulfill this requirement with a three-hour non-lab science course and a four-hour lab science course for a total of seven credit hours. Native Moraine Valley students will need a total of eight credit hours.)
(Note: Each of the Physical and Life Science courses shown above has a one-hour laboratory component included within the course structure and contact hours, with the exception of PHY-106/PHY-107 and PHY-110/PHY-111.)
4. Humanities—6 credit hours
Select 6 credit hours from:
(Note: ARB-202, FRE-202, LIT-205, LIT-213, LIT-214, LIT-215, LIT-216, LIT-217, LIT-218, LIT-219, LIT-220, LIT-221, LIT-222, LIT-223, LIT-224, LIT-225, LIT-226, LIT-227, LIT-228, LIT-230, SPA-202, and SPA-213 require completion of a prerequisite.)
(Note: HUM-135, HUM-140, HUM-145, LIT-226, LIT-228, and PHI-120 are courses examining human diversity from a non-U.S./non-European perspective.)
(Note: HUM-120, HUM-155, LIT-219, and LIT-230 are courses examining human diversity within the United States.)
5. Social/Behavioral Sciences—6 credit hours
Select two courses from different disciplines (e.g., no more than one course from any course prefix). All courses are three credit hours.
(Note: PSY-202, PSY-210, and SOC-204 require completion of a prerequisite.)
(Note: ANT-202, GEO-101, GEO-102, GEO-201, HIS-210, HIS-215, HIS-220, PSC-210, PSC-225, and PSC-245 are courses examining human diversity from a non-U.S./non-European perspective.)
(Note: SOC-215 and SOC-101 are courses examining human diversity within the United States.)
B. Art Requirements—27 credit hours
Required Courses
C. Elective Studio Courses—6 credit hours
Select 6 credit hours from the following:
Suggested Schedule
First Semester (15 credit hours)
| ART-101 | Drawing I | 3 |
| ART-116 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| COM-101 | Composition I | 3 |
| ___-___ | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| ___-___ | Math Elective | 3 |
Second Semester (16 credit hours)
| ART-104 | Drawing II | 3 |
| ART-205 | Survey of Art I | 3 |
| ART-___ | Art Elective | 3 |
| COM-102 | Composition II | 3 |
| ___-___ | Physical and Life Sciences Elective | 4 |
Third Semester (16 credit hours)
| ART-105 | Life Drawing | 3 |
| ART-146 | Introduction to Computer Art | 3 |
| ART-206 | Survey of Art II | 3 |
| ___-___ | Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |
| ___-___ | Physical and Life Sciences Elective | 4 |
Fourth Semester (18 credit hours)
| ART-118 | Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART-208 | Survey of Art III | 3 |
| ART-___ | Art Elective | 3 |
| COM-103 | Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| ___-___ | Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |
| ___-___ | Humanities Elective | 3 |