Visual and Performing Arts
Associate of Arts Degree
Specializations in Art, Music, Theatre and Drama, and Dance
Purpose: The associate of arts in visual and performing arts degree program with specializations in art, music, theatre, drama, and dance are designed for persons who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a baccalaureate degree program with a major in one of the following fields: art, music, theatre and drama, or dance. This program will serve the needs of artists who wish to improve their skills and broaden their knowledge in the fine arts.
Admission Requirements: In addition to the admission requirements established for the College, the following high school units or equivalent also are recommended: four units of English, two units of College preparatory mathematics, one unit of laboratory science, one unit of history, and at least two units of a foreign language. Students with deficiencies in reading, writing or math will be required to take developmental studies.
Program Requirements: This curriculum consists of courses in the humanities (including a foreign language), natural sciences, and social sciences that are usually required in the first two years of a baccalaureate fine arts curriculum. The student is urged to become familiar with the requirements of the major department in the institution to which transfer is contemplated and also to consult with the Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences Division Dean and the respective faculty in art, music, theatre, drama, and dance in planning the program and selecting electives. The student is also urged to check the mathematics requirements of the four-year institution to which transfer is planned to determine the proper mathematics courses to be taken at the College. To prepare for junior class standing at a four-year institution, students usually must complete a program at a community College that is comparable in length and course content to the first two years of the program at the four-year college or university. Moreover, students enrolled in the specialization in art, music, theatre and drama, and dance should expect in addition to the normal admission application a portfolio, recital or audition as part of the process. Upon satisfactory completion of the four-semester program, the graduate will be awarded the associate of arts in visual and performing arts degree with specialization in art, music, theatre and drama or dance.
Art Curriculum
Music Curriculum
Theatre and Drama Curriculum
Dance Curriculum
For more information, contact:
Cliff Haury, Dean
Division of Humanities Fine Arts and Social Sciences
434.961.5380
chaury@pvcc.edu
