Oct 31, 2025

2014-2015 Catalog

2014-2015 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Associate of Arts: Visual Arts

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This program is designed for students who wish to transfer to a school of visual arts. See the section on Scholarships and Awards for scholarship opportunities related to this program. For a list of CMC campuses offering this program, please see the Where Our Programs are Offered table. Not every course is offered on every campus.

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State Guaranteed General Education Requirements

(31 minimum plus 3 credits of COM)

Communication (GT-CO1-3)

3 courses. 9 credits total. 6 credits ENG (select either ENG 121 and ENG 122, or ENG 122 and ENG 201). Plus 3 credits COM (select either COM 115 or COM 125).

◆ ENG 121 - English Composition I (GT-CO1) 3.0 Credits
◆ ENG 122 - English Composition II (GT-CO2) 3.0 Credits
◆ ENG 201 - English Composition III: Writing for Public Discourse (GT-CO3) 3.0 Credits
✽ COM 115 - Public Speaking 3.0 Credits
✽ COM 125 - Interpersonal Communication 3.0 Credits

Mathematics (GT-MA1)

1 course (3-5 credits). Credits over 3 will be added to electives.

◆ MAT 120 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (GT-MA1) 4.0 Credits
◆ MAT 121 - College Algebra (GT-MA1) 4.0 Credits
◆ MAT 122 - College Trigonometry (GT-MA1) 3.0 Credits
◆ MAT 123 - Finite Mathematics (GT-MA1) 4.0 Credits
◆ MAT 125 - Survey of Calculus (GT-MA1) 4.0 Credits
◆ MAT 135 - Introduction to Statistics (GT-MA1) 3.0 Credits
◆ MAT 166 - Pre-Calculus (GT-MA1) 5.0 Credits
◆ MAT 201 - Calculus I (GT-MA1) 5.0 Credits
◆ MAT 202 - Calculus II (GT-MA1) 5.0 Credits
◆ MAT 203 - Calculus III (GT-MA1) 4.0 Credits
◆ MAT 204 - Calculus III With Engineering Applications (GT-MA1) 5.0 Credits
◆ MAT 215 - Discrete Mathematics (GT-MA1) 4.0 Credits
◆ MAT 261 - Differential Equations With Engineering Applications (GT-MA1) 4.0 Credits
◆ MAT 265 - Differential Equations (GT-MA1) 3.0 Credits

Natural & Physical Sciences (GT-SC1)

7 credits. 2 courses from the following laboratory-based courses. A laboratory component is necessary for this requirement. Additional credits will be added to electives.

◆ AGY 240 - Introductory Soil Science (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ AST 101 - Astronomy I (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ AST 102 - Astronomy II (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ BIO 105 - Science of Biology (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ BIO 111 - General College Biology With Lab (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ BIO 112 - General College Biology II With Lab (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ BIO 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ BIO 202 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ BIO 204 - Microbiology (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ BIO 208 - General College Microbiology (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ BIO 220 - General Zoology (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ BIO 221 - Botany (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ CHE 101 - Introduction to Chemistry I (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ CHE 102 - Introduction to Chemistry II (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ CHE 105 - Chemistry in Context (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ CHE 111 - General College Chemistry I (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ CHE 112 - General College Chemistry II (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ GEO 111 - Physical Geography: Landforms (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ GEO 112 - Physical Geography - Weather & Climate (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ GEY 111 - Physical Geology (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ GEY 112 - Historical Geology (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ GEY 135 - Environmental Geology (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ MET 150 - General Meteorology (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ PHY 105 - Conceptual Physics (SG-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ PHY 107 - Energy Science & Technology (GT-SC1) 4.0 Credits
◆ PHY 111 - Physics: Algebra-Based I with Lab (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ PHY 112 - Physics: Algebra-Based II with Lab (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ PHY 211 - Physics: Calculus-Based I With Lab (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits
◆ PHY 212 - Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab (GT-SC1) 5.0 Credits

History (GT-HI1)

1 course (3 credits)

◆ HIS 101 - Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650 (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 102 - Western Civilization: 1650-Present (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 111 - The World: Antiquity-1500 (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 112 - The World: 1500-Present (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 121 - US History to Reconstruction (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 122 - US History Since the Civil War (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 205 - Women in World History (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 207 - American Environmental History (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 208 - American Indian History (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 215 - Women in U.S. History (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 225 - Colorado History (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 236 - U.S. History Since 1945 (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 243 - History of Modern China (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 244 - History of Latin America (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 245 - U.S. in the World (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 247 - 20th Century World History (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 249 - History of Islamic Civilization (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 255 - The Middle Ages (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits
◆ HIS 260 - US Foreign Relations (GT-HI1) 3.0 Credits

Arts & Humanities (GT-AH1-4)

2 courses (6 credits)

Social and Behavioral Sciences (GT-SS1-3)

2 courses (6 credits)

Economic and Political Systems (GT-SS1)

◆ ECO 101 - Economics of Social Issues (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
◆ ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
◆ ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
◆ ECO 245 - Issues in Environmental Economics (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
◆ POS 105 - Introduction to Political Science (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
◆ POS 111 - American Government (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
◆ POS 125 - American State & Local Government (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
◆ POS 205 - International Relations (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
◆ POS 215 - Current Political Issues (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
◆ POS 225 - Comparative Government (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits

Geography (GT-SS2)

◆ GEO 105 - World Regional Geography (GT-SS2) 3.0 Credits
◆ GEO 106 - Human Geography (GT-SS2) 3.0 Credits

Human Behavior, Culture, & Social Frameworks (GT-SS3)

◆ ANT 101 - Cultural Anthropology (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ ANT 102 - Cultural Anthropology Lab (GT-SS3) 1.0 Credits
◆ ANT 103 - Archaeology Laboratory (GT-SS3) 1.0 Credits
◆ ANT 104 - Physical Anthropology Laboratory (GT-SS3) 1.0 Credits
◆ ANT 107 - Introduction to Archaeology (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ ANT 108 - Archaeology of World Rock Art (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ ANT 111 - Physical Anthropology (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ ANT 201 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ ANT 215 - Indians of North America (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ ANT 250 - Medical Anthropology (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ COM 220 - Intercultural Communication (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ ETH 200 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ PSY 101 - General Psychology I (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ PSY 102 - General Psychology II (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ PSY 205 - Psychology of Gender (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ PSY 217 - Human Sexuality (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ PSY 226 - Social Psychology (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ PSY 227 - Psychology of Death and Dying (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ PSY 235 - Human Growth & Development (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ PSY 238 - Child Development (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ PSY 240 - Health Psychology (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ PSY 249 - Abnormal Psychology (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ PSY 265 - Psychology of Personality (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology I (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ SOC 102 - Introduction to Sociology II (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ SOC 205 - Sociology of Family Dynamics (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ SOC 207 - Environmental Sociology (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ SOC 215 - Contemporary Social Problems (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ SOC 216 - Sociology of Gender (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ SOC 218 - Sociology of Diversity (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ SOC 220 - Sociology of Religion (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ SOC 231 - Sociology-Deviant Behavior (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits
◆ SOC 237 - Sociology of Death & Dying (GT-SS3) 3.0 Credits

Required ART Courses

7 courses (21 credits)

◆ ART 111 - Art History Ancient to Medieval (GT-AH1) 3.0 Credits
◆ ART 112 - Art History Renaissance to Modern (1900) (GT-AH1) 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 121 - Drawing I 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 131 - Visual Concepts 2-D Design 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 132 - Visual Concepts 3-D Design 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 221 - Drawing II 3.0 Credits
OR
✽ ART 128 - Figure Drawing I 3.0 Credits
PLUS any other ART course Credits / Units: 3.0

Art Electives

(6 credits minimum):

✽ ART 221 - Drawing II 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 124 - Watercolor I 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 224 - Watercolor II 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 165 - Sculpture I 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 265 - Sculpture II 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 128 - Figure Drawing I 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 228 - Advanced Figure Drawing 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 161 - Ceramics I 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 261 - Ceramics II 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 262 - Ceramics III 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 151 - Painting I 3.0 Credits
✽ ART 251 - Painting II 3.0 Credits
✽ Advised ART Elective(s) or CIS 118

Wellness Requirements Transfer Level (✽)

2 credits.

✽ Select from transfer-level PED/OUT/DAN courses
✽ HWE 100 - Human Nutrition 3.0 Credits
✽ HWE 111 - Health & Fitness 3.0 Credits
✽ HWE 117 - Mental Health First Aid 1.0 Credits

Colorado Mountain College Requirements

Colorado Mountain College requires its graduates to be proficient in computer use. To graduate, a student must demonstrate proficiency via an examination administered by the college or take CIS 118 . If you take the course, it will be applied to the elective credit.

Total Credits Earned

State Guaranteed Transfer Requirements (min. 31 credits)
COM 115 or COM 125 (3 credits)
Art Required Courses (18 credits)
Art Electives (minimum 6 credits)
Wellness Requirements (minimum 2 credits)
Total credits toward Associate of Arts:
Visual Arts Emphasis (minimum 60 credits)

Note:

◆ State Guaranteed Transfer Course

✽ Applies to CMC AA/AS/AGS Degrees

Note: Not all programs/courses are available at every campus and may require travel to another campus or access via distance learning (IVS, hybrid, or online).

For more information see Degree & Certificate Descriptions & Requirements .

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