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Art
Associate of Arts -- Emphasis in Art
Artists create art to communicate ideas, thoughts, or feelings.
While Visual Artists, such as writers, sculptors, or painters, are focused on creating or producing things like short stories or paintings, Performing Artists channel their talents into performances that entertain, amuse, provoke, and delight.
Students who choose to fulfill degree requirements will be eligible to receive the Associate of Arts Degree. The Associate of Arts Degree program is normally utilized by those students planning to transfer to a four-year institution at the completion of two years at Otero Junior College in order to complete their Bachelor of Arts Degree. [ OJC Transfer Agreements ]
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Program Description
Students desiring to enroll in the Associate of Arts degree program must meet or exceed the entrance examination score based on the results of a basic skills assessment test (Accuplacer). The test is designed to direct students into appropriate English, reading and mathematics courses and to advise students in the selection of other courses. Prior to enrollment, all new students must complete an assessment. Research on Colorado’s basic skills assessment programs indicates that new students who follow assessment-related advice have a higher rate of academic success.
Colorado law now mandates that students who do not have the minimum test scores must complete the required basic skills coursework. Please refer to information in the Mandatory Basic Skills Assessment and Placement section of the OJC catalog for exemptions to the BSAT test.
GRADUATION EXPECTATIONS
The Colorado Community College System's (CCCS) colleges have adopted a set of guidelines to define the conditions under which a student can expect to graduate with an Associate of Arts degree in two calendar years. The Academic Advising Center at each individual CCCS community college can provide additional information. The CCCS colleges guarantee that a student will be able to complete all course work necessary to earn an AA degree from a specific CCCS college in 60 credit hours and in 24 months. Students must satisfy all the conditions described below to be eligible for this guarantee:
- Enroll at the same community college for at least four consecutive semesters, excluding summer.
- Register within one week of the beginning of registration for each semester.
- Have completed all required remedial coursework before beginning the count of two years to degree completion.
- Enroll in and pass (with a C or better in each course) an average of 15 credit hours in coursework that applies to the AA in each four consecutive semesters.
- Obtain a recommended plan of study for the AA degree plan of study, signed by the student and community college advisor, prior to registration for the second semester, and according to the requirements of the students’ community college.
- Follow the signed plan of study.
- Continue with the same degree (AA) from entrance to graduation.
- Retain documentation demonstrating that all the above requirements were satisfied. (advising records, transcripts, et cetera).
About Art as a Career
Visual Artists use a variety of methods - painting, sculpting, or illustration—and an assortment of materials, including oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, pencils, pen and ink, plaster, clay, and computers. Visual Artists’ works may be realistic, stylized, or abstract and may depict objects, people, nature, or events.
Visual Artists generally fall into one of four categories. Art Directors formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual communications. Craft Artists create or reproduce handmade objects for sale or exhibition. Fine Artists, including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators, create original artwork, using a variety of media and techniques. Multimedia Artists and Animators create special effects, animation, or other visual images on film, on video, or with computers or other electronic media.
Performing Artists use written literature, spoken literature, music, dance, and scenic design to communicate ideas, thoughts, or feelings.
Performing Artists create live performances for audiences using storytelling and interpretations of written texts, and generally fall into one of four categories. Actors present stories in front of audiences in productions of written or improvised works, Producers organize, budget and supervise productions, Directors guide actors by interpreting texts and creating performance actions, and Theatrical Designers create sound, lighting, scenery, set pieces, costumes and make-up. Performing Artists also include dancers, choreographers, musicians, singers and variety performers, such as jugglers and magicians.
Performing Artists often develop skills that lead to permanent or longer-term administrative and management positions in Arts Administration, Performing Arts Education, Production Management, Event Management, Technical Theater, and Public Relations.
Gainful Employment: Art as a Career.
According to College in Colorado.org, this career is part of the Arts, A/V Technology and Communication cluster Visual and Design Arts pathway in the Colorado Career Cluster Model. ~
More about Artists and Related Workers at U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics ~
Artists and Related Workers
Find out more about (Career Name) at O Net Online ~
27-1013 - Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
27-1014 - Multi-Media Artists and Animators
27-1024 - Graphic Designers
27-1011 - Art Directors
39-5091 - Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
25-1121 - Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
The US Department of Education requires colleges to disclose a variety of information for any financial aid eligible program that “prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation”. The information provided here is the best available to us but represents one year’s data only, however, we hope that this information is helpful to our current students and to prospective students as they make their career and educational choices.
If you have any questions regarding the data provided and what it means to you as a student, please feel free to contact OJC Student Services.
For more information on Gainful Employment requirements, please click here.
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