Painting Digital Art Ceramics Jewelry and Small

Painting
Digital Art
Jewelry and
Small Metals
801 Main Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
Ceramics
www.elcentrocollege.edu
THE CLASSES
The Art Department of El Centro College provides a
wide range of courses including studio and lecture classes.
Beginning and intermediate classes are essential coursework
for the student pursuing a degree in an arts field and they supply
the student with valuable foundation skills. Advanced studio
classes provide students the opportunity to increase their
technical skills, expand their imagination and to build portfolios.
Studio classes also allow any student to explore various art
forms for personal enjoyment and fulfillment, regardless of
major.
The Arts academic class – Art Appreciation and Art
History I and II are important as part of the CORE curriculum for
any major in the state of Texas. These classes offer students of
any major insight into the theoretical, cultural, and historical
aspects of art.
Courses are offered by semester – please check the
upcoming or current semester course schedule for a listing of
the classes offered at that time.
Classes offered include:
ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation
ARTS 1303 Art History I
ARTS 1304 Art History II
Art Appreciation and Art History are CORE and transfer classes.
ARTS 1311 2-D Design
ARTS 1312 3-D Design
ARTS 1316 Drawing I
ARTS 1317 Drawing II
ARTS 2316 Painting I
ARTS 2317 Painting II
ARTS 2323 Figure Drawing I
ARTS 2324 Figure Drawing II
ARTS 2341 Art Metals/Jewelry I
ARTS 2342 Art Metals/Jewelry II
ARTS 2346 Ceramics I
ARTS 2347 Ceramics II
ARTS 2348 Digital Art I
ARTS 2349 Digital Art II
ARTS 2366 Watercolor I
ARTS 2367 Watercolor II
Advanced sections may be offered in Digital Media, Painting, Art Metals/Jewelry, and
Ceramics. These usually come under the course numbers ARTS 2311 and 2312.
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN ART
Degree Code: AA.ARTS.ARTS
63 Credit Hours
Designed to meet the needs of students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or
university with a major in Art.
The classes that make up this degree plan include the Core Curriculum with Art
History, and 15 Art Emphasis hours classes that include 2D Design, Drawing I, and at
least one other studio art class. Students are encouraged to advance within the
studio curriculum to build a strong portfolio and increased their preparation to
advance to a 4-year degree program.
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN ARTS AND
TECHNOLOGY
Degree Code: AA.UTD.ARTS.TECH
This Associate of Arts degree requires 66-68 hours, and 54 of those hours can be
applied to the BA in Arts and Technology Degree requirements at UTD.
This is an "Articulated Emphasis" degree with the University of Texas at Dallas.
Students should visit the Art Department website and look at the Degree Plans. This
degree has specific requirements that must be met in order for the student to
successfully transfer to this program at UT-D.
Students who plan to transfer to UTD must work closely with an advisor/counselor.
Students completing this degree must submit to UTD a completed Texas Common
Application within 12 months of their anticipated enrollment at UTD.
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE - EMPHASIS IN ART
Available at all DCCCD Colleges
Degree Code: AA.ARTS.ARTS
This is an "Emphasis" degree. Students should read and understand the paragraphs
below.
This degree plan is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to transfer to a
four-year college/university with a major in Art. In order to be eligible to receive this
AA degree, a student must:
• Complete a minimum of 63 credit hours including all the required courses listed.
• Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, either Speech 1311 or 1315, and
the selected college-level mathematics course.
• Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C");
• Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
• Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through
instruction by the college awarding the degree.
Transfer students should check specific requirements at the transfer institution. This
is a general plan and it may not satisfy all the requirements of a specific transfer fouryear college/university.
All students should work closely with an academic advisor.
Course Requirements for the AA Degree Emphasis in Art
Credit Hours
COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................................9
Select each of the following:
English 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required), English 1302, and either Speech
1311 or 1315 (a grade of "C" or better required)
MATHEMATICS ....................................................................................................3-4
(A grade of "C" or better required.)
Select one from the following:
Math 1314, 1324, 1332, 1333, 1348, 1414, 2342, 2412, 2442 or higher level
LAB SCIENCES ......................................................................................................8
Select two from the following:
Biology 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409; Chemistry 1405, 1407, 1411, 1412; Geology 1401,
1403, 1404, 1445; Physics 1401, 1402, 1405, 1407, 1411, 1412, 1415, 1417, 2425,
2426
NOTE: This requirement cannot be met by using the following combinations: BIOL
1406 and 1408; CHEM 1405 and 1411; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and
2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES ......................................................................15
Select each of the following:
History 1301, 1302; Government 2301, 2302
Select one from the following:
Anthropology 2346, 2351; Economics 1303, 2301, 2302, 2311; Psychology 2301,
2314, 2316; Sociology 1301, 1306, 2319
HUMANITIES/VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS ................................................9
Select one from each of the following groupings:
I. Arts 1303, 1304;
II. English 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333
Cultural Studies 2370; History 2321, 2322, 2380, 2381; Philosophy 1301, 2306,
2307, 2316, 2317; Religion 1304
INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS .................................................................................... 4
Select each of the following:
Physical Education 1164 and Computer Science 1300 or higher level COSC course
ART EMPHASIS ....................................................................................................15
Select three from the following:
ARTS 1311, 1312, 1316, 1317
Select two from the following:
ARTS 1303, 1304, 1311, 1312, 1316, 1317, 2313, 2314, 2316, 2323, 2324, 2326,
2333, 2341, 2346, 2348, 2349, 2356, or 2366
Total Credit Hours ..........................................................................................63-64
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE – EMPHASIS IN ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Available at Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and
RichlandColleges and Transferable to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). This
degree plan is made possible through an articulation agreement between Richland
College of the DCCCD and UTD.
Degree Code: AA.UTD.ARTS.TECH
This is an "Articulated Emphasis" degree with the University of Texas at Dallas.
Students should read and understand the paragraph shown below.
Students who complete this degree with a GPA of 2.50 with no grade below that of
"C" and who meet all admissions requirements at UTD will be accepted into UTD's
Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Technology. Students should follow this plan only if they
wish to transfer to UTD in Arts and Technology. Students wishing to transfer to
another university should not assume this entire plan will transfer.
In order to be eligible to receive this AA degree, a student must:
Complete a minimum of 66 credit hours including all the required courses listed;
Earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1301, either Speech 1311 or 1315, and Math
1414 or 2342;
Receive a GPA (2) of at least 2.00 ("C"); [NOTE: UTD guarantees admission with a
2.50 GPA with no grade below a "C"]
Meet all Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites; and
Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction
by the college awarding the degree.
Students who plan to transfer to UTD must work closely with an advisor/counselor.
Course Requirements for
AA Degree Emphasis in Arts & Technology
Credit Hours
COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................................9
Select each of the following:
English 1301 (a grade of "C" or better required), English 1302, and either Speech
1311 or 1315 (a grade of "C" or better required)
MATHEMATICS ....................................................................................................3-4
(A grade of "C" or better required.)
Select one of the following:
Math 1414 or 2342
LAB SCIENCES ......................................................................................................8
Select two from the following:
Biology 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409; Chemistry 1405, 1407, 1411, 1412;Geology 1401, 1403,
1404, 1445; Physics 1401, 1402, 1405, 1407, 1411, 1412, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426
NOTE: This requirement cannot be met by using the following combinations:
BIOL 1406 and 1408; CHEM 1405 and 1411; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401
and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425.
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES ......................................................................15
Select each of the following:
History 1301, 1302; Government 2301, 2302; Psychology 2301
HUMANITIES/VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS ................................................9
Select one from each of the following groupings:
Arts 1301
English 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333
Cultural Studies 2370; History 2321, 2322, 2380, 2381; Philosophy 1301, 2306,
2307, 2316, 2317; Religion 1304
INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS ....................................................................................5
Select each of the following:
Physical Education 1164 and Computer Science 1415 (C++)
REQUIRED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY COURSES
Select 17-18 hours from either of the following two groupings: 17-18
GROUP I:The following courses have direct equivalents to the UTD Degree plan.
ARTS 1316 Drawing I
ARTS 1311 2-D Design
ARTC 1302 Digital Imaging or ARTS 2348 Digital Art
COSC 1437 Java 1
COSC 2436 Java 2
ARTS 1312 3-D Design
GROUP II:The following courses will transfer as Free Electives.
ARTV 1303 (ARTC 1301) Basic Animation
ARTV 1345 (ARTC 1345) 3-D Modeling Rendering
ARTC 2305 Digital Imaging 2 or ARTS 2349 Digital Arts 2
Total Credit Hours for this AA Degree ..........................................................66-68
Students completing this degree must submit to UTD a completed Texas Common
Application within 12 months of their anticipated enrollment at UTD.
NOTE: This Associate of Arts degree requires 66-68 hours, and 54 of those hours can
be applied to the BA in Arts and Technology Degree requirements at UTD.
ACADEMIC ADVISING AND
COUNSELING
Academic advising is recommended for all art
students, especially if you are pursuing one of the two AA
degrees. Please call the Arts Division Office at 214-860-2337 to
contact Art Department advisors. To contact the Arts and
Sciences Division Counselor, call Sharon Grubbs at 214-8602080.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Non-degree seeking, transfer students planning to
continue their Art studies at other colleges or universities should
check specific requirements at the transfer institution. The
CORE curriculum and recommended ARTS hours may not
satisfy all the requirements of a specific transfer. The transfer
institution determines the hours accepted as part of any degree
program.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The El Centro Art Department is supported by two
scholarship programs.
VISUAL ART SCHOLARSHIP – established in 2005 by the El
Centro Fine Arts Faculty and El Centro College’s H. Paxton
Moore Art Gallery. The Visual Arts Scholarship supports the
educational objectives and artistic goals of ECC Art students.
The scholarship is supported through fundraisers organized by
the H. Paxton Moore Art Gallery. This scholarship is for
declared art majors.
THE CECIL WALLACE FORDHAM MEMORIAL AWARDS IN
VISUAL ARTS – is an annual scholarship award to one art
student from each of the campuses in the DCCCD. Recipients
are juried and chosen by the Arts Faculty at each campus.
ABOUT FINANCIAL AID
All students seeking financial aid, including workstudy and most scholarships, must complete and submit the
FASFA form to begin the qualifying process for financial aid.
The art scholarships do have both a minimum GPA
requirement and require that a student have successfully
completed a specific number of college hours at El Centro. You
can begin by talking to an advisor or counselor or to the
Financial Aid Office on campus.
VISUAL ARTS CLUB
The Visual Arts Club is an active participant in student
and campus life at El Centro. This club is open to any student
interested in the visual arts. Members are not required to take
art classes. The VAC sponsors and attends workshops,
lectures, and museum/gallery trips. Contact Omar Hernandez
at 214-860-2343, Rosemary Meza at 214-860-2436, or Eddy
Rawlinson at 214-860-2115 for information.
STUDENT SHOWS
Advanced Student Show
Students of the advanced studio classes produce a
show of their own work late in the Fall semester.
League for Innovation
National juried art competition. Five students of the DCCCD
advance to the national competition. All students reaching this
level are published in the League for Innovation art show
catalogue.
Spring Student Exhibition
Juried show with prizes in nine categories, open to all students
in the studio Art classes of the ECC Art Department.
THE H. PAXTON MOORE ART
GALLERY
The H. Paxton Moore Art Gallery is located in the
Student Center near the Main Street entrance to the campus.
The gallery hosts professional, student and faculty art shows.
The mission of the H. Paxton Moore Art Gallery is to further the
art education of the students and community through the
exhibition of visual art. The gallery seeks to showcase local,
regional, and national artists working in a variety of media as
well as host exhibits traveling nationally. The gallery is open to
students, faculty, staff and the public on weekdays, Thursday
evenings, and occasionally on weekends. Please contact the
Gallery Director for show schedule at 214-860-2115.
EL CENTRO COLLEGE
El Centro College, opened in 1967, was the first
campus of the Dallas County Community College District. The
o r i g i n a l
building is the
“9
Stories”
building that
faces Lamar
Street - The
Sanger Brothers department store, built in 1912. The “C”
building was added in the 1960’s and included the Art
Department, Drama Department, and the Fashion and Music
Departments. The Student and Technology Center, which faces
Main Street, was completed in 2003. The H. Paxton Moore Art
Gallery is to the right of the round entrance area.
The Art Department is in the “C” building, which faces
Market Street. To find the Art Studios, please come in the
Market Street entrance and go to the elevators on the left. Go
down to floor “B”. When you exit the elevator, the Art Studio
doors are directly in front of you.
Drawing and
Figure Drawing
Printmaking
El Centro College Art Department
801 Main Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
214-860-2337 or 214-860-2436 or 214-860-2343
http://www.elcentrocollege.edu/Programs/ArtsSciences/ArtHumanities
Educational opportunities are offered by the Dallas County Community College District without
regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, sex, disability or sexual orientation.
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