AAOT Flightpath in Visual Arts
Program Description
For students who want an AAOT with a focus in Visual Arts, this Flightpath in Visual Arts is the recommended path for these students to follow by Umpqua Community College.
The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree was created in the late 1980s, through collaboration between Oregon community college faculty and Oregon public university faculty, to reduce bureaucratic obstacles for students transferring from an Oregon community college to a public university in Oregon. Local variation in the requirements to earn AAOT degrees at different community colleges was not a problem because all of the degrees transferred smoothly to the universities. Increasingly, however, the degree has been used by students transferring among community colleges and, in these cases, distinctive requirements sometimes reduced transferability. Recognizing the fundamental purpose of the degree, community colleges agreed in 2008 to standardize their AAOT degree requirements so as to maximize the efficient transfer of credit for students. Community colleges will maintain lists of courses which fulfill the requirements of the revised, freely-transferable degree below. Beyond the requirements listed, past experience suggests the utility of some additional explanation of what the degree can and cannot provide. Students and advisors should be aware of the opportunities created by the AAOT, but should also be mindful of its limitations, as summarized in the explanatory notes that follow the description of the degree itself.
Any student having the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree recognized on an official college transcript will have met the lower division General Education requirements of baccalaureate degree programs of any public university in Oregon.
Program Course Recommendations
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Credits | |
| ART 101 | Introduction to Visual Arts | 4 |
| ART 131 | Intro to Drawing I Line-Gest | 3 |
| FYE 100 | College Success 4 | 2 |
| HST 104 | World History 2 | 3 |
| WR 121Z | Composition I (or higher) | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ART 115 | Art and Design Foundation 1-2D | 4 |
| ART 132 | Intro to Drawing II Form-Space | 3 |
| MTH 105Z | Math in Society (or higher) | 4 |
| WR 122Z or WR 227Z |
Composition II (or higher) or Technical Writing |
4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Term | ||
| ART 117 | Art and Design Foundation 3D | 4 |
| COM 111Z or COM 218Z |
Public Speaking 1 or Interpersonal Communication |
4 |
| STAT 243Z | Elementary Statistics I 3 | 4 |
| HPE 295 | Wellness-Hlth Assess | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Term | ||
| ANTH 221 | Intro to Cultural Anthropology 2 | 3 |
| ART 204 | History of Western Art I 1 | 4 |
| BI 101 | General Biology 3 | 4 |
| ART 253 | Ceramic Handbuilding I | 3 |
| ART 134 | Illustrating Nature | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ART 205 | History of Western Art II 1 | 4 |
| BI 102 | General Biology 3 | 4 |
| PSY 201Z | Introduction to Psychology I 2 | 4 |
| SOC 206 | Social Problems-Issues 2 | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Term | ||
| ART 206 | History of Western Art III 1 | 4 |
| ART 294 | Watercolor | 3 |
| BI 103 | General Biology 3 | 4 |
| SOC 205 | Inst-Social Change 2 | 3 |
| MUS 205 | Intro to Jazz History 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Total Minimum Credits | 95 | |
- 1
Any AAOT approved Arts and Letters course can be taken
- 2
Any AAOT approved Social Science course can be taken
- 3
Any AAOT approved Science or Math course can be take, 3 or 4 must contain a lab
- 4
Any AAOT approved elective can be taken
Advising Notes
- Oregon colleges may have different preferences, please meet with your advisor to determine the right path for you.