To achieve the Associate in Arts in Art History for Transfer to a CSU from Los Medanos College, students must: (1) complete the 24 units of Art History degree major emphasis requirements; (2) fulfill requirements of either the CSU-General Education and/or The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC); (3) complete 60 semester units college transfer level units; and (4) obtain a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Note: students must earn a “C” or better in all courses required in the major area of emphasis. Students will be prepared to transfer with a broad and deep appreciation and knowledge of the academic discipline of art history, the chronological and cultural developments that allow them to make connections of historical events and artistic products. Perhaps even more importantly, students will be prepared to practice the disciplines of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis in reading and writing that they have been prepared for by the major and other transfer requirements.

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes:

🗸 Read art-related historical texts and resource documents critically; synthesize their research and observational skills in order to communicate effectively as a writer and speaker.

🗸 Model and distinguish between differing art historical methodologies and approaches to problem solving in related disciplines.

🗸 Make connections between artistic products and processes over time; observe how art informs culture and culture informs art in
order to develop good critical and creative thinking skills.

🗸 Consider the ethical implications inherent in artistic patronage and artistic production.

🗸 Develop and demonstrate a worldview informed by diverse art and architectural products created in multiple historical, social,
multicultural and global environments. 

To earn the Associate Degree for Transfer:

1. Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of degree-applicable courses,

2. Minimum grade of “C” (or “P”) for each course in the major, and

3. Completion of Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) and/ or the California State University General Education (CSU-GE) Breadth Requirements.