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2025 - 2026 Catalog

Art (ARTAA)

Location(s): Elkhorn Valley Campus

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Award: Associate in Arts Degree
Academic Focus Area: Creative Arts and Design

This degree offers a comprehensive blend of traditional studio art techniques and modern digital practices, fostering conceptual thinking and hands-on experience. The ARTAA provides students with the first two years of a four year curriculum for transfer to a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program in Art, Design, or Art Education.

 

Note: This degree is designed to transfer to area universities including UNO and UNL. For the most current list of transfer course listings, visit mccneb.edu/transfer.

 

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 94.5 - 96.0
 

Recommended Full-Time Curriculum Plan

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Major Requirements - 40.5 credits

Elective Requirements - 18.0 - 19.5 credits

Note: When selecting electives, students should check for required prerequisites to design a complete academic plan.

Select 18.0 - 19.5 credit hours from the following.

General Education Requirements - 36.0 Credits

The following are General Education requirements for the Art Associate in Arts degree. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

*To optimize credit transfer, please select general education course options for Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness and Scientific Inquiry from the Transfer Course list and consult with your MCC advisor and an advisor at the institution you are planning to transfer to for more specific requirements. 

Communication

3 Courses needed     13.5 - 15.0 credit hrs.

QUANTITATIVE/NUMERACY

1 Course needed     4.5 - 5.0 credit hours

CRITICAL THINKING/CREATIVITY & SOCIAL/CULTURAL AWARENESS

2 courses needed     9.0 credit hours

Select 1 Humanities and 1 Social Sciences course from the General Education course options in the current course catalog.

AND

SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY

1 Course needed     4.5 - 6.0 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from the Natural Sciences General Education courses in the current course catalog.

PROFESSIONALISM/LIFE SKILLS & INFORMATION LITERACY

1 Course     4.5

Select one of the following courses.

Recommended Full-Time Curriculum Plan

Art (ARTAA)

The following plan is designed to be the most direct path to degree completion and is based on a fall quarter start. Students are expected to meet with their student success navigator or advisor to plan a customized course schedule that meets their specific needs. For more information or assistance with registering, please call 531-622-2400. 

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the technical aspects of art making as it relates to form.
  2. Demonstrate critical thinking and creative problem solving through the use of visual imagery.
  3. Demonstrate competence in the ability to handle form and space in two- and three-dimensional works of art.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of the history and aesthetics of art.

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