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Community College of Rhode Island to UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts Articulation Agreement

Sending institution
Community College of Rhode Island, RI
Transfer institution
UMass Dartmouth
Pathway type
Standard transfer
Transfer pathway
Associate's Degree in Fine Arts to College of Visual and Performing Arts
Modality
On-campus
Agreement term
Fall 2019

Admission and transfer requirements

  • Guaranteed acceptance with a minimum G.P.A. of 2.5
  • Waiver of application fee, and eligibility for a tuition credit with minimum G.P.A. of 3.0 and awarded Associate's Degree
  • Guaranteed transfer of credits of all courses with a C- or better
  • Students transfer with Junior status with regard to financial aid and registration

Course equivalencies

General and elective requirements

Community College of Rhode Island Associate in Fine Arts courses and their UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts equivalents
CCRI course or requirement Credits UMass Dartmouth equivalent Credits
ENGL 1010 Composition I 3 ENL 101 Critical Reading and Writing I 3
ENGL 2010 Composition II 3 ENL 102 Critical Reading and Writing II 3
ARTS 1010 Drawing I 3 FOU 110 Structure Drawing 3
ARTS 1020 Color 3 STU 800 Studio Elective 3
ARTS 1310 Two Dimensional Design 3 FOU 120 2D Form and Surface 3
ARTS 1410 3D Design 3 FOU 130 3D Form and Space 3
ARTS 1500 Art Seminar 3 FOU 101 Visual Art Seminar 3
Math/Science elective, MATH 1005 or higher recommended 3 Mathematics requirement 3
Humanities, Math/Science, or Social Science elective; Science or Social Science recommended 3 The Natural World requirement or The Social World requirement 3
ARTS 1510 Art History: Ancient-Medieval 3 ARH 800 Art History Elective 3
ARTS 1520 Art History: Renaissance to Modern 3 ARH 125 Renaissance to Modern Art 3
HIST 1010 Survey of Western Civilization I 3 HST 101 Western Civilization I 3
HIST 1020 Survey of Western Civilization II 3 HST 102 Western Civilization II 3
ARTS 1840 Digital Art 3 FOU 140 Digital Essentials 3
Arts elective, with MUSC 1165 History of Rock recommended. Other courses taken from MUSC or THEA will transfer as a Humanities elective. 3 MUS 105 History of Rock or Humanities elective 3
ARTS 1550 Art History: Modern to Contemporary or ARTS 1530 Art History: Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas 3 ARH 150 Modern to Contemporary Art or ARH 800 Art History Elective 3
Four Visual Arts electives**. Examples of equivalents:
  • ARTS 1050 Drawing II
  • ARTS 2050 Drawing III
  • ARTS 1810 Darkroom Photography I
  • ARTS 1850 Digital Photography I
  • ARTS 1530 Art History: Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas
  • ARTS 1610 Textile Design/Fibers
  • ARTS 1650 Ceramics I
  • ARTS 1660 Ceramics II
  • ARTS 2660 Ceramics III
  • ARTS 1710 Graphic Design I
  • ARTS 1720 Graphic Design II
  • ARTS 2010 Painting I
  • ARTS 2020 Painting II
  • ARTS 1030 Introduction to Printmaking
  • ARTS 1630 Introduction to Sculpture and Form
  • ARTS 1845 Video Art
12 Corresponding UMass Dartmouth equivalents:
  • AXD 221 Introductory Drawing: Figure I
  • AXD 827 Drawing Elective
  • AXD 281 Darkroom Photography
  • AXD 282 Digital Photography
  • ARH 800 Art History Elective
  • AXD 225 Textiles Boot Camp
  • AXD 232 Hand Methods in Clay
  • AXD 231 Wheel Throwing
  • AXD 836 300-Level Ceramics Elective
  • AXD 251 Introduction to Graphic Design
  • AXD 292 Concepts in Color
  • AXD 241 Painting: Color, Form, and Space
  • AXD 242 Painting/Life Painting
  • STU 800 Studio Elective
  • AXD 255 Sculpture Fabrication
  • AXD 384 Digital Video Production
12

Total credits

Community College of Rhode Island
60 credits
UMass Dartmouth
60 credits

Important notes

**Students should take one drawing course and select the remaining courses within the specific track to which they intend to transfer. For example, students intending to transfer into ceramics should take the ceramics courses.

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