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2024-2025 Catalog

Art Transfer Major - Completion Guide


First Semester

Course & Title

Notes

ART 101 - Drawing I  

 

ENG 101 - Rhetoric I   

Must earn a C or better to meet degree requirements

MATH 127 - Mathematics for General Education   or MATH 128 - Elementary Statistics   

Must earn a C or better to meet degree requirements

Social and Behavioral Sciences  

 Three Soc. Sci. courses required from 2 different areas for AA degree.

Life Sciences  

 AA degree requires one Life Science and one Physical Science. One must be a lab (4-5 credits).Students may not count both BIO 149 and BIO 152.

Total Semester Hours: 15-18 

Depends on Math and Life Science choices.

Second Semester

Course & Title

Notes

ART 102 - Drawing II   

 

ART 103 - 2D Design   

 

ART 115 - Introduction to Ancient and Medieval Art   

 

ENG 102 - Rhetoric II   

 Must earn a C or better to meet degree requirements.

Physical Science  

AA degree requires one Life Science and one Physical Science. One must be a lab (4-5 
credits).

Total Semester Hours: 15-17

Depends on Physical Science choice.

Third Semester

Course & Title

Notes

ART 104 - 3D Design   

 

ART 119 - Introduction - Renaissance to Modern Art   

 

COMM 101 - Principles of Communication   

 

Social and Behavioral Sciences  

Three Social and Behavioral Science courses required from 2 different areas for AA degree

IAI Elective

 Consult with transfer institution for suggestions based on major.

Total Semester Hours: 15

 

Fourth Semester

Course & Title

Notes

 

Social and Behavioral Sciences  

Three Social and Behavioral Science courses required from 2 different areas for AA degree.

Humanities  

Take three credits from Humanities

IAI Elective

 Consult with transfer instituion for suggestions based on major

IAI Elective

 Consult with transfer instituion for suggestions based on major

IAI Elective

 Consult with transfer instituion for suggestions based on major

IAI Elective

Consult with transfer instituion for suggestions based on major. Total IAI electives depend on whether there are carry over credits from math and/or science gen. ed. categories.

Total Semester Hours: 15-18 Depends on IAI Elective choices

 

Graduation Requirements


Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

 

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate),  4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

Contact Information

Department Chairperson                                 

Program Coordinator                                 

Name: Lori Schahrer

Name: Kathleen Enright

Email: loschahr@jjc.edu

Email: kenright@jjc.edu

Phone: 815- 280-2339

Phone: 815-280-2432