Associate of Arts - Art - Studio Arts - Transfer to a California State University

Berkeley City College's Associate in Arts in Studio Arts for transfer program provides students with a strong foundation in the terminology and principles of the visual arts, two-and three dimensional design, and an introduction to various techniques and media. Topics also explored include the relationship between form and content, historical and contemporary approaches to art and art making, and personal expression.

Students who successfully complete this transfer program in Studio Arts earn specific guarantees for transfer to the California State University (CSU) system: admission to a CSU with junior status and priority admission to a CSU campus and to a program or major in studio arts or a similar major. Students transferring to a CSU campus will be required to complete no more than 60 units after transfer to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Students who complete the program will be able to: • Assemble a portfolio of strong drawings, paintings, sculptures or digital media that demonstrate skill and understanding of techniques in various media. • Assemble a portfolio of strong drawings, paintings, sculptures or digital media that combine personal style and technical skills to create provocative, insightful, and inventive compositions. • Produce artwork in various media reflecting an understanding of line, shape, value, texture, space, color, scale, proportion, balance, mood, movement, mass, and emphasis. • Write a visual analysis/ critique of their own and others’ art on both form and content, and its relation to a historical and global context.