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2024-25 Graduate & Non-Traditional Catalog | School of Arts and Humanities

Arts and Culture, A.S.

[Arts and Culture-5610]

Matthew Moore - Director

This A.S. program is designed for students who attend Roberts Wesleyan University for two years and who will then have the opportunity to transition into a B.A. or B.S. program.

 SPECIFICS OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE A.S. DEGREE

Minimum Total Hours: 60

Total Liberal Arts Hours Required:  30 (Satisfied through general education and major requirements.)

General Education Requirements: Students earning an Associate's degree complete 21 credits of General Education requirements, 9 of which are also used for requirements in the major.  

Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA of 2.0; no grade less than C- in the major.

Transfer Requirements: See institutional transfer policies.

Application to the Major: Standard institutional major application must be submitted.  A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required for acceptance to the major.

Major Requirements:  33 hours as follows:

  • ARTS 2910, Art & Culture: Reforming Art
  • COMD 2203, Media, Religion, and Faith
  • COMM 1105, Fundamentals of Oral Communication
  • FNAR 2300, The Art of Film
  • HIST 1400, Western History in Global Context
  • LITR 1010, Introduction to Literature
  • MUSC 2301, Music, History, and Literature I
  • PHIL 2202, Philosophical Ethics
  • POLS 3100, Principles of Political Science
  • an ARTS elective
  • a Music elective