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Art and Design

Program Transfer Guide
Frostburg State University
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Effective
Fall, 2000 - Current
Instruction Methods
In person
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About the Program

Develop your artistic talents through an exceptional art program.

Develop and maximize your creative problem-solving skills while you enhance your career opportunities or prepare for graduate school by earning a comprehensive four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Frostburg State University.

In this intensive studio-based learning experience with multiple curricular options, you’ll begin to develop your own artistic style, master creative techniques and gain a broad appreciation for the visual arts in a social, historical and intellectual context.

  • Build a pre-professional portfolio that shows original thinking, media mastery, personal style and demonstrates an understanding of what constitutes a serious design project.
  • Choose from the following visual arts areas of focus: graphic design, photography, illustration, painting, ceramics, sculpture or printmaking.
  • Add teacher certification to your degree to prepare to teach art in Maryland public schools.
 

PTG Requirements

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Allegany College of Maryland Requirement
Frostburg State University Requirement
  • General Education Program - Core Skills
    6 - 7 credits
    With a grade of C or better
    Introductory Composition - Take 1 course from the following
    No equivalency found. *
    Mathematics - Take 1 course from the following
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
  • General Education Program - Mode of Inquiry, The Fine and Performing Arts Complete 1 course from 1 of the following groups
    3 credits
    With a grade of D or better
    Art
    Dance
    Music
    Theatre
  • General Education Program - Mode of Inquiry, Humanities Take 2 courses, 1 each from a different category below.
    6 credits
    With a grade of D or better
    History
    No equivalency found. *
    Language
    Literature
    No equivalency found. *
    Philosophy
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    Communication
  • General Education Program - Mode of Inquiry, Natural Sciences Take 2 courses, 1 each from a different category below.
    7 - 8 credits
    With a grade of D or better
    Biology
    No equivalency found. *
    Chemistry
    No equivalency found. *
    Geography
    No equivalency found. *
    Environmental Science
    Physics and Physical Science
    Cosmic Concepts - both courses are required to get credit for the category
    No equivalency found. *
    And
    No equivalency found. *
    Astronomy - both are required to get credit for the category
    And
    Physics
    Interdisciplinary
    No equivalency found. *
  • General Education Program - Mode of Inquiry, Social Sciences Take 2 courses, 1 each from a different category below.
    6 credits
    With a grade of D or better
    Economics
    Geography
    No equivalency found. *
    Political Science
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    Psychology
    No equivalency found. *
    Sociology
    No equivalency found. *
  • General Education Program - FSU Colloquia Take 2 courses, 1 each from a different category below.
    6 credits
    With a grade of D or better
    Colloquium
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    Advanced Colloquium - Take the following OR one additional Modes of Inquiry course
    Take the following
  • General Education Program - Identity and Difference Take one of the following courses
    3 credits
    With a grade of D or better
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
  • Major Requirements
    27 credits
    Complete all of the following with a C grade or better
    No equivalency found. *
    No equivalency found. *
Grand Total Credits
67
Catalog year 2024-2025
* There is no Equivalency at Allegany College of Maryland. Check with your Advisor for an alternate course.