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Purpose of the Degree
The Associate in Arts, Fine Arts (AAFA) degree is designed for students planning to transfer to four-year colleges and
universities. In general, the components of the degree meet requirements for majors in the Fine Arts. The degree is
designed to prepare students to meet selective admission criteria for programs such as the Bachelor of Fine Arts, which
may require a portfolio or performance requirement.
In most cases, courses used to satisfy the MCCCD Associate in Arts, Fine Arts (AAFA) will apply to general university
graduation requirements of the majors that align with AAFA degree; however, students need to pay attention to any
specific requirements of their intended focus at the university to be sure they select courses that will meet them.
Information regarding the articulation of the AAFA degree with majors at the Arizona public universities can be accessed
via the following website: www.aztransfer.com
Degree Requirements
The requirements for the Associate in Arts, Fine Arts follow. All versions of the Associate in Arts, Fine Arts require a
minimum of 60 credits; for major-specific pathway versions (Art, Dance, Music, Theatre) within the degree, minimum
credits for categories within the degree, as well as the total, vary. Refer to the Program (Degree) Search at curriculum.
maricopa.edu for credit minimums for major-specific pathways within the degree. The following websites identify the
courses that apply to the different General Education Core and Awareness Areas: AGEC-A and the AGEC matrix. Courses
available for both Areas during a current or upcoming semester can also be found using the "Find A Class" tool on
maricopa.edu and on each MCCCD college's website.
Degree Requirements Credits
I. Program Prerequisities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number Varies
Program prerequisites vary by type of Associate in Arts, Fine Arts degree, Refer to the Program (Degree) Search at
curriculum.maricopa.edu for specific courses and credit minimums required for major-specific pathways (Art, Dance,
Music, Theatre) within the degree.
II. Requireed Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number Varies
Required (major-specific) courses vary by type of Associate in Arts, Fine Arts degree. Refer to the Program (Degree)
Search at curriculum.maricopa.edu for specific courses and credit minimums required for major-specific pathways
(Art, Dance, Music, Theatre) within the degree.
III. Restricted Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number Varies
Restricted electives vary by type of Associate in Arts, Fine Arts degree. Refer to the Program (Degree) Search at
curriculum.maricopa.edu for specific courses and credit minimums required for major-specific pathways (Art, Dance,
Music, Theatre) within the degree.
IV. Arizona General Education Curriculum-Arts (AGEC-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . up to 44
The AGEC-A requires a minimum of 35 credits. However, prerequisite/required/restricted elective courses may also
meet AGEC-A requirements and credits count once toward the total for the degree. Therefore, the AGEC-A may be met
with fewer than 35 credits as long as all requirements listed in this section (IV) are completed.
A. Core Areas: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Some courses may be met by Required Courses or Restricted Electives. Some of these courses also have Awareness
Area designations and can be used to satisfy [C], [G] and/or [H] requirement(s) as well as their respective Core Area,
Required Course(s) or Restricted Elective(s). AGEC designations are subject to change. Courses may meet more than
one requirement but are only counted once toward the total credits for the degree.See AGEC matrix for each course's
value(s) in the semester it is taken.
1. First-Year Composition [FYC] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ENG101 OR ENG107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3)
