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Applicants from SMC need 60 units of undergraduate level work to transfer into CalArts at a BFA3-1 (i.e., junior year) level, including 22 units of General Education /Critical Studies courses.
CRITICAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS AT CALARTS: A total of 46 Critical Studies units are required for a BFA from CalArts. Students must complete a minimum of 8 units in residence at CalArts from among the following CalArts categories: COM, CRW, CST, HMN, SCM or SOC.
Critical Studies recommended courses
Students from Santa Monica College will need the equivalent of 22 General Education/Critical Studies units –including one course from each Breadth Requirement Area *** plus Optional Breadth Courses**, and electives *
| CalArts Critical Studies Category | Units | Suggested Santa Monica Course courses |
|---|---|---|
Cultural Studies *** (CST) | 3 Units | Cultural Anthropology: ANTHRO 2, Cultural Anthropology Gender Studies: WGS 8, 10, 30, 40, MEDIA 10, Media, Gender, and Race, SOCIOL 31, Latinas/os in Contemporary Society Intercultural Communications, COM ST 16, 35, 36, 37, FILM 7, American Cinema: Crossing Cultures Ethnic Studies- AHIS 71, African American Art History, AHIS 72 American Art/American Cultures, HIST 10, Ethnicity and American Culture, POL SC 21, Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of Difference (3)
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Humanities *** (HMN)
| 3 Units | AHIS 71, African American Art History AHIS 72 American Art/American Cultures English Literature: ENG 32, 40, 45, 56 English Critical Thinking: ENGL 1or 1D, ENGL 2, 31 ENVRN 20 (Environmental Ethics) Humanities (intro, humanities through the arts): ENGL 26 (same as HUM 26), 55 (formerly same as TH ART 7) HUM 9A, 26 PHILOS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 20, 22, 23, 24, 48, 51, 52
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Science and Math *** (SCM) | 3 Units | Analytic Geometry and Calculus, Algebra, Statistics: MATH 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 21, 26, 28, 29, 54 Environmental & Physical Science: ANATMY 1, 2, ANTHRO 1,3, 4, 5, 9, ASTRON 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 BIOL 3, 9, 10, 15, 15 N, 21, 22, 23, BOTANY 1, 3, CHEM 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 21, 22, 24, 31, GEOG 1, 3, 5, GEOL 1, 3, 4, 5, 10. MCRBIO 1, NUTR 1, PHYS 3, PHYSC 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, ZOOL 5 |
Social Science *** (SOC) | 3 Units | Any course from the following subjects, not used in another area: ANTHRO 1,3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22 ARCHAEOLOGY GEOG 2, 3, 5, 7 U.S. HISTORY, HIST 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 41, 42, 43, 47, 62 EUROPEAN HISTORY, HIST 1, 2, 3, 4 WORLD HISTORY, HIST 16, 19, 22, 25,33, 34, 39 POL SC 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 47, 51, 52, PSYCH 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 19, 25, 40, SOCIOL 1, 1s, 2, 2s, 4, 12, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 |
Arts in Context** (AIC)
| 3 Units | ART 10A, 10B, 13, 20A, 20B, 40A, 40B AHIS 1, Western Art History I, AHIS 2, Western Art History II, AHIS 3, Western Art History III (3), AHIS 3, 5, 6, 11, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 52 (same as PHOTO 52), 71, AHIS 72 American Art/American Cultures
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Creative Writing ** (CRW)
| 3 Units | ENGL 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 26, 34, 41, 53, 54
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| CS Elective * | 3 Units | Speech & Communications: COM ST 11, 12, 14, 16, 21 Economics ECON 1, 2, 4, 6, 815 ASL 1, 2, Any Foreign Language courses: ARABIC 1, CHNESE 1, 2, 3, 4,9 FRENCH 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, GERMAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 •HEBREW 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, ITAL 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, JAPAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, KOREAN 1, 2, 3, 4, PERSIN 1, 2, PORTGS 1, SPAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 20, RUSS 1,2, 8, TURKISH 1, and any Breadth***/Optional Breadth** courses not already used to complete Breadth requirement can also be applied |
***Breadth requirement: one course from each area ** Optional Critical Studies Breadth courses Critical Studies Electives *** Breadth - Courses from any of the Breadth areas can also be applied to the elective area. *CalArts delivers a two semester Level-100 sequence that serves as our “College Writing” requirement. Transfer students with 15 Critical Studies approved transfer units are exempt from this requirement. English 101 or its equivalent will likely be a prerequisite for most Santa Monica courses that receive Critical Studies credit. | ||
| CSU and/or UC Transferable courses from a California Community College are eligible for transfer upon review by the Office of the Registrar. | ||
PROGRAM IN ART (SCHOOL OF ART)
The following matrix indicates equivalencies for School of Art Program in Art requirements only. Transfer credit against School of Art program requirements must be assessed separately by transcript review at matriculation.
| CalArts Program in Art | Units | Recommended Santa Monica Art Courses to Transfer - (SMC units in parentheses) |
|---|---|---|
One class each semester from the Studio Series (below) - required 8 units of studio courses: AART 211 Drawing AART 212 Painting AART 213 Sculpture AART 214 Print & Digital Media AART 215 Video AART 216 Social Practice AART 217 Ceramics AART 218 Open Studio AART 219 Performance AART220 Writing AART 222 Sound in Art ACOM 218 Digital Skills for Artists | 3 | Courses below can count towards the 8 units studio series requirement ART 10A, Design I (3) ART 10B, Design 2 (3) ART 30B, Watercolor Painting II (3) ART 43A, Glass Sculpture 1 (3) ART 52B, Ceramics II (3) ART 61A, Etching I (3) ART 63, Lithography (3) |
| AART201 Post Foundation Seminar/Critique: What’s Goin’ On? (Fall) | 3 | ART 34 Contemporary Theory and Practice Mentor Program |
| We also expect students to look beyond their chosen art discipline. All students must take at least two units outside of the School of Art | 3 | Any two classes in another art form such as: ANIM 5 (formerly ET 61) DANCE 2GC, 6, 5, MUSIC 1, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, (34), (35), 36, 37, 39, 60A, 60B PHOTO 52 (same as AHIS 52) TH ART 2, 4,5, FILM 1, 2, 5, 6,7, 8, |
PROGRAM IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEDIA (SCHOOL OF ART)
CalArts Program in Photography and Media Core Curriculum) | Units | Recommended SMC Courses to Transfer |
|---|---|---|
| 3 or 2 | ART 10A, Design I (3) ART 10C, Computer Design (3) ART 20A, Drawing 1 (3) GR DES 31, Graphic Design Studio 1 (2) | |
| New Lab (2) | 3 or 2 | PHOTO 1, Introduction to Photography (3) PHOTO 2, Basic Photography Lab Techniques (2) |
| Introduction to Analog (2) | 3 | PHOTO 37, Advanced Black and White Printing (3) PHOTO 21, Alternative Photographic Printing Processes (3) PHOTO 50, Basic Color Printing (3) |
| BFA2 // Critique Class/Advanced Seminar | vary | PHOTO 64, Community Documentary Photography PHOTO 88A, Independent Studies in Photography (1) PHOTO 90B, Internship in Photography (2) ART 34 Contemporary Theory and Practice Mentor Program |
| Technical Workshops (Studio) | vary | PHOTO 30, Techniques of Lighting: Introduction (4) PHOTO 32, Lighting for People 2 (4) PHOTO 33, Techniques of Lighting: Production (4) PHOTO 37, Advanced Black and White Printing Techniques (3) PHOTO 31, Introduction: Photographing People (4) PHOTO 32, Photographing People: Advanced (4) |
| Technical Workshops (Digital Imaging) | 3 or 4 | PHOTO 39, Beginning Photoshop (3) PHOTO 42, Advanced Photoshop PHOTO 5, Digital Asset Management, Modification, and Output (3) PHOTO 40, Digital Capture (3) PHOTO 29, Video Production for Still Photographers (3) PHOTO 34, Capture to Composite (4) PHOTO 44, Building Web Sites for Photographers (2) |
| Topics in Photographic History | 3 | PHOTO 52, History of Photography (3) (same as AHIS 52) PHOTO 13, News Photography (3) (same as JOURN 21) PHOTO 14, Photography for Publication (same as JOURN 22) |
| Elective (Highly recommended) | 3 | PHOTO 43, Portfolio Development (3) PHOTO 7, Advanced Portfolio Development (3) PHOTO 60, Business Practices in Photography (3) Other electives: BUS 22, Introduction to Advertising (3) |
| 2 classes in another artistic discipline (music, dance, film/video, theater, creative writing) | vary | Any two classes in another art form such as: ANIM 5 (formerly ET 61) DANCE 2GC, 6, 5, MUSIC 1, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, (34), (35), 36, 37, 39, 60A, 60B PHOTO 52 (same as AHIS 52) TH ART 2, 4,5, FILM 1, 2, 5, 6,7, 8, |
CSU and/or UC Transferable courses from a California Community College are eligible for transfer upon review by the Office of the Registrar. Some other liberal arts courses may also transfer to CalArts as Critical Studies. Please see the general transfer credit guide on the website here