Trinidad State College

Art HistoryandStudio Art

Explore painting, drawing, ceramics, and art history in a thriving arts community. Earn your Associate of Arts degree designed for seamless transfer to Colorado four-year institutions.

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About the Program

Explore Your Creative Potential

Step into a vibrant world of creativity and opportunity with Trinidad State College's Art Department. Our dynamic environment is designed to nurture your artistic passions, offering a multitude of pathways to help you pursue and develop your unique artistic vision.

At Trinidad State, you will immerse yourself in both traditional and contemporary art practices. Our comprehensive curriculum covers time-honored methods of art creation and research, while also engaging you with cutting-edge theories and modern practices.

Nestled in the thriving arts community of Trinidad, our college provides a unique setting where creativity flourishes. Students and faculty collaborate closely with local and state organizations, creating a rich tapestry of learning and career opportunities that foster real-world experience and professional growth.

Trinidad State College offers an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree with a designation in either Studio Art or Art History. This degree is designed for seamless transfer to Colorado's public four-year institutions, guaranteeing that your credits will be recognized and accepted.

Program Details

Campus: Trinidad
Degree: A.A. — Art History
Degree: A.A. — Studio Art

Transfer Guides

“She is a great professor! Ily makes learning personal. She is great at making each student feel special.”

— TSC Art Student

Degrees & Certificates

Whether you want a full degree or a fast credential, every TSC program earns you industry certifications and every certificate stacks toward the degree.

Full Degree

AA — Studio Art

Transfer Guarantee: Colorado public universities

Develop your creative practice across drawing, painting, ceramics, and more. Build a portfolio and the critical vocabulary to thrive as a working artist or continue at a four-year institution.

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Full Degree

AA — Art History

Transfer Guarantee: Colorado public universities

Trace the story of human creativity from ancient civilizations to contemporary movements. Ideal for students pursuing museum work, art education, curation, or graduate study.

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Where You Can Study

This program is offered at the following TSC campus locations.

TrinidadTrinidad, CO 81082

Trinidad Campus

Address: 600 Prospect StPhone: (719) 846-5011

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Studio Art Transfer Major - Associate of Arts

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Program Code:AA_AAConcentration:DSARCIP Code:50.0702

Semester One

English composition, math, and art history, paired with foundational drawing and a general education elective.

16credit hours

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ENG 1021 – English Composition I: GT-CO1 (3 credits)
MAT 1240 – Mathematics for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 (4 credits)
ART 1111 – Art History: Ancient to Medieval (GT-AH1) (3 credits)
ART 1201 – Drawing I (3 credits) (Open Educational Resources—no textbook purchase is required)

Choose one: (3–4 credits) (Electives)

THE 1005 – Theatre Appreciation: GT-AH1
SOC 1001 – Introduction to Sociology I: GT-SS3
BIO 1005 – Science of Biology with Lab: GT-SC1
ENV 1111 – Environmental Science with Lab: GT-SC1
PSY 1001 – General Psych I: GT-SS3

Semester Two

English Composition II and art history from the Renaissance to modern era, paired with a lab science, a history elective, and a continued drawing course.

15credit hours

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ENG 1022 – English Composition II: GT-CO1 (3 credits)
ART 1112 – Art History: Renaissance to Modern (GT-AH1) (3 credits)

Choose one: (4 credits) (SC1)

AST 1110 – Planetary Astronomy with Lab: GT- SC1
BIO 1005 – Science of Biology with Lab: GT-SC1
BIO 1004 – Biology: A Human Approach: GT-SC1
ENV 1111 – Environmental Science with Lab: GT-SC1
BIO 1111 – General Biology with Lab: GT-SC1

Choose one: (3 credits) (HI1 — additional GT courses available)

HIS 1310 – Western Civilization:Antiquity-1650: GT-HI1
HIS 1320 – Western Civilization: 1650-Present: GT-HI1
HIS 1110 – The World: Antiquity-1500: GT-HI1
HIS 1120 – The World: 1500-Present: GT-HI1
HIS 1210 – US History to Reconstruction: GT- HI1
HIS 1220 – US History since the Civil War:GT-HI1

Choose one: (3 credits)

ART 1202 – Drawing II
ART 1203 – Figure I

Semester Three

2-D design, humanities or literature, a social science elective, and a lab science course.

13credit hours

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ART 1002 – Visual Concepts 2-D Design (fall only) (3 credits) (Open Educational Resources—no textbook purchase is required)

Choose one: (3 credits) (AH2, AH3, AH4, *no AH1)

HUM 1022 – Humanities: Medieval-Modern: GT-AH2
HUM 1023 – Humanities: Modern World: GT-AH2
LIT 1015 – Introduction to Literature I: GT-AH2
LIT 2001 – World Literature to 1600: GT-AH2
PHI 1011 – Intro to Philosophy: GT-AH3
PHI 1013 – Logic: GT-AH3

Choose one: (3 credits) (SS1, SS2, SS3)

ECO 2001 – Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1
PSC 1011 – American Government: GT-SS1
GEO 1005 – World Regional Geography: GT-SS2
PSY 1001 – General Psychology I: GT-SS3
PSY 2222 – Psychology of Death and Dying: GT-SS3
SOC 1001 – Introduction to Sociology I : GT-SS3

Choose one: (4 credits) (Electives)

AST 1110 – Planetary Astronomy with Lab: GT- SC1
BIO 1004 – Biology: A Human Approach: GT-SC1
BIO 1005 – Science of Biology with Lab: GT-SC1
ENV 1111 – Environmental Science with Lab: GT-SC1
BIO 2104 – Microbiology with Lab: GT-SC1

Semester Four

3-D design and a studio art elective, paired with humanities or literature, a science, and a social science course.

15credit hours

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ART 1003 – Visual Concepts 3-D Design (spring only) (3 credits) (Open Educational Resources—no textbook purchase is required)
TBA – Studio Art Class to be determined with Transfer Advisor (3 credits) (Open Educational Resources—no textbook purchase is required)

Choose one: (3 credits) (AH2, AH3, AH4, *no AH1)

HUM 1021 – Humanities: Early Civilization: GT-AH2
LIT 2002 – World Literature After 1600: GT-AH2
LIT 2011 – American Literature to Civil War: GT-AH2
LIT 2012 – American Literature After Civil War: GT-AH2
PHI 1012 – Ethics: GT-AH3

Choose one: (3 credits) (SC1, SC3)

ENV 1010 – Natural Disasters: GT-SC2
SCI 1105 – Science in Society: GT-SC2

Choose one: (3 credits) (SS1, SS2, SS3)

ECO 2001 – Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1
ECO 2002 – Principles of Microeconomics: GT-SS1
SOC 1001 – Intro to Sociology I: GT-SS3
PSC 1011 – American Government: GT-SS1
PSC 2020 – Introduction to Political Science: GT-SS1
PSY 1002 – General Psychology I: GT-SS3

Total Program Credits: 60

* MAT 1240 is preferred by most 4-year receiving institutions in Colorado. It is the student’s responsibility to work with a transfer advisor to determine which MAT course is required for their transfer path.

Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement

This A.A. degree transfers toward a Bachelor’s Degree at the following Colorado public four-year institutions:

Adams State University
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado State University—Fort Collins
Colorado State University—Pueblo
Fort Lewis College
Metropolitan State University of Denver
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Denver
University of Northern Colorado
Western State Colorado University

For the most current information on this transfer articulation agreement, visit CDHE Transfer Agreements.

Art History Transfer Major - Associate of Arts

Click any semester to see the full course list.

Program Code:AA_AAConcentration:DATHCIP Code:50.0703

Semester One

English composition, math, art history, and foundational drawing, paired with a history elective.

16credit hours

⌄

ENG 1021 – English Composition I: GT-CO1 (3 credits) (Open Educational Resources—no textbook purchase is required)
MAT 1240 – Mathematics for Liberal Arts: GT-MA1 (4 credits)
ART 1111 – Art History: Ancient to Medieval: GT-AH1 (3 credits)
ART 1201 – Drawing I (3 credits)

Choose one: (3 credits) (HI1 — look at GT course sheet for additional course options)

HIS 1310 – Western Civilization:Antiquity-1650: GT-HI1
HIS 1320 – Western Civilization: 1650-Present: GT-HI1
HIS 1110 – The World: Antiquity-1500: GT-HI1
HIS 1120 – The World: 1500-Present: GT-HI1
HIS 1210 – US History to Reconstruction: GT- HI1
HIS 1220 – US History since the Civil War:GT-HI1

Semester Two

English Composition II and art history from the Renaissance to 1900, paired with two social and behavioral science electives and a GT transfer elective.

15credit hours

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ENG 1022 – English Composition II: GT-CO1 (3 credits) — Pre-/Co-Req: ENG 121 (1021)
ART 1112 – Art History: Renaissance to 1900: GT-AH1 (3 credits) (spring only)

Choose one: (3 credits) (SS1, SS2, SS3 — look at GT course sheet for additional courses)

ECO 2002 – Principles of Microeconomics: GT-SS1
PSY 1002 – General Psychology II: GT-SS3
SOC 1002 – Introduction to Sociology II : GT-SS3
PSY 2222 – Psychology of Death and Dying: GT-SS3
PSC 1011 – American Govt: GT-SS1

Choose one: (3 credits) (SS1, SS2, SS3 — look at GT course sheet for additional courses)

ENV 1010 – Natural Disasters: GT-SC2
GEO 1011 – Landforms w/lab: SC1
SCI 1105 – Science in Society: GT-SC2

Choose one: (3 credits)

Electives – Any GT transfer course. Students are recommended to work with a transfer advisor.

Semester Three

2-D design, a lab-based science, a humanities or literature elective, and a GT transfer elective.

14credit hours

⌄

ART 1002 – Visual Concepts 2-D Design (3 credits) (fall only) (Open Educational Resources—no textbook purchase is required)

Choose one: (4 credits) (SC1, SC2 *One of the two SC courses must be lab-based GT:SC1)

AST 1110 – Planetary Astronomy wit Lab: GT- SC1
BIO 1005 – Science of Biology with Lab: GT-SC1
BIO 1111 – General College Biology I with Lab: GT-SC1
BIO 1004 – Biology: A Human Approach: SC1
BIO 2104 – Microbiology w/lab: SC1
GEO 1011 – Physical Geography: Landforms with Lab: GT-SC1

Choose one: (3 credits) (AH2, AH3, AH4 *no ART courses)

HUM 1022 – Humanities: Medieval-Modern: GT-AH2
HUM 1023 – Humanities: Modern World: GT-AH2
LIT 1015 – Introduction to Literature I: GT-AH2
MUS 1020 – Music Appreciation: GT-AH1
PHI 1011 – Introduction to Philosophy: AH3

Choose one: (4 credits)

Electives – Any GT transfer course. Students are recommended to work with a transfer advisor.

Semester Four

3-D design and modern art history, paired with a humanities or literature elective, a social science elective, and a GT transfer elective.

15credit hours

⌄

ART 1003 – Visual Concepts 3-D Design (3 credits) (spring only) (Open Educational Resources—no textbook purchase is required)
ART 1113 – Art History: 1900 to Present: GT-AH1 (3 credits) (spring only) (Pre-/Co-Req: ART 1111 & ART 1112)

Choose one: (3 credits) (AH2, AH3, AH4 *no ART courses)

HUM 1021 – Humanities: Early Civiliation: GT-AH2
LIT 2002 – World Literature After 1600: GT-AH2
LIT 2011 – American Literature to Civil War: GT-AH2
THE 1005 –Theatre Appreciation: GT-AH1
THE 2012 – Dev of Theatre Resor-Mod: GT-AH1
LIT 2012 – American Literature After Civil War: GT-AH2

Choose one: (3 credits) (SS1, SS2, SS3)

ECO 2001– Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1
GEO 1005 – World Regional Geography: GT-SS2
PSY 1001 – General Psychology I: GT-SS3
SOC 1001 – Introduction to Sociology I : GT-SS3

Choose one: (3 credits)

Electives – Any GT transfer course. Students are recommended to work with a transfer advisor.

Total Program Credits: 60

* MAT 120 is preferred by most 4-year receiving institutions in Colorado. It is the student’s responsibility to work with a transfer advisor to determine which MAT course is required for their transfer path.

Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement

This A.A. degree transfers toward a Bachelor’s Degree at the following Colorado public four-year institutions:

Colorado Mesa University
Colorado State University—Fort Collins
Colorado State University—Pueblo
Metropolitan State University of Denver
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Denver
University of Northern Colorado
Western Colorado University

For the most current information on this transfer articulation agreement, visit CDHE Transfer Agreements.

Funding Your Education

Scholarships

Art Department Scholarships

Academic scholarships are available to students enrolled in the Art History and Studio Art program. Awards are full-tuition scholarships. Students must enroll in at least 15 credit hours per semester and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

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