5 Core Competencies
A basis for College Now school to school parity and accredited grade transfer from college to college.
Upon completion of the College Now Art course offered at ACGC, taught with SMSU's philosophy of core competencies in art, students will be able to:
1. Communication Skills: Develop and employ the ability to write and speak about art, design, and art history with clarity and logic, and be able to form and support critical judgements about art, design, and art history.
2. Formal and Technical Skill: Acquire and demonstrate technical mastery of the relevant materials and tools, and the terminology, theories, and practices relevant to the student's field of study.
3. Conceptual Skills: Develop and demonstrate the ability to generate, support, and utilize individual thoughts and ideas.
4. Critical Thinking and Research Skills: Develop and demonstrate the ability to do research in art design, and art history, and the competence and knowledge to analyze and think critically.
5. Historical and Contemporary Relevance: Acquire and utilize an expanding knowledge of historical achievements and contemporary thinking, trends, processes, and issues in art and design.