The Certificate in Fine Arts: Art certifies completion of approved work and is suitable for students currently working in art, but it is not a transfer certificate. Students seeking a B.A. or B.F.A. should consult NSCC Associate of Arts degree requirements and the graduation requirements of the university at which they intend to enroll.

All students entering this program of study are required to be advised by one of the full-time art faculty. Art students must plan their program with their art advisor. Some of the art courses are offered only once a year, so students should consult the annual schedule (e.g. ART251, Fall; ART252, Winter; ART253, Spring; ART101, Spring; ART112 and ART205, 206, 207, Winter and Spring but not Fall). Substitution may be made only with the approval of the art advisor and the dean of the Arts, Humanities & ABE Division. Students must submit a portfolio of at least eight pieces during their final quarter for evaluation; this portfolio will be evaluated by the art faculty. Final approval and recommendation to award the CFA: Art rests with the Art faculty.

Most General Education requirements for this certificate are met by course content in various art courses: communication skills - by ART251, 252, 253, and human relations - by ART290. Students must take a five-credit computation course from one of the following: MATH (&107 or above), BUS116, BUS152, or ACCT (110 or above).

Although it may be possible to complete this program in two years, it is suggested that it be spread over more time to allow better assimilation of skills and more flexible scheduling. Art courses require more time than is allowed in class alone, as well as high energy and involvement for truly effective learning. The art faculty, therefore, highly recommends that students should consider two studio courses per quarter a maximum.