Fine Arts Transfer Options

Complete your Associate of Arts in Fine Arts at CNM and transfer to ENMU, UNM, or WNMU to earn your bachelor's degree.

University Requirements for Transfer

The following course clusters are the unique requirements for each transfer major. All courses listed can be completed as part of your associates degree.

Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU)

Art - Visual Art

  • ARTS 1240 - Design I
  • ARTS 1250 - Design II
  • ARTS 1610 - Drawing I
  • ARTS 1630 - Painting I
  • ARTS 1810 - Jewelry and Small Metal Construction I
  • ARTH 2110 - History of Art I
  • ARTH 2120 - History of Art II
  • ARTS 2630 - Painting II
  • FYEX 1110 - First-Year Seminar

In addition to your associates you may also complete the following bachelors course requirements at CNM:

  • ARTS 1410 - Introduction to Photography
  • ARTS 2610 - Drawing II
  • FDMA 1515 - Introduction to Digital Image Editing-Photoshop

Art - Graphic Design

  • ARTH 2110 - History of Art I
  • ARTH 2120 - History of Art II
  • ARTS 1240 - Design I
  • ARTS 1250 - Design II
  • ARTS 1410 - Introduction to Photography
  • ARTS 1610 - Drawing I
  • ARTS 2610 - Drawing II
  • FYEX 1110 - First-Year Seminar

In addition to your associates you may also complete the following bachelors course requirement at CNM:

FDMA 1515 - Introduction to Digital Image Editing-Photoshop

University of New Mexico (UNM)

Art History

  • ARTH 2110 - History of Art I
  • ARTH 2120 - History of Art II
  • One Modern Language course

Please choose one course from the following list:

  • ARTH 2130 - Modern Art
  • ARTH 2223 - World Architecture I: History of the Built Environment from Pre-History to 1400 CE

Please choose three courses from the following list:

  • ARTS 1220 - Art Practices I
  • ARTS 1230 - Art Practices II
  • ARTS 1240 - Design I
  • ARTS 1320 - Ceramics I
  • ARTS 1410 - Introduction to Photography
  • ARTS 1610 - Drawing I
  • ARTS 1630 - Painting I
  • ARTS 1710 - Introduction to Printmaking
  • ARTS 1810 - Jewelry and Small Metal Construction I
  • ARTE 2214 - Art in Elementary and Special Classrooms
  • ARTS 2420 - Visualizing Ideas
  • ARTS 2610 - Drawing II
  • ARTS 2630 - Painting II
  • ARTS 2810 - Jewelry and Small Metal Construction II

Art Studio

  • ARTS 1220 - Art Practices I
  • ARTS 1230 - Art Practices II
  • ARTS 1410 - Introduction to Photography
  • ARTS 1610 - Drawing I
  • ARTS 1630 - Painting I
  • ARTS 1710 - Introduction to Printmaking
  • ARTS 1810 - Jewelry and Small Metal Construction I
  • ARTH 2110 - History of Art I
  • ARTH 2120 - History of Art II
  • ARTH 2130 - Modern Art
Western New Mexico University (WNMU)

Fine Arts

  • ARTS 1240 - Design I
  • ARTS 1250 - Design II
  • ARTS 1610 - Drawing I
  • ARTS 1620 - Life Drawing I
  • ARTH 2110 - History of Art I
  • ARTH 2120 - History of Art II

Learn About the Fine Arts Program at CNM

The Fine Arts program includes elements of drawing and design, portraiture and printmaking, ceramics and clay, photography, and digital art. Earn an Associate of Arts or certificate and pursue work as an Art Therapist, Photographer, Animator, and more.