The basic requirements of the curriculum are primarily courses considered to be in the category of general education and Art. A minimum of 61 credits is required in the General Studies degree with a Fine Arts specialization program. 25 hours are in ART prefix courses.

• Create a schedule for all required courses, pay attention to prerequisites and when courses are offered, complete your first math and English courses in your first year
• Connect with an advisor at your community college and Southwest Virginia Community College within your first year via College Connect

• Completing your Associate transfer degree post-high school satisfies all lower division general education requirements and increases the chance of completing your bachelor's degree?
• Exceeding 3 years or 90 credits at your community college means you may have exhausted your financial aid at that college and have limited your future financial aid at: Southwest Virginia Community College