May 10, 2025  
2025-2026 Preliminary Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Preliminary Catalog

Fine and Performing Arts

Location(s): Catonsville, Dundalk, Essex


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Important Information


Short Description


This degree program is designed to serve students who plan to transfer to majors in the visual or performing arts culminating in the Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Music.

Type of Credential


Associate of Fine Arts (A.F.A.)

Program Code


100

Contacts and Additional Information


Program Coordinators, Fine Arts:

Art, Design, and Interactive Media AFA/AA Area of Concentration:

CCBC Catonsville/Owings Mills
Deborah Ciccarelli
443-840-4181 or dciccarelli@ccbcmd.edu

CCBC Essex/Dundalk
Jessica Walton
443-840-1567 or jwalton2@ccbcmd.edu

Interior Design A.A.S.:

CCBC Catonsville/Dundalk/Essex
Julia Heard
443-840-4956 or jheard@ccbcmd.edu

Program Coordinators, Performing Arts

Dance:

Melinda Blomquist
443-840-1347 or mblomquist@ccbcmd.edu

Music:

CCBC Essex, Daniel Lewis
443-840-1057 or dlewis7@ccbcmd.edu

CCBC Catonsville, Dr. Rebecca Ocampo
443-840-4014 or rocampo@ccbcmd.edu

Theatre:

Damon Krometis
443-840-5649 or dkrometis@ccbcmd.edu

Julie Lewis
443-840-1538 or jlewis2@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

Pathway


Arts Pathway: Fine and Performing Arts Track 

Curriculum Maps


Curriculum Maps are a tool to provide students with a clear understanding of which courses to take and the order in which to complete them. Curriculum Maps help define a student’s individual path towards graduation, ensuring their time and efforts are not spent on credits that fall outside their program of study.

Each map identifies critical courses that must be completed in order to progress through the program and graduate. Curriculum Maps come complete with helpful hints for students - like recommended course electives and a reminder to apply to graduate.

Select the link(s) below to view the Curriculum Map(s) for this program:

Courses Needed for this Program*


General Education Requirements and Electives - 24-26 Credits


General Education Requirements:


CMNS 101 is required for an A.F.A. in Dance, Music, and Theatre, but not for Art, Design, and Interactive Media.

General Education Electives:


Choose courses in each category using the information below and from the list of approved General Education Courses . One course must be a Diversity course.

Note that Dance, Music, and Theatre requires students to take CMNS 101 as part of the Arts and Humanities requirement, while Art, Design, and Interactive Media students may choose any two 3-credit classes. Dance, Music, and Theatre students may take 3-4 credits in Mathematics; Art, Design, and Interactive Media students are only required to take 3 credits.

  • Arts and Humanities (CMNS 101 required for Dance, Music, and Theatre) 3-6 Credits.
  • Biological and Physical Sciences 3-4 Credits.
  • Information Technology 3 Credits.
  • Mathematics 3-4 Credits.
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Credits.

Total Number of Credits Required for Degree: 60 min.*


Note


*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development 101 . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

Program Description


This degree program is designed to serve students who plan to transfer to majors in the visual or performing arts culminating in the Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Music.

Program Outcomes


Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

  1. recognize characteristics of lifelong learning: independent thinking, self-discipline, and ethical behavior;
  2. demonstrate the studio or performance skills needed to advance academic pursuits at the upper division level;
  3. demonstrate the theoretical skills unique to each program concentration;
  4. use analytical, critical, logical, and problem-solving skills in a variety of contexts;
  5. demonstrate interpersonal skills that reflect an understanding of diversity and the need for teamwork; and
  6. communicate information to a variety of audiences using a variety of appropriate methods.

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