Art
Art Course Information
Each of the courses offered by the Art Department will satisfy the fine arts requirement for graduation.
Course Competency Exam Policy
Students transferring in from outside of the West Des Moines Community Schools will have to submit a portfolio, with samples of their artwork, to the instructor of the course they wish to test out of. They will also be subject to any skill/safety exams that the instructor chooses. Approval in both of these areas will allow the student to test out of the course. If the above guidelines are not met, the student will start in an entry-level art course.
Full Course Descriptions and Course Numbers (Online)
Full Course Descriptions and Course Numbers (PDF)
Scholar of Fine Arts—Visual Arts Information
The information on this page has been updated for the 2018-19 school year. Please see the 2017-18 curriculum catalog for this school year.
| Course Title | 10 | 11 | 12 | One semester | Two semesters | Credit | Pre-requisite Required |
| FOUNDATION-LEVEL COURSES | |||||||
| Introduction to Digital Graphics |
X | X | X | X | 1 | No | |
| Video Production | X | X | X | X | 1 | No | |
| Photo I: Principles of Photography | X | X | X | X | 1 | No | |
| Three-Dimensional Foundations | X | X | X | X | 1 | No | |
| Two-Dimensional Foundations | X | X | X | X | 1 | No | |
| APPLICATION-LEVEL COURSES | |||||||
| Ceramics Applications | X | X | X | X | 1 | Yes | |
| Digital Animation Applications | X | X | X | X | 1 | Yes | |
| Drawing Applications | X | X | X | X | 1 | Yes | |
| Metal Art Applications | X | X | X | X | 1 | Yes | |
| Painting Applications | X | X | X | X | 1 | Yes | |
| Photo II: Principles of Digital Photography | X | X | X | X | 1 | Yes | |
| ADVANCED PLACEMENT | |||||||
| AP Studio Art | X | X | X | 2 | Yes | ||