Professional Crafts: Clay Program Requirements

A.A.S. Degree/Diploma/Certificate: Day Program

Fall Semester (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
*ENG	111	Expository Writing	P/C	3	0	3
+*PCC	110	Introduction to Pottery		3	15	8
*PCC	114	Raku		1	3	2
Total				7	18	13

Spring Semester (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
*BUS	230	Small Business OR		3	0	3
*BUS	280	REAL Small Business		4	0	4
ENG	112	Argument-Based Research OR	P/C	3	0	3
ENG	113	Literature-Based Research OR	P/C	3	0	3
ENG	114	Professional Research & Reporting	P/C	3	0	3
+*PCC	111	Functional Pottery I		3	15	8
*PCC	115	Advanced Raku OR	P/C	1	3	2
*PCC	118	Clay: Special Study		0	4	2
*PCC	132	Glaze Formulation		1	3	2
Total				11/12	22	18/19

Summer Session (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
*PCC	130	Pottery Production		2	9	5
Total				2	9	5

Fall Semester (Second Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
CIS	111	Basic PC Literacy		1	2	2
PCC	119	Clay Design: Special Study		0	4	2
#PCC	210	Functional Pottery II	P/C	3	15	8
Total				4	21	12

Spring Semester (Second Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
*MAT	140	Survey of Mathematics	P/C	3	0	3
#PCC	211	Decorative Pottery	P/C	3	15	8
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective				3	0	3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective				3	0	3
Total				12	15	17

Special Note: P/C indicates prerequisite or corequisite course required; see Course Descriptions for specific course information.

Note: The Basic Clay certificate is a prerequisite for the Advanced Clay certificate.

Total Semester Hours Required for Professional Crafts: Clay A.A.S. Degree: 65/66
*Total Semester Hours Required for Professional Crafts: Clay Diploma: 36/37
+Total Semester Hours Required for Professional Crafts: Basic Clay Certificate: 16
# Total Semester Hours Required for Professional Crafts: Advanced Clay Certificate: 16

Basic Clay Certificate: Day & Evening Program

This option allows a day student the opportunity to complete the Professional Crafts: Basic Clay Certificate requirements on a part-time basis. Classes are offered one day a week, contingent upon enrollment.

			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
Fall Semester (First Year)
PCC	110A	Introduction to Pottery		2	6	4
Spring Semester (First Year)
PCC	110B	Introduction to Pottery		1	6	3
Summer Session (First Year)
PCC	110C	Introduction to Pottery		0	3	1
Fall Semester (Second Year)
PCC	111A	Functional Pottery I		2	6	4
Spring Semester (Second Year)
PCC	111B	Functional Pottery I		1	6	3
Summer Session (Second Year)
PCC	111C	Functional Pottery I		0	3	1
Total				6	30	16

Total Hours Required for Professional Crafts: Basic Clay Certificate: 16

Advanced Clay Certificate: Day Program
Note: The Basic Clay Certificate is a prerequisite for the Advanced Clay Certificate.

			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
Fall Semester (First Year)
PCC	210A	Functional Pottery II	P/C	2	6	4
Spring Semester (First Year)
PCC	210B	Functional Pottery II	P/C	1	6	3
Summer Session (Third Year)
PCC	210C	Functional Pottery II	P/C	0	3	1
Fall Semester (Fourth Year)
PCC	211A	Decorative Pottery	P/C	2	6	4
Spring Semester (Fourth Year)
PCC	211B	Decorative Pottery	P/C	1	6	3
Summer Session (Fourth Year)
PCC	211C	Decorative Pottery	P/C	0	3	1
Total				6	30	16

Special Note: P/C indicates prerequisite or corequisite course required; see Course Descriptions for specific course information.

Note: Graduation credit for PCC 110, 111, 210, and 211 will be given only when all three parts (A, B, and C) have been successfully completed.

Total Semester Hours Required for Professional Crafts: Advanced Clay Certificate: 16

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"You can learn to work clay anywhere you go but MCC teaches you true production techniques. I learned to make the most of my creative work time. After graduation, if I had a problem, I just picked up the phone and called. MCC teachers really support their alumni."

~ David Garner

Potter
Seagrove, NC