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Art

Updated with information for the 2025-26 school year.

See all available courses below. Each of the courses offered by the Art Department will satisfy the fine arts requirement for graduation.

SCHOLAR OF DISTINCTION REQUIREMENTS

Course Competency Exam Policy

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.

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Course Catalog Flowchart: Art. Updated 12/2022.

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Foundation-Level Courses

Introduction to Digital Graphics

ART207 or ART208 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Photo I: Principles of Digital Photography (DMACC)

ART201 or ART202 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Photographic Foundations

ART105 or ART106 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬛9 ⬜10 ⬜11 ⬜12

Three-Dimensional Foundations

ART205 or ART206 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬛9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Two-Dimensional Foundations

ART203 or ART 204 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬛9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Video Production (DMACC)

ART303 or ART304 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Application-Level Courses

Ceramics Application II (DMACC)

ART411 or ART412 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Ceramics Applications I (DMACC)

ART311 or ART312 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Digital Animation Applications

ART503 or ART504 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Digital Illustration

ART209 or ART210 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Drawing Applications (DMACC)

ART307 or ART308 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Experimental Film Photography (DMACC)

ART211 or ART212 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Metal Art Applications

ART313 or ART314 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Painting Applications (DMACC)

ART305 or ART306 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Photo II: Photoshop for Photography

ART301 or ART302 | First OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

ART401 and/or ART402 | First AND/OR Second Semester
ELECTIVE ⬜9 ⬛10 ⬛11 ⬛12

Advanced Placement