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PROGRAM CODE: A0 MAR BFA CATALOG YEAR: 20054
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Media Arts
College of Fine Arts
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The University of Arizona
ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT
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University Graduation Requirements
All course work and requirements for this degree must be
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.
- The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of
Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.
- Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,
deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any
time.
- Students must remain currently informed about all policies
& other info that bears on completing a degree.
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements
- Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.
- Minor course work: 2.000 GPA in each minor.
- University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this
degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess
community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with
academic policies in your Catalog.
Application for Degree Candidacy
- Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to
graduate and receive a degree and diploma.
- Contact your college/major advisor to determine the
appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.
- Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at
http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm
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Units required for this degree
A minimum of 125 units is required for this degree.
Additional units will be required to complete this degree
if a student:
A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;
B) changes his/her academic program;
C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of
study that leads directly to degree completion.
E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.
--> NEEDS:125.00 UNITS
1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work
may apply toward graduation.
2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or
credit by exam may apply toward graduation.
3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking
student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree
requirements.
4) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit
(excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)
is required.
NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS
5) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward
degree requirements must be UA University Credit.
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UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA
A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the
University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and
credit by exam).
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Upper Division Units Requirement
A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are
required for this degree.
- 1) NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS
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University Composition Requirements
- 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107
- 2) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108
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OR AP Exam and ENGL 109H
- 1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H
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Mid-Career Writing Assessment
- 1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by
earning a grade of B or better in second semester
English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).
Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL
102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or
department writing requirement.
SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H
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Second Language - 2nd Semester Proficiency
Demonstrate second semester proficiency in a second
language by completing one of the following:
- 1) Pass a language proficiency examination at the second
semester level.
- OR) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
-> NOT FROM: SPAN 414 ,423A,423B,397W,406A,465C,465D
HIST 465D ITAL 399 TO 399H,330A TO 330D FREN 414 ,
FREN 393 ,325 ,399 TO 399H
SELECT FROM: ARB 102 ,439B,425B,424B,401 TO 403
CHN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,423 ,422 ,404 ,415 TO
CHN 418 CRL 102 ,197A,201 ,202 ,297A,301 ,302 ,
CRL 397A,497A FREN 102 ,112 ,113 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,
FREN 213 ,301 TO 443 GER 102 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,
GER 211 GRK 102 ,104 ,201 ,202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,
GRK 421 TO 432 ITAL 102 ,102Z,201 ,202 TO 202Z,
ITAL 305A TO 420 JPN 102 ,201 ,202 ,403 ,405 ,
JPN 415 TO 417 ,421 ,422 JUS 103B,203A,203B,303
LAT 102 ,201 ,202 ,212 ,400 TO 428 LING 104B,
LING 307B,204A,204B NES 102 ,103B,203B,303
PRS 102 ,401 TO 404 PORT 102 ,205 ,206 ,305 ,
PORT 325 ,425 TO 449 RSSS 101B,201A,201B,301A,
RSSS 301B,305 ,307A,307B,405A,405B,407A,407B
SERP 370B,431A,431B SPAN 102 ,103 ,201 ,202 ,203 ,
SPAN 204C,205 ,206 ,302 TO 322 ,323 OR SPNV 323
SPAN 324 ,325 OR SPNV 325 SPAN 326 TO 332 ,333
OR SPNV 333 SPAN 334 TO 339 ,340 OR SPNV 340
SPAN 341 TO 349 ,350 OR SPNV 350 SPAN 351 TO
SPAN 397B,398 ,399 OR SPNV 399 SPAN 400 ,401 OR
SPNV 401 SPAN 402 ,403 OR SPNV 403 SPAN 404
TO 432 ,433 OR SPNV 433 SPAN 434 TO 440 ,441
OR SPNV 441 SPAN 442 TO 447 ,448 OR SPNV 448
SPAN 449 OR SPNV 449 SPAN 450 OR SPNV 450
SPAN 451 TO 472 ,473 OR SPNV 473
TURK 102 (FA05 OR AFTER),401 (FA05 OR AFTER),
TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),
TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)
NOTE - Credit will not be given for a course at an
equivalent or lower level than prior language credit
earned.
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Foundation Mathematics - General Strand
- 1) Take one 3 unit course from the following list.
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
-> NOT FROM: MATH 111 ,116 TO 116S,117A TO 117F,118 ,
MATH 120S,197A,199 ,199H,294A,299 ,299H,301 ,302A,
MATH 302B,397A,399 ,399H, 481
SELECT FROM: MATH 105 TO 485 PHIL 110 LING 178
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University General Education - Tier One
- 1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals
and Societies requires completion of two distinctly
numbered courses (e.g., INDV101 & 103).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103
- 2) Natural Sciences - For students planning to pursue a
non-science intensive major, fulfillment of Natural
Sciences requires completion of two distinctly numbered
courses (e.g., NATS 102 & 104).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: NATS 101 ,102 ,104
- 3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and
Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered
courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104
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University General Education - Tier Two
- 1) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD)
must be completed prior to taking.
SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 ,
AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,365 ,381
ANTH 495C(S107) CLAS 220 ,221 ,300 ,342 ,346 ,360
ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,260 ,261 ,265 ,267 ,280
FREN 245 ,249 ,280 ,282 ,283 ,284 GER 273 ,275 ,
GER 276 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,375 ,376 ,379
HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER) ITAL 230A,230B,240 ,250A,
ITAL 250B,250C,250D,330B JPN 220 ,311
JUS 301 (FA07 OR AFTER),372A,372B LAT 201 ,202
NES 277A,330 PHIL 222 ,260 ,261 ,262 ,
PHIL 325 (SP08 OR AFTER) RELI 210 ,250 ,300 ,304
RSSS 210 ,304 (SP07 OR AFTER),340 ,350 SPAN 210
UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA06 OR AFTER)
W S 200 ,317
- 2) Individuals and Societies - prerequisite course work in
Tier 1 (INDV) must be completed prior to taking.
SELECT FROM: A ED 408 AFAS 340 AGTM 380 ANTH 202 ,
ANTH 203 ,205 ,206 ,207 ,307 OR ANTV 307
ANTH 316 ,320 AREC 350 CLAS 240 ,305 ,306 ,335 ,
CLAS 362 ECON 200 ,201A,210 EDL 200 ED P 200
FCSC 302 (S108 OR AFTER) GEOG 210 ,251 ,256 ,367
GER 274 ITAL 330D JUS 370A,370B LING 210 ,211
LRC 139 (FA08-SP09),204 ,239 (SP09 OR AFTER)
MAS 265 ,365 ,375 MSE 259 NES 334 NURS 310 ,
NURS 376 PHIL 205 (FA07 OR AFTER),233 ,264 ,323 ,
PHIL 345 (SP08 OR AFTER),346 POL 201 ,202 ,203 ,
POL 204 PSYC 200 (S105 OR AFTER),277 ,461A
RCSC 204 (S108 OR AFTER) RNR 256 (SP06 OR AFTER)
RSSS 275 ,315 ,328 SERP 200 SOC 260 ,280
W S 210 ,240
- 3) Natural Sciences - prerequisite course work in Tier 1
(NATS) must be completed prior to taking.
SELECT FROM: AIEX 382 (FA98-FA05) ANTH 261 ,364 OR
ANTV 364 ASTR 201 ,202 ,203 ,204 ATMO 325 ,336
BIOC 223 ECOL 206 ,208 (SP08 OR AFTER),210 ,
ECOL 220 (FA08 OR AFTER),223 ,280 (FA08 OR AFTER)
ENTO 205 GEOG 220 ,230 ,240 GEOS 210 ,212 ,
GEOS 214 (FA07 OR AFTER),216 (SP06 OR AFTER),218 ,
GEOS 220 HWR 201 ,202 ,203
MIC 204 (FA08 OR AFTER) MSE 208 ,
MSE 257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B,258 NRSC 282
N SC 310 PHIL 305 PHYS 201 ,202 (SP09 OR AFTER)
PE 201 PL S 329 PSIO 220 (THROUGH FA05)
PTYS 206 ,209 ,212 (SP08 OR AFTER),212H RA M 222
SP H 261 ,262 SWES 210 (FA07 OR AFTER) WFSC 225
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Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class,
Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies
- 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER) AFAS 222 ,255 ,
AFAS 302 ,304A,304B,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 ,
AFAS 342 ,365 ,381 ,444 (FA03 OR AFTER) ANTH 202 ,
ANTH 203 ,205 ,206 ,307 OR ANTV 307 ANTH 316 ,
ANTH 320 ARH 203 CHN 251 ,275 ,276 ,331 ,340 ,
CHN 341 ,419 ,420 ,429 ,430 ,431 ,443 ,468 ,475A,
CHN 475B,475D,475E,482 ,483 ,495A CLAS 362
DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER)
EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C
FREN 245 ,249 GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413 GER 274 ,
GER 278 ,373 ,376 HIST 253 ,254 ,489 HUMS 260 ,
HUMS 333 ,365 ,370 ,420
INDV 101 (SP06 OR AFTER) RACE, ETHNICITY+AM DREAM
ITAL 330B,330D JPN 220 ,245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 ,
JPN 396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,446A,446B,447A,447B,485 ,
JPN 486 ,489 ,495B,496A,496C JUS 370A,370B,372A,
JUS 372B LING 210 MAS 265 ,365 ,375 MUS 109 ,
MUS 334 ,337 ,344 NES 277A,330 ,334 POL 330 ,
POL 332 ,334 ,335 ,441 ,464 ,468 ,476 OR
POLV 476 POL 478 ,487A RELI 210 RSSS 315 ,328 ,
RSSS 350 SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,324 ,427 ,450 ,459 ,
SOC 467 SPAN 210 TRAD 101
UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA06 OR AFTER)
W S 200 ,210 ,240
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Media Arts Advanced Standing
For admission to upper division courses (300 and 400
level), a student must apply for Media Arts Advanced
Standing.
- 1) Credit for 40 units with a cumulative GPA of 2.5.
NEEDS: 40.00 UNITS
- 2) Core Courses - select 5 courses.
SELECT FROM: M AR 100A,100B,200 ,210 ,270
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Entrance into the BFA Program
Entrance into the BFA degree program is selected by
Portfolio review. Requirements are available at the
Department of Media Arts homepage.
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Media Arts Major
The Media Arts Major requires a minimum of 79 units.
Media Arts Advanced Standing required for all 300- and
400- level courses (see above).
--> NEEDS: 79.00 UNITS
- 1) Core Courses - select 5 courses.
SELECT FROM: M AR 100A,100B,200 ,210 ,270
- 2) Required Courses - select 14 courses.
SELECT FROM: M AR 303 ,309 ,310 ,311A,313 ,314A,315A,
M AR 364 ,367 ,369 ,373 ,374 ,498D,498E
- 3) Internship - 3 hours required.
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: M AR 493
- 4) Aesthetics and Criticism Electives
Complete 6-9 hours.
NEEDS: 6.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: M AR 320 ,325 ,326 ,335 ,354 ,356 ,400 ,
M AR 423 ,453 ,456 ,460 ,465 ,496B
- 5) Producing Electives - 3 hours required.
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: M AR 308 ,370 ,372 ,376 ,434 ,478 ,479 ,
M AR 496P
6) Remaining Units
SELECT FROM: M AR 317A,497G,497I T AR 100 ,111 ,113 ,
T AR 116 ,118 ADVR 101 TO 103 ,301 TO 303
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Writing Emphasis Course
- 1) Select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: M AR 308 ,309 ,326 ,335 ,354 ,356 ,364 ,
M AR 423 ,434 ,453 ,456 ,460 ,465 ,479 ,496B,497I
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Media Arts Residence Units
- 1) All College of Fine Arts majors require 18 upper
division units in the major to be taken in
residence.
NEEDS: 18.00 UNITS
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Second Major
A second major is optional.
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Optional Minor
A minor is optional. Select in consultation with your
major advisor. Adjustments must be approved by the minor
department.
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Additional Course Work
Courses listed in this section may include general
elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses
from other institutions. Consult with your advisor to
determine if courses listed in this section may be used
to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your
degree program.
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Excluded Course Work
Courses listed in this section may include
non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in
progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,
withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and
audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or
better are transferable to UA.
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