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PROGRAM CODE: A0 FAS  BFA                    CATALOG YEAR: 19974 
           Bachelor of Fine Arts - Fine Arts Studies             
                      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.          
     - 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 120 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:120.00 UNITS                                          
     1) A maximum of 72 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.        
    13) You have earned at least 120 units, applying no more     
        than 64 community college units, and no more than 60     
        correspondence units to this total.                      
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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 or Portfolio or 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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       General Fine Arts Studies General Education               
  -  1) Mathematics Requirement - 3 units required.              
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        -> NOT FROM: MATH 116  TO 116S,301                       
        SELECT FROM: MATH 105  TO 499   MIS 111                  
  -  2) Oral Communication - 3 units required.                   
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: COMM ****  T AR 100 ,238 ,239 ,336 ,367     
        Study Areas                                              
  -  3) Science - 3 units required.                              
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ASTR ****  ATMO ****  CHEM ****  ECOL ****  
           ENTO ****  GEOS ****  MCB ****  PHYS ****  PTYS ****  
           GEOG 103A,103B,104A,104B  HWR 101A  N SC 101          
           PL S 102   RNR 135   SP H 260 ,280   SWES 105         
           WFSC 125                                              
  -  4) Individuals, Societies & Institutions - 6 units require  
          NEEDS:  6.00 UNITS                                     
        -> NOT FROM: GEOG 103A,103B,104A,104B  HIST 101 ,102 ,   
           HIST 103   PHIL 111 ,113   W S 200                    
        SELECT FROM: AFAS ****  AIS ****  ANTH ****  AREC 242 ,  
           AREC 375   CLAS 306 ,330   ECON 200 ,371   GEOG ****  
           HIST ****  HUMS 260 ,371A  LING 101 ,210 ,320 ,425    
           PHIL ****  POL ****  PSYC ****  RELI ****  SOC ****   
           W S ****                                              
                                                                 
  -  5) Non-Western Civilization - 3 units required.             
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ANTH 110 ,205 ,206 ,303  OR ANTV 303        
           ANTH 311  OR ANTV 311   ANTH 315  OR ANTV 315         
           ANTH 319  OR ANTV 319   ANTH 406  OR ANTV 406         
           ANTH 423  OR ANTV 423   AREC 242   CHN 142 ,174       
           CLAS 330 ,334   ENGL 278   FREN 453   GEOG 369 ,      
           GEOG 413   HIST 236 ,253 ,254 ,273 ,351 ,452 ,467 ,   
           HIST 468A,468B,469 ,474A TO 474C,489   HUMS 260       
           LING 210 ,320 ,425   MUS 334   NES 140 ,170 ,172 ,    
           NES 277A,277B,334   POL 270 ,330 ,441 ,460 ,484B      
           RELI 225 ,425   SOC 150 ,160 ,450 ,459   W S 100 ,    
           W S 200                                               
  -  6) English - 3 units required.                              
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 207 ,209 ,210 ,307 ,308  OR            
           ENGV 308                                              
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       General Fine Arts Studies General Education               
       Study Area Requirement (Part Two)                         
       Literature, Foreign Language, Journalism - complete a     
       minimum of 12 units from 2 of the following:              
-->  NEEDS: 12.00 UNITS               2 SUB-REQTS.               
  -  1) Complete no more than 9 units from the following:        
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 306   CHN 429   CLAS 342 ,346 ,348     
           ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,260 ,261 ,265 ,267 ,270 ,278 ,    
           ENGL 300 ,310  OR ENGV 310   ENGL 351A,351B,380  OR   
           ENGV 380   ENGL 416 ,419B OR ENGV 419B  ENGL 424      
           OR ENGV 424   ENGL 426 ,431A OR ENGV 431A  ENGL 431B  
           OR ENGV 431B  ENGL 444 ,458A,465   FREN 282 ,283 ,    
           FREN 284   GER 272 ,275 ,276 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,375 ,    
           GER 376 ,455   HUMS 340 ,370 ,420 ,454   ITAL 250A    
           TO 250D,330C  JPN 310   PHIL 238   PRS 350            
           RUSS 210 ,250A,330 ,340 ,350   SPAN 212 ,214 ,435 ,   
           SPAN 445   T AR 238 ,336                              
  -  2) Complete 2 courses from 1 foreign language:              
        -> NOT FROM: FREN 414 ,455   ITAL 414   PORT 397R,414 ,  
           PORT 455   SPAN 414 ,423A,423B,455 ,457               
        SELECT FROM: FREN 101  TO 213 ,305A TO 470   ITAL 101    
           TO 202Z,305A TO 420   GER 101  TO 202 ,302A,302B,     
           GER 307A,307B,315A,315B,455 ,475   CHN 101 ,102 ,     
           CHN 201 ,202   JPN 101 ,102 ,201 ,202   JUS 103A,     
           JUS 103B,203A,203B  ARB 101 ,102 ,401 ,402            
           PRS 101 ,102 ,401 ,402   PORT 101  TO 464             
           RUSS 101  TO 201B,205 ,301A,301B,307A,307B,405A,      
           RUSS 405B,407A,407B  SERP 370A,370B,431A,431B         
           SPAN 101  TO 206 ,251 ,251B,301A 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 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                    
  -  3) Complete no more than 9 units from the following:        
        SELECT FROM: JOUR ****                                   
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       Fine Arts Studies Major                                   
  -  1) Please see your advisor to select a minimum of 72 units  
        from 3 areas: ART/ARH; DNC; M AR; MUS/MUSI; T AR;        
        Creative Writing.                                        
          NEEDS: 72.00 UNITS                                     
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       Major Upper-Division Requirement                          
  -  1) At least 12 units of upper-division course work are      
        required in each of the three areas selected for the     
        major. 36 units required.                                
          NEEDS: 36.00 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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