School of Arts and Humanities
Visual and Performing Arts with Visual Arts Concentration (BA)
Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)
Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)
This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.
| Freshman Year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 2 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| 010 Core | 010 | 3 | 010 Core | 010 | 3 | |||||
| 050 Core | 050 | 3 | 020 Core | 020 | 3 | |||||
| 060 Core | 060 | 3 | 040 Core | 040 | 3 | |||||
| ARHM 1100 | 1 | 1 | 060 Core | 060 | 3 | |||||
| AHST Prep | 4 | 3 | AHST Prep | 5 | 3 | |||||
| AHST Prep | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 16 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Sophomore Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 3 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 4 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| 030 Core | 030 | 3 | 030 Core | 030 | 3 | |||||
| 070 Core | 070 | 3 | 070 Core | 070 | 3 | |||||
| 080 Core | 080 | 3 | 090 Core | 090 | 3 | |||||
| 090 Core | 090 | 3 | ARTS Prep | 5 | 3 | |||||
| ARTS Prep | 5 | 3 | Free Elective | 7 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Junior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 5 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 6 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| Major Core | 6 | 3 | Major Core | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Art History | 9 | 3 | ARTS Studio | 8 | 3 | |||||
| ARTS Studio | 8 | 3 | ARTS Studio | 8 | 3 | |||||
| ARTS Studio | 8 | 3 | Upper-Level Elective | 11 | 3 | |||||
| Free Elective | 7 | 3 | Free Elective | 7 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | |||||||
| Senior Year | ||||||||||
| Semester 7 - Fall | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | Semester 8 - Spring | Notes | Preferred | Core | SCH | |
| Major Core | 6 | 3 | VPA Elective | 10 | 3 | |||||
| Art History | 9 | 3 | Upper-Level Elective | 11 | 3 | |||||
| ARTS Studio | 8 | 3 | Upper-Level Elective | 11 | 3 | |||||
| VPA Elective | 10 | 3 | Free Elective | 7 | 2 | |||||
| VPAS 4389 | 3 | VPAS 4390 | 3 | |||||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 14 | |||||||
| NOTES: | |
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| 1 | Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020. |
| 2 | Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas. |
| 3 | Students completing the 020 requirement with a MATH course must complete ALEKS exam prior to enrollment. |
| 4 | AHST Prep = AHST 1303 or AHST 1304 or AHST 2331 or FILM 2332. NOTE: If the student took one of these courses as their 050 core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement. |
| 5 | ARTS Prep = ARTS 2380 and 9 hours of lower-level ARTS studios (i.e., ARTS 1316 or ARTS 2316 or ARTS 2350 or ARTS 2381). |
| 6 | Major Core = VPAS 3340 and Professional Development Course (i.e., ARTS 3311 or ARTS 4310) and Related Course (i.e., 3000 or 4000-level course from the School of the Arts that does not have the ARTS course prefix). |
| 7 | Free Elective = any lower or upper-level course. Students may need to take some as upper-level to meet the university requirement of earning a minimum of 51 semester credit hours of upper-level courses. |
| 8 | ARTS Studio = 15 hours of upper-level ARTS studios (at least 6 hours must be at the 3000 level and at least 6 hours must be at the 4000 level). |
| 9 | Art History = any 3000-4000 AHST or FILM course (3 hours must come from AHST 3318, AHST 3319, AHST 3324, or FILM prefix). |
| 10 | VPA Electives = any 3000 or 4000-level AHST, ARTS, COMM, DANC, THEA, FILM, or MUSI course. |
| 11 | Upper-Level Elective = any 3000 or 4000-level course. |
| Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses. | |
| 120 semester credit hours required for graduation | |
| This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising. | |
Updated: 2022-09-02 13:10:40 v6.d83fa9