UT Dallas 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology

Visual and Performing Arts (BA) with Visual Arts Concentration

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
060 Core 060 3 020 Core 2 020 3
050 Core 3 050 3 040 Core 040 3
Free Elective 3, 6 3 060 Core 060 3
ARTS 2380 3 3 Lower-Division Major Req 3 3
AHTC 1100 1 1
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 Lower-Division Major Req 3 3
Lower-Division Major Req 3 3 Free Elective 6 3
Total  15 Total  15
 
Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 6 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Major Core 4 3 Major Core 4 3
Concentration 5 3 Concentration 5 3
Concentration 5 3 Concentration 5 3
Concentration 5 3 Free Elective 6 3
Free Elective 6 3 Free Elective 6 3
Total  15 Total  15
 
Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 8 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Concentration 5 3 Concentration 5 3
Concentration 5 3 Free Elective 6 3
Concentration 5 3 Free Elective 6 3
Free Elective 6 3 Free Elective 6 2
VPAS 4389 4 3 VPAS 4390 4 3
or VPAS 4390 4
Total  15 Total  14
 
NOTES:
1 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.
2 Students completing the 020 requirement with a MATH course must complete ALEKS exam prior to enrollment. PHIL 2303 does not require the ALEKS exam.
3Lower-Division Major Req - 13 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
  • AHTC 1100 and ARTS 2380 and
  • 3 semester credit hours from the following history/theory courses (AHST 1303, AHST 1304, AHST 2331, or FILM 2332) and
  • 9 semester credit hours from the following studio courses (ARTS 1316, ARTS 2315, ARTS 2316, ARTS 2348, ARTS 2350, or ARTS 2381).
    • NOTE: If the student took one of the listed history/theory courses as their 050 core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement.
4Major Core - 12 semester credit hours
  • VPAS 3340, VPAS 4389, and (VPAS 4390 or VPAS 4V99) and
  • 3 semester credit hours of upper-level Related Courses from AHTC (excluding the ARTS prefix)
5Concentration - 27 semester credit hours
  • 3 semester credit hours from the following: (AHST 3318, AHST 3319, AHST 3324, or upper-level FILM course) and
  • 3 semester credit hours of upper-level AHST or FILM course and
  • 6 semester credit hours of 3000-level courses from Visual Arts studios and
  • 3 semester credit hours of upper-level courses from Visual Arts studios and
  • 6 semester credit hours of 4000-level courses from Visual Arts studios and
  • 6 semester credit hours of upper-level Visual and Performing Arts electives
8Free Elective - 26 semester credit hours - 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 45 semester credit hours of upper-level courses.
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.
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