UT Dallas 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology

Visual and Performing Arts (BA) with Film 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
or Free Elective 3 060 Core 060 3
Free Elective 7 3 Lower-Division Major Req 4 3
FILM 2332 1, 3, 4 5090 3
AHTC 1100 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 Free Elective 7 3
Free Elective 7 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 5 3 Major Core 5 3
Concentration 6 3 Concentration 6 3
Concentration 6 3 Concentration 6 3
Concentration 6 3 Concentration 6 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
Concentration 6 3 Concentration 6 3
Concentration 6 3 Concentration 6 3
Concentration 6 3 Concentration 6 3
Free Elective 7 3 Free Elective 7 2
VPAS 4389 5 3 VPAS 4390 5 3
or VPAS 4V99 5
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.
2Students completing the 020 requirement with a MATH course must complete ALEKS exam prior to enrollment. PHIL 2303 does not require the ALEKS exam.
3If the student takes this course as their core, then the student may choose any free elective in its place as a lower-level major requirement.
4Lower-Division Major Req - AHTC 1100, FILM 2332, and 3 semester credit hours of lower-level Visual and Performing Arts Prep Course.
5 Major Core - VPAS 3340, VPAS 4389, and (VPAS 4390 or VPAS 4V99) and 3 semester credit hours of upper-level Related Courses from the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology (excluding the AHST prefix).
6 Major Core - VPAS 3340, VPAS 4389, and (VPAS 4390 or VPAS 4V99) and 3 semester credit hours of upper-level Related Courses from the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology (excluding the AHST 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.
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: 2025-05-11 12:13:33 v3.c5ac9b