Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major inTheatre Education

For students attending classes at Yavapai College and preparing to transfer to The University of Arizona, the following course work is recommended. A maximum of 72 units of community college credit may be applied to a bachelor’s degree program at The University of Arizona. Refer to The University of Arizona 1995-97 General Catalog or contact the assistant dean for the College of Fine Arts (621-1301) for additional information.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of 18 units of drama courses for this major must be completed in residence at The University of Arizona.

DRAMA--6 units

• THR 131, 132

GENERAL EDUCATION SKILLS AND PROFICIENCIES

ENGLISH--6 units

• ENG 101 or 103
• ENG 102 or 104

MATHEMATICS--3 units

• MTH 131

One of the following higher level mathematics courses may be substituted:

• MTH 135, 151, 152, 180, 181, 195, 230, 251, 274

ORAL COMMUNICATION--3 units

• SPC 132, 133, 233

GENERAL EDUCATION STUDY AREAS
A course may not be used to fulfill requirements in more than one study area.

WESTERN CIVILIZATION--6-9 units

• ART 200, 201
• HUM 235, 236 or 241 or 241h, 242 or 242h
• LSC 201, 202, 203
• PHI 101, 111

SCIENCE--3 units (with or without laboratory)

• Astronomy -- PHY 131
• Biology -- BIO - any course
• Chemistry -- CHM - any course
• Geology -- GLG - any course
• Physics -- PHY 101 and 102, 140, 141 or 155, 142 or 251

INDIVIDUALS, SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS--9 units

• History -- HIS 131 or 132
• Psychology -- PSY 101

Select three units of course work from the following options:

• Administration of Justice -- AJS 101, 102, 201
• Anthropology -- ANT - any course
• Geography -- GEO - any course
• History -- HIS 129, 133, 135, 136, 241, 242, 271, 281
• Philosophy -- PHI 121, 201, 245
• Political Science -- POS 100, 236, 240
• Psychology -- PSY - any course except 101
• Sociology -- SOC - any course

NON-WESTERN AND MINORITY STUDIES--3 units

• ANT 231, 232
• ENG 237
• HIS 133, 136

ARTS--3-6 units (other than theatre arts); only three units of performance or production course work may be applied to this requirement.

• ART - any course except 106
• MUS - any course
• PHE 120, 121, 122, 124, 126, 156, 224

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Consult a theatre arts education advisor at The University of Arizona for assistance in selecting the required course work. A course may not be used to fulfill requirements in more than one study area. Students pursuing a major in theatre arts education must meet the following requirements before being admitted to the Teacher Education Program:

1. Completion of 56 units of credit applicable to a baccalaureate degree.
2. Cumulative grade-point average of 2.50 (4.0 scale) of higher on the most current 56 units of college course work.
3. Completion of the theater arts core curriculum.
4. A personal interview.

As part of the teacher certification process, the State of Arizona requires all teachers to:

1. Satisfactorily complete the Arizona examination on the United States and Arizona constitutions;
   or
2. Satisfactorily complete course work (POS 110 and POS 221) on the United States and Arizona constitutions.

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