Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Media Arts

Please see the Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts.

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 Department of Media Arts (621-7352) for additional information.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Media Arts is a limited enrollment, competitive admission degree program. Only 25 students per year will be admitted to the program. Portfolio review is held in the spring for admission in the following fall. Community college students who want to graduate with this degree are advised to transfer to The University of Arizona at the beginning of their sophomore year so they may: (1) take the 17 units of Media Arts core courses that are not offered at any Arizona community college and are required for upper-division standing (explained below); (2) take Media Arts 297a, BFA Portfolio, (1 unit), which is required as part of the application process for admission to the BFA degree.

All students, including transfer students, are required to have Advanced Standing for enrollment in all 300-400 level Department of Media Arts courses. Requirements for students to be admitted to Advanced Standing in M AR at The University of Arizona are:

1. Completion of at least 56 credits.
2. A minimum overall GPA of 2.50 based on completion of at least 12 units at The University of Arizona.
3. Completion of MAR core courses [200, 201a, 201b, 202 and 210].
4. Completion of selected general education requirements to include: ENGL 101 or 103h, ENGL 102 or 104h, MATH 117 or higher, four units of second language, three units of traditions and cultures, four units of science with lab and three units of individuals, societies and institutions. Where applicable, general education courses are to be Booklink-approved.

Transfer students who would otherwise qualify for Media Arts Advanced Standing except that they do not meet the requirement of having taken a minimum of 12 regularly graded units at The University of Arizona will be given provisional permission to enroll in upper-division media arts courses until they have completed this minimum. Thereafter, they must meet all of the regular provisions of the media arts Advanced Standing policy.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

The following Yavapai College courses transfer as M AR Departmental Elective Credit and may be applied to the major: COM 233; THR 242, 243. Six units of these classes may be applied to the major.

Students should complete requirements in the general education skills and proficiencies, and study areas to best prepare for transfer and progress toward this degree. Contact the Department of Media Arts (621-7352, departmental office: Harvill 226) for additional information about the BFA degree.

GENERAL EDUCATION SKILLS AND PROFICIENCIES

ENGLISH--6 units

• ENG 101 or 103
• ENG 102 or 104

MATHEMATICS--3 units

• MTH 131

College algebra is the minimum mathematics requirement. One of the following higher level mathematics courses may be substituted:

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

SECOND LANGUAGE--16 units
This requirement may be met by demonstrating proficiency in a single second language at the fourth semester level. Refer to Credit by Examination in The University of Arizona 1995-97 General Catalog for additional information on ways in which proficiency may be demonstrated. Course work available at Yavapai College includes the following:

• FRE 101, 102, 201, 202
• GER 101, 102
• LAT 101, 102
• SPA 101, 102, 201, 202

Note: If students select German or Latin, the intermediate level of study may be completed upon transfer to The University of Arizona.

GENERAL EDUCATION STUDY AREAS
One of the study area courses (identified with an * [asterisk] preceding the course number) must focus on gender, class, race or ethnicity.

TRADITIONS AND CULTURES--9 units from List 1 and List 2

LIST 1 (Non-Western Traditions and Cultures) - complete one course from the following options:

• ANT 231, *232
• HIS 230, 241, 242

LIST 2 (Western Traditions and Cultures) - complete a two-course sequence from the following options:

• Option 1 -- ART 200, 201
• Option 2 -- LSC 201, 202, 203
• Option 3 -- HIS 201 or 202 and select one course from HST 131, 132, 201, 202, 203, 281
• Option 4 -- HUM 241 or 241h, 242 or 242h

BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES--8 units
This requirement is to be satisfied by completing courses which include laboratory work. Students are strongly encouraged to take either courses in the biological sciences or courses in the physical sciences when completing this requirement.

• Biology -- BIO 105, 109, 180, 184, 190, 201, 202, 205, 226
• Chemistry -- CHM 130 or 151, 140, 152, 235 and 235L, 236 and 236L
• Geography -- GEO 131
• Geology -- GLG 101, 102
• Physics -- PHY 101 and 102, 140, 141, 142, 155 and 251

INDIVIDUALS, SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS--9 units from at least two areas

• Anthropology -- ANT 101, 102, 110, *211
• English -- ENG *239
• Geography -- GEO 105
• History -- HIS *133, *136
• Journalism -- JRN 131
• Philosophy -- PHI 101, 111
• Psychology -- PSY 101, 250
• Sociology -- SOC 101, *130

ARTS--3 units

• ART 110 or 111, 112, 113
• MUS 110, 111, 113, 117, 130, 131, 141, 142, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226
• PHE 104, 120, 121, 130
• THR 135

LITERATURE--3 units

• ENG 213, 214, 215, 238, 242

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