Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Media Arts

Please see the Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts.

For students attending classes at the Maricopa County Community Colleges and preparing to transfer to The University of Arizona, the following course work is recommended. A maximum of 64 credits of community college course work may be applied to a bachelor’s degree program at The University of Arizona. Refer to The UA General Catalog or contact the Department of Media Arts (621-7352) for additional information. If you will not be completing this transfer guide, see the "Acceptance of Transfer Course Work to meet UA General Education Requirements."

The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Media Arts is a limited enrollment, competitive admission degree program. Portfolio review for current UA students is held in the spring for admission in the following fall. A fall portfolio review for new students requires 1) completion of all general education requirements, 2) completion of the Media Arts core course work or their equivalents, 3) a portfolio of creative work, and 4) a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average from the student's last institution. Contact the Department for details about the BFA portfolio process.

All students, including transfer students, are required to have Advanced Standing for enrollment in all 300- or 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 credits at The University of Arizona.
3. Completion of M AR core courses [200, 201, 203, and 210].
4. Completion of selected general education requirements to include: ENGL 101 or 103h, ENGL 102 or 104h, MATH 117 or higher, four credits of second language, three credits of traditions and cultures, four credits of science with lab and three credits 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 credits 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.

SECOND LANGUAGE -- This requirement may be met by demonstrating proficiency in a single second language at the second semester level. Refer to Examination Policies in The UA General Catalog for additional information on ways in which proficiency may be demonstrated. Course work available at the Maricopa County Community Colleges includes the following. For Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese or Sign Language sequences, a placement test may be required to appropriately place students or to satisfy fourth semester proficiency.

• ARB 101, 102
• CHI 101, 102
• FRE 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA
• GER 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA
• GRK 101, 102
• HEB 101, 102
• ITA 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA
• JPN 101, 102
• LAT 101, 102
• NAV 115, 116
• POR 101, 102
• RUS 101 or 101AA, 102 or 102AA
• SLG 101, 102
• SPA 101 or 101AA or 103, 102 or 102AA or 104

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS -- The following Maricopa County Community College courses transfer as M AR Departmental Elective Credit and may be applied to the major: JRN 212, THE 205; WST 209; HUM 211AD, 212, 213; VPT 110, 206, 208, 213; TCM 101*, 108, 111, 131, 131AA, 145, 211, 215, 241, 245, 280. Contact the Department of Media Arts (621-7352, departmental office: Harvill 226) for additional information about the BFA degree.

* Common course

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Last updated July 12, 2002