Bachelor of Arts in:

• Art (includes Art History & Studio Art)
• Music
• Theatre & Dance

Bachelor of Fine Arts in:

• Studio Art
• Design
• Visual Art Studies (with teacher certification option)
• Theatre Studies (with teacher certification option)
• Dance

Bachelor of Music in:

• Composition
• Jazz Composition
• Jazz Performance
• Music Performance
• Music Studies (with teacher certification option)
• Music Theory

Students must complete at least sixty semester credit hours in residence at UT Austin to earn an undergraduate degree in the College of Fine Arts.

The Office of Admissions evaluates courses from other institutions for comparability with UT Austin coursework, but only the Dean's Office in the College of Fine Arts has authority to approve transfer credit for use in a degree program.

• Questions concerning degree/graduation requirements and degree applicability of transfer credit should be directed to the Student Affairs Division, College of Fine Arts, DFA 2.4, UT Austin, Austin TX 78712 (phone 512/471-5011).

• Questions concerning transfer admission and transfer credit evaluation should be directed to the Office of Admissions, MAI 7, UT Austin, Austin TX 78712 (phone 512/475-7399).

Prospective Fine Arts transfer students are urged to become familiar with the College's curricula and rules in the Undergraduate Catalog 2006-2008.

Students who transfer directly from a Texas community college may choose to graduate under UT Austin catalog rules in effect during the time they attended the community college. Students declaring the Undergraduate Catalog 2006-2008 must complete all degree requirements by the end of the summer session 2014.

• Admission to the programs in Studio Art, Art History, pre-Design, and Visual Art Studies requires approval from the department's admission committee. Applicants in Studio Art, pre-Design, or Visual Art Studies must submit a slide portfolio containing examples of their best artwork.

• Auditions are required for admission to the programs in Music or Theatre & Dance.

• Transfer credit in music performance (MUAP) may not be counted toward a degree in music until the student has completed additional performance coursework at UT Austin.

• Core curriculum transfer credit from Texas community colleges is guaranteed to apply toward UT Basic Education requirements, but not all core courses are suitable for a particular major field of study. Recommendations in this Guide satisfy core requirements with coursework needed for the major, enabling students to complete lower-division degree requirements with minimal credit.

• Grades from transfer credit are not combined with grades earned at UT Austin to determine the student's internal University grade point average. Transfer credit is not granted for courses in which grades of D or F are earned.

• Physical education activity credit can be applied toward elective degree requirements in the College of Fine Arts only at the discretion of the Dean's Office.

• In some degree plans it may be necessary to take additional lower-division coursework in subjects listed below after transferring to UT, because the necessary courses are not offered at community colleges.

The College of Fine Arts requires all students to have completed two years of high school study in a single foreign language. Transfer students who do not meet this requirement are assessed a deficiency by the Dean's Office; removal of deficiencies is required for graduation.

To remove a foreign language deficiency, credit for the first and second semester college level courses in a language is required. Credit used to remove a deficiency cannot be used to satisfy any other degree or graduation requirement.

Prospective students should complete coursework needed to satisfy high school deficiencies prior to transfer.

• ENGL 1301;
• ENGL 1302 (applies as lower-division Substantial Writing Component credit); and
• one literature survey course chosen from ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, or 2333.

6 semester hours chosen from one of the following combinations:

GOVT 2301 & 2302; or
GOVT 2305 & 2306; or
GOVT 2301 & 2305; or
GOVT 2301 & 2306.

(Because community colleges organize the two-semester legislative requirement sequence differently, it is strongly recommended that students take both courses at one institution.)

6 semester hours chosen from HIST 1301, 1302, 2301, 2327, 2328, or 2381.

For the B.Music in Performance:

not required, though elective coursework from the list below is encouraged.

For all other degrees and majors:

3 semester hours chosen from ANTH, ECON (excluding 1301 & 1303), GEOG, PSYC (excluding 1300), or SOCI. Students pursuing teacher certification should take PSYC 2301.

3 semester hours at the content level of College Algebra (MATH 1314 or 1414) or higher, including MATH 1332.

For the B.Music in Performance:

3 semester hours in one discipline chosen from ASTR, BIOL (excluding 1322 & 1323), CHEM, ENVR, GEOL, or PHYS. Additional elective coursework in natural sciences is encouraged.

For all other degrees and majors: a two-course sequence in one discipline chosen from

• ASTR 1403 & 1404, PHYS 1403 & 1404, or PHYS 1411 & 1412;
• BIOL 1406 & 1407, 1408 & 1409, 1411 & 1413, or 2401 & 2402;
• CHEM 1405 & 1407, 1406 & 1408, or 1411 & 1412;
• ENVR 1401 & 1402;
• GEOL 1401 & 1402 or 1403 & 1404; or
• PHYS 1401 & 1402, 1405 & 1407, or 2425 & 2426; and

3 additional semester hours in a second discipline chosen from ASTR, BIOL (excluding 1322 & 1323), CHEM, ENVR, GEOL, or PHYS.

(Community colleges may number lecture and laboratory credit separately, for example CHEM 1311 + 1111 are equivalent to CHEM 1411. Combined lecture + lab courses are applicable, though lab credit is not required.)

For all degrees:

either two years of high school study in one language, or two semesters of college level study in one language chosen from courses numbered 1311, 1411, or 1511 (1st semester) and 1312, 1412, or 1512 (2nd semester).

For the BA degrees in Art, Music, and Theatre & Dance:

courses in one language numbered 2311 & 2312.

For the B.Music in Voice Performance:

first-semester courses in FREN, GERM, & ITAL numbered 1311, 1411, or 1511.

For all degree programs:

in addition to courses listed below, 6 semester hours outside the student's major department chosen from ARTS 1301, DRAM 1310, & MUSI 1306.

For the BFA in Studio Art:

• ARTS 1303, 1304, 1311, 1312, 1316, 2316, & 2356;
• one course chosen from ARTS 1317 or 2323; and
• one course chosen from ARTS 2326, 2341, or 2346.

For the BFA in Design:

• ARTS 1303, 1304, 1311, 1312, & 1316; and
• up to 9 additional semester hours in studio art coursework.

For the BFA in Visual Art Studies:

• ARTS 1303, 1304, 1311, 1312, 1316, 1317 (or 2323), 2316, & 2346; and
• up to 6 additional semester hours in studio art coursework.

For the BA in Art:

• ARTS 1303, 1304, 1311, & 1312.
• For the studio art major add ARTS 1316 and up to 6 additional semester hours in studio art coursework.

For the BFA in Dance:

• 6 semester hours in beginning ballet
  (DANC 1_41 & 1_42);
• 6 semester hours in intermediate ballet
  (DANC 2_41 & 2_42);
• 6 semester hours in beginning modern dance
  (DANC 1_45 & 1_46);
• 6 semester hours in intermediate modern dance
  (DANC 2_45 & 2_46);
• up to 4 semester hours in performance
  (DANC 1_51, 1_52, 2_51, or 2_52); and
• up to 6 semester hours in theatre practicum
  (DRAM 1120, 1121, 1220, 1221, 1320, 1321, 1323, 2120, 2121, or 2220 in any combination).

Credit values in DANC courses vary among community colleges; the second digit of course numbers may be 1, 2, or 3.

For the BFA in Theatre Studies:

• DRAM 1330, 1351, 1352, 2331, 2351, 2361, & 2362; and
• up to 6 semester hours in theatre practicum (DRAM 1120, 1121, 1220, 1221, 1320, 1321, 1323, 2120, 2121, or 2220 in any combination).

For the BA in Theatre & Dance:

• DRAM 1330, 1351, 2361, & 2362; and
• up to 6 semester hours in theatre practicum (DRAM 1120, 1121, 1220, 1221, 1320, 1321, 1323, 2120, 2121, or 2220 in any combination).

For the B.Music:

• MUSI 1311 & 1312 (or 1211 & 1212);
• MUSI 2311 & 2312 (or 2211 & 2212);
• MUSI 2216 & 2217 (or 2116 & 2117);
• one course chosen from MUSI 1307 or 1308;
• four semesters in a principal instrument (MUAP); and
• four semesters in ensemble (MUEN).

For the BA in Music:

• MUSI 1311 & 1312 (or 1211 & 1212);
• MUSI 2311 & 2312 (or 2211 & 2212);
• one course chosen from MUSI 1307 or 1308;
• two semesters in a principal instrument (MUAP); and
• four semesters in ensemble (MUEN).