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
• Performance
• Jazz Performance
• Music Business
• Music Studies (with teacher certification option)
• Recording Technology

Prospective Fine Arts transfer students are urged to become familiar with the College's curricula and rules in the Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010.

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; those declaring the 2008-2010 catalog must complete all degree requirements by the end of the summer session 2016. At least sixty semester credit hours must be completed at UT Austin to earn an undergraduate degree.

Prospective students can monitor their UT degree progress – even before transfer – and check degree applicability of Texas community college courses by using the “Planner” function of UT's Interactive Degree Audit (IDA) system.

The Office of Admissions evaluates courses from other institutions for comparability with UT Austin coursework, but the Dean's Office in the College of Fine Arts approves 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 (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 (512/475-7387).

• 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 portfolio containing examples of their best artwork.

• Auditions are required for admission to the programs in Music or 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 core requirements, but degree plans may specify how some core requirements should be fulfilled. Recommendations in this Guide satisfy core requirements with courses normally required by a student's major field of study at UT.

• Courses in which grades lower than C− are earned do not transfer. Grades from transfer credit are excluded from a student's internal UT Austin grade point average computation.

• Physical education activity credit counts toward elective degree requirements in the College of Fine Arts 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 University 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 foreign language deficiency; removal of deficiencies is required for graduation. To remove a deficiency, credit for the second college-level course in a language (numbered 1312, 1412, or 1512) is required. Credit used to remove a deficiency cannot be applied toward other degree requirements. Prospective students should complete coursework needed to satisfy a foreign language deficiency prior to transfer.

1. ENGL 1301 (or 1306 for nonnative English speakers);
2. another writing course chosen from ENGL 1302, 2311, or 2314; and
3. one literature survey course chosen from ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, or 2333.

Two courses chosen from one of the following combinations:
GOVT 2301+2302, 2305+2306, 2301+2305, or 2301+2306.

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

Two courses chosen from HIST 1301, 1302, 2301, 2327, 2328, and 2381.

For the B.Music, performance majors:

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

For all other degrees and majors:

one course chosen from ANTH 2351; ECON 2301 or 2302; GEOG 1303; PSYC 2301; or SOCI 1301, 1306, or 2339. Students pursuing teacher certification should choose PSYC 2301.

For the B.Music, Recording Technology major:
a calculus sequence chosen from MATH 2413+2414+2415 or MATH 2417+2419. (Credit values in MATH 2413, 2414, & 2415 vary among community colleges; the second digit of these course numbers may instead be 3, 4, or 5, but course content is comparable.)

For all other degrees and majors:
3 semester hours at the content level of College Algebra (MATH 1314 or 1414) or higher, including MATH 1332.

For the B.Music, Recording Technology major:

PHYS 2425+2426 (or 2325+2326+2125+2126).

For the B.Music, performance majors:

one course chosen from those listed in Part I, below. Additional elective coursework in natural sciences is encouraged.

For all other degrees and majors:

• Part I – a two course sequence in one discipline, chosen from
  ASTR/PHYS 1403+1404;
  BIOL 1406+1407, 1408+1409, or 2401+2402;
  CHEM 1411+1412;
  GEOL 1401+1402 or 1403+1404; or
  PHYS 1401+1402, 1405+1407, or 2425+2426.
• Part II – a third course in a second discipline, chosen from those above and from
  ANTH 2301, 2302, or 2401;
  CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, or 1408;
  COSC 2336 or 2436;
  GEOG 1301; or
  GEOL 1445 or 1447.
  MATH (excluding 1314, 1414, and credit used for the core mathematics requirement) is also applicable, but after credit in any calculus course is earned only courses for which calculus is a prerequisite can be counted.

(Community colleges may number lecture & lab credit separately, for example CHEM 1411 may be offered as 1311 & 1111.)

For all degrees:

in a single foreign language, either two years of prior high school credit or two college-level semesters 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:

four semesters in a single language, chosen from course numbers listed above plus 2311 & 2312 (3rd & 4th semesters).

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 coursework listed below, two courses 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
• 3 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, & 1316.
• For the studio art major add ARTS 1311 & 1312 and up to 6 additional semester hours in studio art coursework.

For the BFA in Dance:

• 6 semester hours in beginning ballet¹
  (DANC 1_41 & 1_42);
• 6 semester hours in intermediate ballet¹
  (DANC 2_41 & 2_42);
• 6 semester hours in beginning modern dance¹
  (DANC 1_45 & 1_46);
• 6 semester hours in intermediate modern dance¹
  (DANC 2_45 & 2_46);
• up to 4 semester hours in performance¹
  (DANC 1_51, 1_52, 2_51, or 2_52); and
• up to 6 semester hours in theatre practicum²
  (DRAM 1_20, 1_21, 1323, 2_20, or 2_21 in any combination).

For the BFA in Theatre Studies:

• DRAM 1330, 1351, 1352, 2331, 2351, 2361, & 2362; and
• up to 6 semester hours in theatre practicum²
  (DRAM 1_20, 1_21, 1323, 2_20, or 2_21 in any combination).

For the BA in Theatre & Dance:

• DRAM 1330, 1351, 2361, & 2362; and
• up to 6 semester hours in theatre practicum²
  (DRAM 1_20, 1_21, 1323, 2_20, or 2_21 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).

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

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