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SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Students pursuing the BA in Fine Arts must take 12 semester hours of a foreign language. So, twelve (12) of
the combined fifteen (15) credits in Arts and Humanities and General Education Electives listed below must
be in a foreign language.

Students must successfully pass the English Proficiency Exam. It is recommended that the exam be taken
after successful completion of English 101 & 102 and before the end of the junior year.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The student officially declares Fine Arts, Theater, or VCDMA, as a major, along with their concentration, by
entering it on his/her initial application for admission or by submitting the Declaration of Major/Program
Form. All majors must earn at least a grade of "C" in all required core courses taken in the major; otherwise,
the course must be repeated. Majors demonstrating a fundamental weakness in an area of study may be
required by the Department Chair to take additional study in the deficit area. All students applying for
admission as majors in the Department are expected to demonstrate their skills via portfolio or performance,
as appropriate.

NOTE: Students are encouraged to take SUMMER courses in order to have a manageable semester load. Also,
The Department reserves the right to specify suitable general education courses for its majors, in keeping
with COMAR.

GENERAL EDUCATION AND INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
See the full list of University General Education and Institutional Requirements for all options.

English Composition (6 semester hours)
ENGL 101 Expository Writing 3
ENGL 102 Argument and Research 3

Arts and Humanities (6 semester hours)
____ ___ Arts and Humanities Electives 3
____ ___ Arts and Humanities Electives 3

Sciences (7-8 semester hours; at least one of which shall be a laboratory course)
____ ___ Science Elective 3/4
____ ___ Science Elective w/laboratory course 4

Mathematics (3 semester hours)
MATH 125 or 127 Introduction to Math Ideas OR College Algebra 3

Social & Behavioral Sciences (6 semester hours)
_____ _____ Social/Behavioral Elective 3
HIST 114 African-American History to 1865 or
HIST 115 African-American History since 1865 3

Technology (3 semester hours)
____ ___ COSC 110, 111, 112 or 113 3

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