| Preparation for the Major | ||
| The junior-level student seeking admission to this program normally must have completed the required number of units of lower-division work in his/her selected track (see track outline below for details). Students entering with fewer than the required number of units should complete the deficiencies within the first year of instruction at Cal State San Marcos. Courses in the arts which satisfy an upper-division general education requirement may not be used for the major. | ||
| units | check list | |
| (35-39 units in the arts)
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| General Courses for Multiple Subjects Waiver | ||
| Basic Skills (lower division) | 9 | |
| Mathematics and Sciences | 19 |
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| Humanities | 15-21 | |
| Social Sciences | 18 |
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| Multicultural component (additional three units in the arts) |
3 |
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| Physical Education | 4 |
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| Lower-Division Arts and Education (10-12 units) |
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| Two courses in studio arts, theatre performance, video and/or music ensemble instruction | 4-6 |
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| Two courses in history survey and/or theory in the arts | 6 |
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| Upper-Division Arts and Education |
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| VPA 302 - The Process of Art I VPA 303 - The Process of Art II |
3 3 |
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| Arts and Education Coursework |
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| Computers in the Arts (select one course from) |
3 | |
| MUSC 302 - Computers and Music VSAR 302 - The Computer and the Visual Arts VSAR 303 - Introduction to Video Arts VSAR 305 - Art and Digital Video for the Web |
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| Activities Courses (select two courses from) |
6 |
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| MUSC 480 - Music Activ. for Children and Adu TA 480 - Theatre Activ. for Children and Adu VPA 480 VSAR 480 - Art Activ. for Children and Adu |
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| Global Awareness requirement | ||
| VPA 311 - Arts of World Cultures |
3 | |
| Studio Work in the arts (must include two units of performance classes) |
4-6 |
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| Capstone | ||
| VPA 498C | 3 | |