A-G courses

[kevin1861998]

I wanted to know if classes such as studio broadcast productions, and computer graphics count as ‘f’ courses and do they go to my UC or CSU gpa

[aunt_bea]

No, the F requirement typically involves 1 full year of one of these Arts: Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts. If you take the AP Art History course, you can use that to satisfy the requirements. Yes, it is a graded yearlong course and is included in your GPA.

Visual and performing arts:

Theater: Theater courses at the honors level require students to demonstrate artistic leadership. Collaborative skills continue to be essential in students’ work, but the honors distinction is that the individual is responsible for organizing others to complete a theatrical performance project. The student must first qualify as an outstanding playwright, director, designer, dramaturge, actor or stage manager, and then must serve as producer of the project or chief of a major area of production for a capstone project. A post-performance analysis of the student’s capstone project is required, and must include a critique of leadership skills conducted by the teacher and ensemble peers, and a critical self-analysis of the project presented in either a classroom or public forum.

Visual Arts
Visual arts course descriptions will define the high level of achievement expected by the individual student as well as suggested descriptions of honors visual arts projects. The honors-level subjects/projects may include, but are not limited to, compiling a body of work at the mastery level in a particular arts medium (e.g., produce an artist website, produce a film salon, curate a gallery exhibition) or written research and analysis of a particular genre, style or historical period. The capstone project should include critical self-analysis through portfolio development, solo exhibition of original work and post-exhibition classroom or public presentation about the exhibition experience, or a presentation of the research and analysis project.

http://ucop.edu/agguide/a-g-requirements/f-visual-performing-arts/honors/index.html

[kevin1861998]

@AuntieMame so I went on the university of california page and my studio broadcast page is under the ‘g’ requirement, and ive taken this class 3 times. Will this be counted into my gpa? also I am currently taking art 1 so I think this will satisfy the requirement. Another question I have is UC approved ag classes are the same for CSUs. Thank you for your help!

[aunt_bea]

Are you not a California resident?
You should be asking your GC about your requirements for the UC’s.
Requirement G is usually a full year course in one of the other a-f requirements or an additional requirement that covers another high school course. http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/a-g-requirements/

California high schools, online schools and designated programs and publishers can submit their courses to UC for “a-g” approval using the A-G Course Management Portal (CMP). Approval is based on the course meeting the following subject-specific course criteria established by the UC faculty:

History/social science (“a”)
English (“b”)
Mathematics (“c”)
Laboratory science (“d”)
Language other than English (“e”)
Visual and performing arts (“f”)
College-preparatory elective (“g”)
Once approved, the course is added to the institution’s “a-g” course list. To satisfy the “a-g” subject requirements, the course must appear on the institution’s course list for the year the student took the course.

Open the links and read the requirements. If you don’t understand the requirements, ask your GC.

[kevin1861998]

@“aunt bea” I did ask my counselor and she didnt highlight studio as a UC counted class, but when I looked up my school and the ag requirements on the University of California page studio broadcast was under the ‘g’ requirement, studio 1-3. So I don’t know who is right on this one, because this is the official UC page with my high school’s ag counted courses. I am a california resident btw

[aunt_bea]

You can always send an email to the admissions office.

[Gumbymom]

Did you use this link to look up your a-g courses? If they listed there, you should be fine.

https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist/#/list/search/institution

[kevin1861998]

@Gumbymom Yes! that is the exact website where I found my school and the courses. I am confused because a while ago when talked with my counselor she did not count ‘studio broadcast productions’ as an ag course but when I looked at the list it was on there.

[Gumbymom]

The a-g course list is updated each year, so you might want to verify with counselor again and to show her the website stating that indeed these courses are listed as a-g approved.

[kevin1861998]

@Gumbymom Thanks! this just made my day because I had 3 As in my 3 studio classes