<p>My school does not offer this class.
First of all, is it sensible to self-study for AP Art History, or is it too difficult for that? If I do self study, what are the greatest resources/books to read?
And more importantly, does it fulfill the fine arts A-G requirement?
Thank you!</p>
<p>I doubt it does, as AP courses are designed to offer college credit but not high school credit. I would check with your school; if your school won’t authorize it, the UCs won’t either. You can also try looking into local community colleges (either summer or evening) or colleges’ online (‘distance-education’) classes (which are either very expensive for big-name universities or relatively cheap if your local community college offers it).
In case you self-study it anyway: AP Art History does require a lot of memorization and is one of the harder APs to self-study (think as much memorization as APUSH), I think it’s possible with a good textbook. Hopefully you’ve taken history APs before, because similar essay-writing techniques will be needed.</p>
<p>No, you can’t self-study to satisfy the VPA requirement. It must be a year-long (continuous two-semester) class that is taken in person (not online).</p>
<p>Hmm, I thought so. But then why does the Self-Study sticky page say this?
“Art History? - Many people take this to fulfill the a-g Fine Arts requirement for UCs. I’m not particularly sure how simple this exam is, but many people claim it is highly manageable through a textbook and serves the a-g requirement nicely.”
Is that simply an error or what?</p>
<p>In that case I don’t know (I would assume he was referring to taking the class in-person meeting the a-g requirements, but the textbook part indicates otherwise), but you can always email a UC admissions officer (any of them, their contact info is probably easily found online) and ask to be sure.</p>