<p>I meet all the requirements to be admissible to Mizzou, however, I do not have fine arts or speech/debate on my belt of coursework. First of all, my school never offered it. Second of all, I have never seen a college require such a thing. And third of all, I didn't know I'd be applying to Mizzou until my senior year. </p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about this fine arts and speech/debate requirement, and can you get in without those two odd requirements?</p>
<p>Here's where it says you need the two: Requirements</a> - Mizzou Undergraduate Admissions</p>
<p>It can be a year of photography, graphic design, art history, music (band, orchestra or choir), theater, or dance. It was required in our High school for getting diploma.</p>
<p>Well…I did take Art 1 & 2 during my freshman and sophomore years, if that counts. As for speech/debate, those classes were never offered to me. Am I going to get rejected because of something like this?</p>
<p>I’m sure Art 1 & 2 are enough. In any case to get a peace of mind call them or send an email. My D. took a year of Graphic Design and it was enough to meet the requirement.</p>
<p>Hi there,</p>
<p>We had my daughter’s guidance councelor contact Mizzou about the fine arts requirement last year. I don’t remember seeing Speech/debate, we may have missed that. </p>
<p>We live in PA and neither are a requirement here. We were told by Mizzou not to worry if it’s not a requirement it will not be required for OOS kids. It is a requirement in Missouri, so this is why they require it (most kids are from Missouri).</p>
<p>My daughter was accepted this year without either of those (being OOS).</p>
<p>Here is the response from Mizzou:</p>
<p>Thank you for your interest in Mizzou! Hopefully I can help to answer your questions for you concerning the student you have been working with.</p>
<p>Fine arts would be anything related to music, art, dance, etc. If your school does not require a full credit of a fine arts course for your students to graduate then we can waive this requirement for out-of-state students. Its currently a state-wide high school graduation requirement in Missouri, but we understand thats not the same for every other state.</p>
<p>Please let me know if you have any further questions. Thank you!</p>
<p>The speech or debate is not mandatory even for Missouri Residents. It says one of your four units of English MAY be speech or debate.</p>
<p>“English: Four units, one of which may be in speech or debate; two units emphasizing composition or writing skills”</p>