<p>As an international student that did not fulfill the University's Fine, Visual and Performing Arts (FVPA) requirement, I was given a provisional offer by UW and would have to fulfill this requirement during my first year. I heard that some courses offered meet both the FVPA admissions requirement as well as the Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts (VLPA) graduation requirement, I would like to verify this.</p>
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<li>Firstly, does this mean that by taking such a course that will help me fulfill the FVPA requirement, I am, at the same time, satisfying my VLPA graduation requirement? Therefore, my time is not actually "wasted" fulfilling my admission requirement, but I'm also fulfilling my graduation requirement? OR does this mean that although such courses have overlapping fulfillment of both requirements, I will have to take two such courses, one to satisfy my admission requirement, the other for the need to meet graduation requirement?</li>
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<p>-Secondly, is there a list (or can anyone make a simple list-out) of such courses with dual-requirement-satisfying purpose. And recommend to me which are easier to take (is there grading for VLPA credit courses? if so which will be easier to undertake, with the most people able to score well at?).</p>
<p>Thanks, any answer (addressing to my question to any kind of extent) is kindly appreciated!</p>
<p>The same course can indeed concurrently satisfy a CADR (College Academic Distribution Requirements, which are admission requirements) and distribution requirements (such as VLPA) that are needed for satisfying a major.</p>
<p>See [College</a> Academic Distribution Requirements (CADR) | University of Washington](<a href=“http://admit.washington.edu/Admission/Transfer/CADR#fine-visual-performing-arts]College”>http://admit.washington.edu/Admission/Transfer/CADR#fine-visual-performing-arts) for the courses that satisfy FVPA, then look on the UW Time Schedule ([University</a> of Washington Time Schedule](<a href=“http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/]University”>University of Washington Time Schedule)) for courses in the corresponding UW Depts (e.g. art, art history, music, etc) for a two or more credit VLPA course in one of these departments, and you’re set.</p>
<p>UW does maintain a list of “easy” courses in the current quarter that satisfy VLPA ([Undergraduate</a> Advising - Suggested Areas of Knowledge Courses](<a href=“http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/registration/sgec.php]Undergraduate”>http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/registration/sgec.php), <a href=“http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/downloads/VLPASp13.pdf[/url]”>http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/downloads/VLPASp13.pdf</a>), and the ART, ART H, DRAMA, MUSIC and MUSEN courses on this list will satisfy FVPA.</p>
<p>You can elect to take UW courses as S/NS (pass/fail), but then the course cannot be used to satisfy a graduation requirement: [Satisfactory/Not</a> Satisfactory](<a href=“http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/advising/aif/sns.html]Satisfactory/Not”>http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/advising/aif/sns.html).</p>
<p>Thanks triseradad! I’ve been to the “College Academic Distribution Requirements (CADR)” page in the past before, but have never managed to open the tab under “fine-visual-performing-arts” no matter how many times I’ve clicked it. Successfully read what is hidden in the tab after clicking your link. Appreciate your other links very much too!</p>
<p>Hi,
I am sorry to intrude in this discussion but I have a question related to FVPA. I am planning on going for EFS. So, is there a course available in EFS that can fulfill both VLPA & FVPA or at least FVPA requirements?</p>
<p>I tried having a look at the EFS course list but couldn’t find anything that could help me meet the FVPA credits. Please help me find such a course.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>hahaha! i am doing the same in EFS. I successfully registered for creative writing (VLPA) 2 months ago, and just ytd, they told me that due to an instructor conflict, the course is cancelled and that I have to rechoose. This time i’m going for ‘BEGINNING DRAWING: LEARNING THE FUNDAMENTALS IN DRAWING PRACTICE’, it is ART 190 (VLPA), hopefully it covers FVPA too.</p>
<p>Yeah it does cover both. I had posted a similar question to UW a few days back and got a reply last night. They told me art 190 and gen st 160(closer to the edge) both would satisfy FVPA and VLPA.</p>