<p>UC is requiring one year of high school art credit for Class of 2006 (or 2007...can't remember) onwards.</p>
<p>Does Yearbook count as art credit? What about band/orchestra? What about music examination certificates (can that be counted in lieu of the art credit?) Thanks.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure band/orchestra does, music exam certificates don't... you should check with your counselor, because I remember my school had a list of UC-approved courses to meet the a-g requirements.</p>
<p>oasis:</p>
<p>the UC's don't have a specific art requirement per se. But they do have a Visual and Performing Arts requirment ("VAPA") which is the 'g' in UC's a-g course list. The VAPA requirement can be fulfilled in many ways, including band/orchestra (but not marching band), drama/theater, or hands-on art (i.e., ceramics). For the non-musically inclined, and non-creative types, I recommend AP Art History, which also fulfills the VAPA requirments (and gives a bonus point boost to the gpa calc). Yearbook does not count.</p>
<p>Click on the link below and look up your HS for UC-approved courses that fulfill this requirement. Note, you could also take a VAPA class at a junior college to satisfy the requirement if your HS doesn't offer something of interest.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ucop.edu/doorways/%5B/url%5D">http://www.ucop.edu/doorways/</a></p>
<p>Thanks for your info, bluebayou.</p>
<p>The problem I'm in right now is that I cannot move my schedule to fit any art courses, and yet I live in Taiwan where there is no community college which offers American-recognized art credit. If I take AP Art History, I have to get solid credit at a community college right? Getting 3+ on the exam by self-studying but no institution-credit cannot be used towards the VAPA requirements, correct?</p>
<p>oasis:</p>
<p>sorry, I can't answer whether self-studying AP Art History would be acceptable to satisfy the VAPA req. I suggest you e-mail Berkeley or UCLA with that question. You could also ask if teh UC's offer a conditional acceptance due to your scheduling conflict, i.e., apply in the fall, and they conditionally accept you in the spring pending completion of a VAPA course which you could take next summer. </p>
<p>Alternatively, you might send an e-mail to one of their International Houses -- other internationals may have faced the same issue and could share their solutions.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>