I don’t think your choir class will meet the minimum requirement because they may be concerned that it is not equivalent or sufficient to what the California High Schools are teaching for the F requirement.
The requirement is strict; from the UC website:
Courses meeting the VPA (F) subject requirement will:
- Provide opportunities for students to participate in all aspects of the artistic process, including creation, presenting, producing, performing, responding, critiquing, and connecting.
- They will also, as relevant, offer opportunities to discuss artistic ideas with other students, read texts within the art discipline studied (including art works but also written critiques, etc.), and write clearly and coherently on artistic topics.
- Include activities or assignments that ask students to document and summarize their work in an appropriate written format, especially if the course is teaching a specific set of skills that must be developed outside of class time (e.g., portfolio/performance preparation, instrument practice, research projects, and/or critical listening/viewing).
- Include a variety of assessments of conceptual artistic understanding as well as mastery of creative practices, skills, and artistic literacies. These measures could include, but are not limited to:
- Authentic performance and/or exhibition opportunities, discipline-appropriate creative projects, collaborative projects, student portfolios, written exams, research and written projects, and multimedia presentations.
- Incorporate culturally relevant topics and activities, real-world problems, and applications that are appropriate for the context of the school community and the course content. Maintaining a balance of theoretical and historical/cultural context with skills-based content is essential, especially in production courses that primarily serve school events (e.g., newspaper, yearbook, broadcast).
Acceptance of the F requirement depends on if the publics accept your OOS course description that matches the above standard and that you’ve met the AP equivalent for the course. A number of students take AP’s in the Art History & Music Theory to meet this requirement. This is what can trip up a non-resident.