Does taking 1 year of an Art Appreciation course satisfy the “F” or fine art requirement for the UCs and CSUs in California?
Are you a CA resident? If so, you can look up your HS VPA courses that satisfy the requirement on this link:
https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist#/list/search/institution
Does the art appreciation course cover these aspects below and are there hands-on creative art projects for the class?
One unit (equivalent to one year) required, chosen from one of the following categories:
Dance
Music
Theater
Interdisciplinary
Visual arts (e.g., painting, web/graphic design, film/video, inter/multimedia arts)
Regardless of the artistic discipline, all approved VPA (“f”) courses are expected to satisfy these criteria:
Courses that integrate these artistic practices into the key activities planned for each course, as outlined in the National Core Arts Standards: A Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning will be taking a substantial step toward achieving these goals.
Courses will address the major components of the National Core Arts Standards which include Philosophical Foundations and Lifelong Goals; Artistic Processes; Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions; and Model Cornerstone Assessments.
Courses will afford students opportunities to participate in all aspects of the artistic process, including creation, presenting, producing, performing, responding, critiquing and connecting. They will also, when appropriate, provide opportunities for students to discuss artistic ideas with other students, to read texts within the art discipline studied (including art works but also written critiques, etc.) and to write clearly and coherently on artistic topics.
Courses teaching a specific set of skills that must be developed outside of class time (e.g., portfolio/performance preparation, reading, writing, instrument practice, research projects and/or critical listening/viewing) will have students document and summarize their work in an appropriate written format. For example, to gain proficiency on a band or orchestral instrument, once a week, students post on the classroom blog their own practice recordings demonstrating they have practiced reading Western staff notation.
Courses will include a variety of assessments of conceptual artistic understanding as well as mastery of creative practices, skills and artistic literacies, and describe corresponding parameters to measure the course learning objectives. 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.
Courses will include 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 regard to production courses that primarily serve school events (e.g., newspaper, yearbook, broadcast). Each course must demonstrate how it provides ample opportunities for self-expression and the creation of individual as well as collaborative VPA projects. The activities should be aimed at engaging all students in artistic learning and understanding the role that the arts play in their lives.
Introductory VPA courses need not have any prerequisite coursework.