<p>In response to the initial question, whether or not the student must finish all the GE’s before beginning the production sequence depends on the student’s major within SCA. Students who are production majors are required to finish all GE’s including language, except for the second writing course, before they start. If they are in TO, they have to finish the second writing course, too. On the bright side, the language requirement can be met through AP’s or testing out, and two of the other GE’s can be met through AP’s. Also, a number of courses are twofers that count for more than one GE requirement.</p>
<p>My sense is that a majority of production majors do finish all of their GE’s in time to start the production sequence second semester of soph year. And even with all those requirements, it is still absolutely possible to take film course beginning in freshman year, particularly crit studies courses, but also the hands on kinds of things Faux Mom mentioned.</p>