Mar 28, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Arts & Media Graduation Requirements


Important Note:

In addition to the requirements listed below, College of Arts & Media (CAM) students must complete requirements listed on the CU Denver Core Curriculum  page and also General Graduation Requirements listed on the Graduation and Undergraduate Core Requirements  page in the catalog.


Grade and GPA Requirements

  • A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required in all University of Colorado course work
  • A minimum of C (2.0) is required for each course applied toward a CAM major, minor or certificate requirement.  A grade of C- (1.7) or lower will not fulfill a major, minor or certificate requirement except for courses in which the only grade available is Pass or Fail.

Upper Division

For BA and BFA degrees: a minimum of 45 semester hours of upper division (3000/4000-level) course work is required.


Residency Requirement

A minimum of 30 semester hours of resident credit is required.


CAM General Course Requirements

Non-Major Arts

All CAM undergraduates must complete at least one course in the arts outside of their major area. Specifically:

  • Music majors must take 3 semester hours in theatre, film and/or visual arts
  • Visual arts majors must take 3 semester hours in theatre, film and/or music
  • Theatre/film majors must take 3 semester hours in visual arts and/or music

Students may mix and match disciplines to reach 3 semester hours, or they may take a 3 semester hour course in one discipline.

Note: The course selected to fulfill Non-Major Arts cannot also fulfill a category of the CU Denver Core.

Foreign Language

For BA and BFA degrees: students must complete the foreign language requirement using one of the options below:

  • Second college semester proficiency in a single foreign language
  • 0-10 credit hours
  • Demonstrated by one of the following:
    • Completion of a 2nd year (Level II) high school course with a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in the final semester.
    • 2nd semester (Level II) college-level course with minimum grade of C- (1.7). May not be taken pass/fail. A “conversation” course is not acceptable.
    • Satisfactory proficiency test. Contact the CU Denver Department of Modern Languages at 303-556-4893 for details.

General Electives

CAM undergraduates may need to complete general elective courses to meet minimum credit requirements described in the General Graduation Requirements.


Majors

All CAM students must be admitted to a major and an emphasis within that major. Students must complete all major requirements to graduate. Links to information about specific majors and emphases, including any required reviews/assessments for admission, may be found on the Program Requirements  page in this catalog.

Minors

Departments in the college have developed a variety of minors. A maximum of 6 non-CU Denver credits can be used toward each CAM minor.

Students are not required to have a minor to graduate. Students may choose to declare a minor in CAM or through another college/school in the university. Links to information about specific minors, including any required reviews/assessments for admission, may be found on the Program Requirements  page in this catalog.

More than 120 semester hours may be required to complete both a major and minor.

Certificates

Departments in the college are working to develop a variety of certificates. In general, all credits toward a CAM certificate must be completed at CU Denver.

Students are not required to have a certificate to graduate. Students may choose to declare a certificate in CAM or through another college/school in the university. Links to information about specific certificates, including any required reviews/assessments for admission, may be found on the Program Requirements  page in this catalog.

More than 120 semester hours may be required to complete both a major and a certificate.

Double Emphases

Students may graduate with more than one emphasis in their major by completing all requirements for each emphasis (e.g., BFA in fine arts with double emphases in transmedia sculpture and photography). Completing these requirements will likely require more than 120 semester hours. Double emphases apply only to students completing requirements for two emphases within the same CAM major.

Double Majors

Students may graduate with more than one major in CAM by completing all requirements for each major within a single degree (e.g., a BFA with a major in fine arts, photography emphasis AND a second major in theatre, film and television, film and TV emphasis). Completing these requirements will likely require more than 120 semester hours. Double majors apply to students completing two program areas in two different CAM departments.

Double Degrees

Students may earn two degrees in the College of Arts & Media (e.g., BFA in theatre, film and TV and BA in fine arts) or from two different schools or colleges in the university (e.g., BS in music and a BS in physics) simultaneously by fulfilling all requirements for both degrees. Students must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours applied toward the two degrees, and likely more will be needed to fulfill all requirements.

Second Degrees

Students who have been awarded a bachelor’s degree from CAM may be granted a second bachelor’s degree provided that (a) all general requirements for that degree have been met; (b) the degree plan for the second bachelor’s degree is different from the first; and (c) the college and major department residence requirements are satisfied. A second degree from the college requires a minimum of 30 additional semester hours of credit.