2012-2013
Graduation Requirements & UC Eligibility
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION: Art is an elective under Fine Arts. A student must earn 10 credits in two out of
three selective elective areas (Fine Arts, World Languages and Applied Academics). For example, if a student earns 10 credits
in an art course (Fine Arts) he/she would still need 10 credits from either World Languages or Applied Academics to satisfy
the graduation requirement.
UC ELIGIBILITY: f. Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) - 1 year required.
A student must earn 10 credits and a grade of 'C' or higher in a single, yearlong approved VPA course.
"Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence."
Henri Matisse
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."
Edgar Degas
"Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that
is felt rather than seen."
Leonardo da Vinci




