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GER6 Criteria

Many GER 6 courses are two- or three-credit courses. In the case where one-credit courses are used to satisfy this requirement, the courses must be in the same performance medium. For example, to satisfy this requirement, a student could take two individual one-credit Music performance courses using the same instrument, one one-credit Music course and one ensemble course using the same instrument, two ensemble courses using the same instrument or two Kinesiology courses in the same performance medium. However, a student could not satisfy this requirement by taking a one-credit Music performance course of beginning guitar and a one-credit course of beginning oboe.

The purpose of GER 6 is to understand the artistic process. Accordingly, by actively involving students in exercises that require artistic choices, GER 6 courses aim for an experience-based understanding of how the artist communicates. A course that satisfies GER 6 would require a student to begin to understand an art at the foundation level through artistic activities involving each of the following: Developing their artistic skills; and Applying the principles of the art through projects and/or exercises.

Students may satisfy this requirement by: Successful completion of two credits in one of the creative or performing arts chosen from a list of departmental courses approved by the EPC. Exemption (without credit) based on prior experience as demonstrated at least by A) or B) below. These are minimum conditions. Higher exemption standards will be set where Creative/Performing departments demonstrate their appropriateness to the GER 6 Working Group and EPC.

1. Demonstration of an appropriate level of achievement in a creative or performing art through placement recommendation or review of portfolio, performance, or audition.
2. Documentation based on prior experience (Departments are requested to submit exemption procedures for Working Group and EPC review.) High school transcript evidence of successful completion of two years in academic courses in one of the creative/performing arts. Other documentation, provided by the student, confirming two years of participation in an organization or activity requiring an audition. Such organizations/activities may include:
   1. Music performance (solo, ensemble)
   2. Debate/forensics (district (National Forensic League) national-qualifying tournament in two separate years, two CFL national qualifying tournaments in two separate years)
   3. Accredited competition resulting in juried performance, exhibition, or publication (music performance, art, creative writing, dance, theater)