This Utah state curriculum guide calls for one 7-8th grade course (0.5 unit) of visual arts education to fulfill the visual arts Component requirement of the core curriculum. Up to three visual arts courses may be taken at the 9-12th grades as fulfillment of the 1.5 core art units required. Core options include courses in ceramics, jewelry, general crafts, sculpture I, art history and criticism, photography I, architecture design, interior design, foundations II, painting I, printmaking, or commercial art I. The curriculum guide includes course descriptions and state standards/learning objectives for: (1) participant; (2) observer/listener; and (3) critic behaviors. (MM)