BFA in Photography; degree and schooling questions.?

in order to get into a BFA program at say NYU or UCLA do you need to complete general ed?

i'm currently in community college, first year, planning on a major of photography, which i've been told is a BFA.

i'm confused and don't know much on this, how does this work? i know that the nyu school of photography or whatever is extremely hard to get into and all that BUT i think i have potential. i'm still young 19, and well BASICALLY my question is this:

since i'm in community college doing my G.E. courses, if i want to go into a career in photography do i need to do my G.E. or can i just begin on my degree right off the bat? also is the BFA the highest degree i can get in photography? if not, then what are the levels of degrees i can get in photography?

this may seem stupid, but i just don't know how to go about looking this up on the internet. thank you guys.

PS: i would also like to minor in art history, how would that tie in to my other studies?

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