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Eight-Semester Plan for B.F.A. in Graphic Design
Major Program Guide For: B.F.A. in Graphic Design
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
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Freshman Year | |||||||
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| First Year Seminar | 190 | 3 | ART | 137 | Art History Survey II | 3 | |
| ART | 136 | Art History Survey I | 3 | ART | 141 | Life Drawing | 3 |
| ART | 131 | Intro to Drawing | 3 | ART | 142 | 3-D Design | 3 |
| ART | 132 | 2-D Design | 3 | ENG (C1) | 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| ENG (C1) | 101 | Composition I | 3 | MATH (C2) | 101 | Math Concepts | 3 |
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Sophomore Year | |||||||
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Fall |
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| ART History | 3 | ART Studio Elective 3 | 3 | ||||
| ART Studio Elective 1 | 3 | ART Studio Elective 4 | 3 | ||||
| ART Studio Elective 2 | 3 | P4 | Humanities | 3 | |||
| P1 | Social Science | 3 | C5 | Physical & Biological Science | 3 | ||
| CMHC (C3) | 201 | Communications | 3 | ART | 270 | Comm Design | 3 |
| HEAL/HSCC (C4) | 123/101 | Wellness | 3 | ||||
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Junior Year | |||||||
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P5 | Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | ART | 372 | Photography | 3 | |
| ART | 370 | Graphic Design | 3 | ART | 374 | Typography | 3 |
| ART | 416 | Contemporary Art | 3 | C5 | Physical & Biological Science | 3 | |
| PAR | 310 | Philosophy of Art | 3 | P1 | Social Science | 3 | |
| General Elective | 2 | ART Studio Elective 5 | 3 | ||||
| Art History | 3 | ||||||
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Senior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| ART Studio Elective 6 | 3 | ART | 479 | Motion Graphics | 3 | ||
| P6 | World Cultures | 3 | ART | 483 | Art Internship | 3 | |
| P3 | Jr-Sr History | 3 | General Elective | 3 | |||
| ART | 471 | Ad. Graphic Design | 3 | ART Studio Elective 7 | 3 | ||
| ART Emphasis Elective 1 | 3 | ART | 474 | Portfolio 9 | 3 | ||
| ART Emphasis Elective 2 | 3 | ||||||
NOTES:
- Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours