Eight-Semester Plan for B.F.A. in Graphic Design
Program Guide For: B.F.A. in Art with Emphasis in Graphic Design
Suggested Course Sequence
Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours
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Freshman Year
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Fall
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Spring
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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 | 131 | Intro to Drawing | 3 | ART | 141 | Life Drawing | 3 |
| ART | 132 | 2-D Design | 3 | ART | 142 | 3-D Design | 3 |
| ART | 136 | Art History Survey I | 3 | ART | 137 | Art History Survey II | 3 |
| First Year Seminar | 3 | P1 | Social Science | 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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Spring
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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 | 270 | Communication Design | 3 | ART | 371 | Graphic Design I | 3 |
| ART | 271 | Interactive Media | 3 | ART | 374 | Typography I | 3 |
| ART | Studio Elective | 3 | ART | Studio Elective | 3 | ||
| ENG (C1) | 102 | Composition II | 3 | P6 | World Cultures | 3 | |
| C4 | Health | 3 | COMM (C3) | 201 | Intro Speech Comm | 3 | |
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Junior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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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 |
| ART | 460 | Motion Graphics I | 3 | ART | 479 | Motion Graphics II | 3 |
| ART | 471 | Graphic Design II | 3 | ART | 475 | Typography II | 3 |
| ART | 300 - 400 | Upper Division Art History | 3 | ART | 300 - 400 | Upper Division Art History | 3 |
| ART | Studio Elective | 3 | ART | Studio Elective | 3 | ||
| P5 | Fine and Performing Art | 3 | C5 | Physical and Biological Sciences | 3 | ||
| C5 | Physical and Biological Sciences | 3 | General Elective | 3 | |||
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Summer Session
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| ART | 483 | Internship | 3 | ||||
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Senior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| ART | 474 | Portfolio | 3 | ART | Studio Elective | 3 | |
| ART | Studio Elective | 3 | ART | Studio Elective | 3 | ||
| PAR | 310 | Philosophy of Art | 3 | P3 | History | 3 | |
| ART | 300 - 400 | Upper Division Art History | 3 | P4 | Humanities | 3 | |
| General Elective | General Elective | 2 | P1 | Social Science | 3 | ||
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NOTES:
Total for Degree: 128 Credit Hours