ARTS BFA in Graphic Design Requirements
Requirement
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Rules
Course
Abbreviation
6 hours. Passed with a C or higher.
ENGL 101
ENGL 102
OPTION 1: MATH 122 or MATH 141 + one additional
course from MATH at a higher level or PHIL 110/111 or
STAT or CSCE.!
!
Course Title
Hours Semester Grade
Critical Reading and Composition
3
Rhetoric and Composition
3
IO
N
Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning
AL
(2011-2012 Undergraduate Bulletin)
3
3
OPTION 2: Two courses from one of the following fields:
PHIL (110,111), STAT (110, 201), CSCE (101, 102).
Laboratory Sciences
8 hours. Two lab courses from: ANTH 161, ASTR, BIOL,
CHEM, ENVR 101/101L, GEOL, MSCI, PHYS. Courses
need not be in the same field. Lab credit cannot be
applied without its co-requisite lecture. See Advisement
Handbook for list of suggested courses.
1 course in PHIL, excluding PHIL 110 & 111.
Foreign Languages
0-9 hours. Proficiency through the 122 level,
demonstrated by either passing Phase II of the
Proficiency Test or completing the 122 course. Students
MUST take the level that the placement test dictates - no
higher, no lower.
HIST 101 or 102
9 hours. !
European: Choose HIST 101 or 102. !
HIST 111 or 112
American: Choose HIST 111 or 112. !
Other: Choose one from the following: HIST 104-107,
109, 347-349, 351-358, 383 (=RELG 381), 384 (=RELG
382), 386 (=RELG 354), 420 (=LASP 341), 421 (=LASP HIST _____
341), 422 (=LASP 441), 423 (=LASP 442), 424
History
Humanities - Fine Arts
Humanities - Literature
1
3
3
3
3
There are MANY exclusions for the Humanities
requirements. Please consult page 7 of the Advising
Guidelines book for details.
3
Overlay: Culture of Your Foreign Language These courses may be used to satisfy other degree
requirements except where specifically restricted. See
Overlay: North American Studies
Advising Guidelines p. 8-10.
1
3
3
Humanities - Other
!
1
9 hours from at least 2 of the following subject areas:
ANTH, CRJU, ECON, GEOG, LASP, LING, POLI, PSYC,
SOCY, SOST, WGST. There are MANY exclusions for
this requirement. Please consult page 7 of the Advising
Guidelines book for details.
PR
O
Social Sciences
VI
S
Philosophical Reasoning
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Advising Guidelines p. 8-10.
Overlay: Non-American, Non-Western
European Culture
All must be passed with a C or higher.
ARTS 102
ARTS 103
ARTS 104
ARTS 107
ARTS 111
!!
ARTS 245
PR
O
Art History
Fundamentals of Art
3
3D Design I
3
Color and Composition
3
Basic Drawing I
3
Graphic Design I
3
ARTS 246
Graphic Design II
3
ARTS 100
Portfolio Review
0
ARTS 260
Photography for Non-Majors
3
ARTS 265
Illustration
3
ARTS 345
Visual and Verbal Interaction
3
ARTS 346
Series Development and Practice
3
ARTS 445
Time and Sequence
3
ARTS 446
Structures
3
ARTS 447
Senior Project
3
ARTS 448
Senior Graphic Design Portfolio Prep
3
ARTS 545
Internship in Graphic Design
3
ARTS ______
ARTS Elective 200 level and above
3
ARTS ______
ARTS Elective 200 level and above
3
ARTS ______
ARTS Elective 200 level and above
3
ARTS ______
ARTS Elective 200 level and above
3
ARTS ______
ARTS Elective 200 level and above
3
ARTS 400
Senior Thesis Exhibition
0
ARTH 106
History of Western Art II
3
All must be passed with a C or higher.!
!
3
IO
N
All must be passed with a C or higher.!
VI
S
ARTS Major
Intro to Visual Arts Computing
AL
ARTS Foundations
3
May not be used to fulfill general education requirements. ARTH ______ Modern Art History
!
2
3
ARTH ______ Intermediate or Advanced ARTH
Elective
3
ARTH ______ Intermediate or Advanced ARTH
Elective
3