Graphic Design B.F.A.
Graphic Design B.F.A.
Eight-Semester Degree Plan
Because this program requires admission to progress, it does not qualify for the university's Eight-Semester Degree Program; however, students who qualify to finish a degree in four years can follow the suggested order of classes below.
| First Year | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| 贰狈骋尝听10103 Composition I (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1013) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1)1 | 3 | 听 |
| MATH听11103 Quantitative Reasoning (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 1113) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 2.1)1 | 3 | 听 |
or MATH 11003 College Algebra (Satisfies General Education Outcome 2.1)1 | ||
or any MATH course numbered higher than MATH 11003 (Satisfies General Education Outcome 2.1)1 | ||
| ARTS听19139 Studio Foundation I | 9 | 听 |
| ENGL听10203 Composition II (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1023) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1)1 | 听 | 3 |
| ARHS听20003 Art History Survey I (ACTS Equivalency = ARTA 2003) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.1)1 or ARHS听21003 Art History Survey II (ACTS Equivalency = ARTA 2103) | 听 | 3 |
| ARTS听19239 Studio Foundation II | 听 | 9 |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| 听 | ||
| Second Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| State Minimum Core鈥擲cience with corequisite lab (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4)1 | 4 | 听 |
| ARHS听20003 Art History Survey I (ACTS Equivalency = ARTA 2003) or ARHS听21003 Art History Survey II (ACTS Equivalency = ARTA 2103) | 3 | 听 |
| GDES听23103 Design Tools and Concepts | 3 | 听 |
| GDES听33103 Typographic Systems 1 | 3 | 听 |
| Studio Art (ARTS) course | 3 | 听 |
| State Minimum Core鈥擲cience with corequisite lab (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4)1 | 听 | 4 |
| PHIL听20003 Introduction to Philosophy (ACTS Equivalency = PHIL 1103) (Satisfies General Education Outcomes 3.2 and 5.1)1 | 听 | 3 |
| ARHS听48203 History of Graphic Design | 听 | 3 |
| GDES听33203 Typographic Systems 2 | 听 | 3 |
| GDES听33803 User Experience | 听 | 3 |
| Year Total: | 16 | 16 |
| 听 | ||
| Third Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| State Minimum Core鈥擴.S. History or Government (Satisfies General Education Outcome 4.2)1 | 3 | 听 |
| GDES听33903 Identity Systems 1 | 3 | 听 |
| GDES听43103 Interactive Language | 3 | 听 |
| Art History (ARHS) course numbered at the 30000-level or higher | 3 | 听 |
| Studio Art (ARTS) course | 3 | 听 |
| State Minimum Core鈥擲ocial Sciences (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3 and 4.1)1 | 听 | 3 |
| State Minimum Core鈥擲ocial Sciences (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3 and 4.1)1 | 听 | 3 |
| GDES听43003 Professional Development and Seminar | 听 | 3 |
| GDES听43403 Identity Systems 2 | 听 | 3 |
| Studio Art (ARTS) course | 听 | 3 |
| Year Total: | 15 | 15 |
| 听 | ||
| Fourth Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| State Minimum Core鈥擲ocial Sciences (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3)1 | 3 | 听 |
| GDES听43203 Technology in Context | 3 | 听 |
| GDES听43503 Human-Centered Design (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.2)1 | 3 | 听 |
| GDES听43703 Typographic Systems 3 | 3 | 听 |
| Art History (ARHS) course numbered at the 30000-level or higher | 3 | 听 |
| GDES听43603 Design for Complexity | 听 | 3 |
| GDES听43803 Degree Project (Satisfies General Education Outcome 6.1)1 | 听 | 3 |
| Any School of Art course (ARED, ARHS, ARTS, or GDES) | 听 | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary Elective (to be approved by the program director) | 听 | 3 |
| General Electives | 听 | 1 |
| Year Total: | 15 | 13 |
| 听 | ||
| Total Units in Sequence: | 听 | 120 |
Internship credit considered in lieu of required studios upon approval of professors, based on content and merit of internship.
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