Graphic Design Major (Bachelor of Fine Arts)

Freshman - Credits: 32

• ART 101 - Visual Art and Cultural Values I: Prehistory to c. 1310 (Cr: 3)
• ART 102 - Visual Art and Cultural Values II: Early Fourteenth Century to the Present (Cr: 3)
• ART 105 - Drawing and Composition I (Cr: 3)
• ART 106 - Drawing and Composition II (Cr: 3)
• ART 115 - Two Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
• ART 123 - Foundation Seminar (Cr: 3)
• ENG 101 - College Writing Seminar (Cr: 3)

• Satisfies Writing Designated Requirement

• INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
• LST 100 - Seminar in Academic Inquiry (Cr: 3)
• GD 105 - Introduction to Computer Graphics (Cr: 3)
• GD 115 - Principles of Graphic Design (Cr: 3)

Sophomore - Credits: 32

• Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)
• Science and Technology General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Art Elective   (Cr: 3)

• ART 201 - Painting I (Cr: 3)

• or

• ART 250 - Printmaking (Cr: 3)
• ART 205 - Three-Dimensional Design (Cr: 3)
• ART 237 - History of Graphic Design (Cr: 3)
• INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)
• PHT 116 - Introduction to Photographic Imaging (Cr: 3)
• GD 200 - Sophomore Design Studio (Cr: 3)
• GD 225 - Typography 1 (Cr: 3)
• GD 230 - Web Design (Cr: 3)

Junior - Credits: 33

• Global Issues General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Individual and Society General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)
• Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)
• World Cultures General Education Requirement   (Cr: 3)
• Visual Communications Elective   (Cr: 3)
• General Education Elective   (Cr: 3)

• ART 302 - Portfolio (Cr: 3)
• ART 303 - Theory and Research in Visual Design (Cr: 3)
• GD 310 - Interactive Design (Cr: 3)
• GD 325 - Typography II (Cr: 3)
• GD 360 - Junior Graphic Design Studio (Cr: 3)

Senior - Credits: 30

• Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement    (Cr: 3)
• Visual Communications or Photography Elective   (Cr: 3)
• General Education Electives    (Cr: 6)

• GD 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
• GD 489 - Senior Thesis I (Cr: 3)
• GD 490 - Senior Thesis II (Cr: 3)