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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Graphic Design B.F.A.
Sub-plan: Studio
Sample Plan: Studio Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
LE (Writing & Information Literacy) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
UST 1000 - Learning in Community : 1.0 cr
ART 1010 - Drawing I : 3.0 cr : FINE ARTS
ART 1013 - 2-D Digital Design : 3.0 cr
ART 1900 - Visual Literacy : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, FINE ARTS
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
ART 1012 - 3-D Design : 3.0 cr
ART 2016 - Digital Arts: Mixed-Media Studio : 3.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr
ART 901 - Graphic Design Portfolio Review : 0.0 cr
ART 1011 - 2-D Design : 3.0 cr
LE (Natural Sciences, Sustainability) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ART 2905 - Design Technology I : 3.0 cr
ART 2907 - Typography I : 3.0 cr
ARTH 1305 - History of World Art III : 3.0 cr : HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER
ART 2600 - Photography I : 3.0 cr
LE (Oral Communication & Languages) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ART 2906 - Design Technology II : 3.0 cr
ART 2911 - Graphic Design I : 3.0 cr
ARTH 2901 - History of Graphic Design : 3.0 cr
ART 2100 - Painting I : 3.0 cr
SFA Additional Requirement Course (Music or Theatre) 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ART 3906 - Emerging Media Design : 3.0 cr
ART 3922 - Graphic Design II : 3.0 cr
ARTH 3xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Logic & Quantitative Reasoning) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
ART 3933 - Graphic Design III : 3.0 cr
ART 3937 - Typography II : 3.0 cr
ART 4908 - Interactive Design I : 3.0 cr
ART 3xxx : 3.0 cr
ARTH 3xxx : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
ART 4909 - Interactive Design II : 3.0 cr
ART 4922 - Senior Design Studio I : 3.0 cr
ART 4944 - Graphic Design IV : 3.0 cr
ART 4xxx : 3.0 cr
WRIT 3110 - Advanced Writing: Arts and Letters : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
ART 4933 - Senior Design Studio II : 3.0 cr
ART 4955 - Graphic Design V : 3.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US) :3.0 cr
LE (Natural Sciences) :4.0 cr