Art - Graphic Design
Major: Art - Graphic Design Concentration
Catalog: 2012-2013
*See MyGFU Academic Requirements for correct list of classes to meet requirements
**Class offered on alternate years. Adjust schedule as necessary. See department advisor for additional information.
**Class offered on alternate years. Adjust schedule as necessary. See department advisor for additional information.
| Recommended Course Schedule Guide | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |||||
| ARTS 101 | Basic Design 2-D |
3 | ARTS 112 | Drawing II | 3 | |
| ARTS 111 | Drawing I | 3 | ARTS 217 | Art History from 1450 (strongly recommended) | 3 | |
| ARTS 216 | Art History to 1450 (strongly recommended) | 3 | ARTS 250 |
Graphic Design I: Foundations | 3 | |
| GEED 130 | First Year Seminar | 1 | BIBL 100 | Bible Survey | 4 | |
| WRIT 110 | College Writing | 3 | HHPA 120 | Lifelong Fitness | 2 | |
| *HIST GE Requirement (HIST 110 recommended by Art department) | 3 | |
*COMM GE Requirement | |||
| Total Semester Credits | 16 | Total Semester Credits | 15 | |||
| Cumulative Credits | 16 | Cumulative Credits | 31 | |||
| Second Year | ||||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |||||
| ARTS 350 |
|
3 | ARTS 102 | Basic Design 3-D | 3 | |
| CMCO 250 | Digital Multimedia Production | 3 | ARTS 370 |
Design Apps. I: Photoshop/Illustrator |
3 | |
| RELI 300 | Christian Foundations | 3 | *BIBL GE Requirement | 3 | ||
| Elective: BUSN 110 Introduction to Business recommended by Dept. |
3 | *HHPA GE Requirement (activities class) | 1 | |||
| *Natural Science GE Requirement (6-8 sem credit hrs) | 3 | *MATH GE Requirement | 3 | |||
| *Social Science GE Requirement (6 sem credit hours - Art Dept recommends PSYC 150 or SOCI 150) | 3 | *Social Science GE Requirement (6 sem credit hours - Art Dept recommends PSYC 150 or SOCI 150) | 3 | |||
| Total Semester Credits | 18 | Total Semester Credits | 16 | |||
| Cumulative Credits | 49 | Cumulative Credits | 65 | |||
| Third Year | ||||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |||||
| ARTS 383 | History of Visual Communications | 3 | ARTS 360 | Illustration | 3 | |
| ARTS 450 | Design Applications II: InDesign/Maya | 3 | ARTS 451 |
Packaging, Public Graphics & Signage |
3 | |
| |
Elective: ARTS 230 Photography recommended by Dept. |
3 | *LITR GE Requirement |
3 | ||
| *Humanities GE Elective Requirement | 2-3 | *Global and Cultural Understanding GE Requirement | 3 | |||
| *Natural Science GE Requirement (6-8 sem credit hrs) | 3 | Electives: MKTG 260 Marketing recommended by Dept. | 3 | |||
| Electives: ARTS 382 20th Century Art recommended by Dept. | 3 | |||||
| Total Semester Credits | 15 | Total Semester Credits | 18 | |||
| Cumulative Credits | 80 | Cumulative Credits | 98 | |||
| Fourth Year | ||||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |||||
| ARTS 452 |
Design Apps. III: Flash/After Effects |
3 | ARTS 455 | Portfolio Development |
3 | |
| ARTS 460 | Art and Christ | 3 | ARTS 492 |
Senior Capstone |
1.5 |
|
| ARTS 491 | Senior Capstone | 1.5 | *Global and Cultural Understanding GE Requirement | 3 | ||
| Elective: Field Experience/Internship recommended by Dept. |
1.5 | Elective: Field Experience/Internship recommended by Dept. | 1.5 | |||
| GEED 490 | Senior Capstone | 3 | Elective: Marketing Elective recommended by Dept. | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 1 | |||
| Total Semester Credits | 15 | Total Semester Credits | 13 | |||
| Cumulative Credits | 113 | Cumulative Credits | 126 | |||
| Total Credits for Degree | 126.0 | |||||
NOTES:
WRIT 110 may be waived with a verbal SAT score of 670 or higher. Math requirement may be waived with a math SAT score of 600 or higher.