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B.F.A. in Graphic Design:
Academic Requirements
In addition to fulfilling general degree requirements, undergraduate students majoring in graphic design must complete the following requirements (101 credits), as outlined below by semester and year:
Freshman Year | Sophomore Year | Junior Year | Senior Year
| Freshman Year: 25 credits | ||
| Fall: | 12 credits | |
| VIS 1030/Art+Design Freshman Seminar | 0 credits | |
| VDE 1150/Design I | 4 credits | |
| VDR 1010/Drawing I | 4 credits | |
| VSC 1010/Sculpture I | 4 credits | |
| Spring: | 13 credits | |
| ARH 1020/History of Art Survey II | 5 credits | |
| VPR 1600/Extended Media | 4 credits | |
| ARH —/Art history elective (contemporary) | 4 credits | |
| Sophomore Year: 24 credits | ||
| Fall: | 10 credits | |
| VDE 2400/Letterpress Workshop I or | ||
| an art history elective | 4 credits | |
| VDE 2450/Digital Media for Designers I | 2 credits | |
| VDE 2500/Word and Image I | 4 credits | |
| Spring: | 14 credits | |
| VDE 2460/Digital Media for Designers II | 2 credits | |
| VDE 2600/Word and Image II | 4 credits | |
| VDE 2750/Book Structures or | ||
| another design elective | 4 credits | |
| VDE 3300/History of Graphic Design Survey | 4 credits | |
| Junior Year: 28 credits | ||
| Fall: | 16 credits | |
| VDE 3200/Advanced Typography | 4 credits | |
| VDR 3450/Production for Designers* | 4 credits | |
| VDE 3510/Word and Image III | 4 credits | |
| Design elective** | 4 credits | |
| *VDR 3450 may be taken in the fall or spring | ||
| **Recommended: VDE 3190/Motion Graphics for Designers | ||
| Spring: | 12 credits | |
| VDE 3240/Design Issues | 4 credits | |
| VDE 3610/Word and Image IV | 4 credits | |
| Design elective* | 4 credits | |
| *Recommended: VIS 2120/Crossover I or VDE 3090/Interactive Design | ||
| Senior Year: 24 credits | ||
| Fall: | 8 credits | |
| VDE 4100/Community Design | 4 credits | |
| Design elective* | 4 credits | |
| *Recommended: VIS 3120/Crossover II or VDE 4600/Experimental Book | ||
| Spring: | 16 credits | |
| VDE 4090/Senior Seminar | 4 credits | |
| VDE 4790/Artist/Writer Workshop or | ||
| another design elective | 4 credits | |
| VIS 4991/Senior Project | 8 credits | |
Additional recommended courses:
VDE 3440/Typographic Investigations (4 credits)
VDE 3800/Design for the Web (4 credits)
Updated July 28, 2008