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School of Graphic Design

BFA Graphic Design

First Year - 27.0 Units

First Semester 12.0 Units

• GR_232: Digital Tools 1
  [Major Required Course] To waive Digital Tools 1, students must know Quark or In Design, Illustrator and PhotoShop.
• GR_104: Materials, Tools & Comping Techniques
  [Major Required Course]
• FND_113: Sketching for Communication
  [Major Required Course]
• GR_105: Fundamentals of Graphic Design
  [Major Required Course]

Second Semester 15.0 Units

• (GR_106: Calligraphy & Letterform, OR IAD_352: The Golden Section and Sacred Geometry)
  [Major By Advisement Course] [Major By Advisement Course]
• GR_235: Photography for Graphic Designers
  [Major Required Course]
• LA_108: Composition for the Artist
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement]
• GR_122: Typography 1
  [Major Required Course]
• GR_242: History of Graphic Design
  [Major Required Course]

Second Year - 39.0 Units

Third Semester 18.0 Units

• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 1]
• LA_291: Designing Careers
  [Liberal Arts: Employment Communications & Practices requirement]
• GR_221: Graphic Design 1
  [Major Required Course]
• FND_125: Color and Design
  [Major Required Course] *To be taken in Summer semester. If waived, may be replaced with a FA elective class from Recommended Art Electives.
• LA_120: Art History through the 15th Century
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]
• LA_202: English Composition: Creative Persuasion & Argument
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement] *To be taken in Summer semester.

Fourth Semester 21.0 Units

• GR_270: Printing for Graphic Designers
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• GR_310: Typography 2
  [Major Required Course]
• GR_321: Package Design 1
  [Major Required Course]
• LA_121: Art History through the 19th Century
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]
• LA_435: The Power of Signs: Semiotics & The Visual Arts
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 2] *To be taken in Summer semester.
• PRO_WNM520: Web Concepts
  [Major By Advisement Course]

Third Year - 36.0 Units

Fifth Semester 18.0 Units

• LA_303: Critical Thinking and Philosophical Concepts
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]
• GR_327: Graphic Design 2
  Midpoint Portfolio Due. [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]
• GR_322: Package Design 2
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• GR_324: Identity 1
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_110: English Composition: Narrative Storytelling
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications requirement]

Sixth Semester 18.0 Units

• GR_360: Graphic Design 3
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Cultural Ideas & Influences requirement]
• LA_222: 20th Century Art
  [Liberal Arts: Art History & Appreciation requirement]
• LA_300: Public Speaking and Oral Communication
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course] *To be taken in Summer.
• GR_330: Typography 3
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• GR_350: Print 1
  [Major By Advisement Course]

Fourth Year - 30.0 Units

Seventh Semester 12.0 Units

• GR_365: Identity 2
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• GR_370: Package Design 3
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• GR_425: Print 2
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 3]

Eighth Semester 18.0 Units

• GR_426: Package Design 4
  [Major By Advisement Course]
• (GR_434: Typography 4, OR GR_430: Print 3)
  [Major By Advisement Course] [Major By Advisement Course]
• LA_270: U.S. History
  [Liberal Arts: Historical Awareness requirement] *To be taken in Summer semester.
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Quantitative Reasoning Literacy requirement]
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]
• GR_460: Senior Portfolio
  Petition to Graduate is due prior to enrollment in GR 460. Senior portfolio and resumes are also due to the Department Director. [Major Required Course].