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School of Illustration

BFA Illustration - Graphic

First Year - 30.0 Units

First Semester 12.0 Units

  • FND_110: Analysis of Form
    [Major Required Course]
  • GR_232: Digital Tools 1
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • FND_125: Color and Design
    [Major Required Course]
  • GR_106: Calligraphy & Letterform
    [Major Required Course]

Second Semester 18.0 Units

  • FND_112: Figure Drawing
    [Major Required Course]
  • LA_108: Composition for the Artist
    [Liberal Arts Required Course]
  • FA_213: Introduction to Anatomy
    [Major Required Course]
  • GR_104: Materials, Tools & Comping Techniques
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • GR_235: Photography for Graphic Designers
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • FND_116: Perspective
    [Major Required Course]

Second Year - 36.0 Units

Third Semester 18.0 Units

  • GR_105: Fundamentals of Graphic Design
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • ILL_233: Illustrative Digital Imaging
    [Major Required Course]
  • LA_110: English Composition: Narrative Storytelling
    [Liberal Arts Required Course]
  • LA_120: Art History through the 15th Century
    [Liberal Arts Required Course]
  • ILL_120: Clothed Figure Drawing 1
    [Major Required Course]
  • ILL_310: History of American Illustration (20th Century)
    [Major Required Course]

Fourth Semester 18.0 Units

  • GR_122: Typography 1
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • ILL_222: Heads & Hands 1
    [Major Required Course]
  • ILL_232: Illustration 1
    [Major Required Course]
  • LA_121: Art History through the 19th Century
    [Liberal Arts Required Course]
  • LA_***:
    [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]
  • LA_***:
    [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]

Third Year - 33.0 Units

Fifth Semester 15.0 Units

  • GR_221: Graphic Design 1
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • ILL_220: Clothed Figure Drawing 2
    [Major Required Course]
  • ILL_237: Illustration 2
    [Major Required Course]
  • LA_***:
    [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]
  • LA_***:
    [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]

Sixth Semester 18.0 Units

  • ILL_332: Illustration 3
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • ILL_363:
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • LA_***:
    [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course] *This class is only for AA students.
  • ***_***:
    [Art Elective 1]
  • LA_***:
    [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]
  • LA_***:
    [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]

Fourth Year - 33.0 Units

Seventh Semester 18.0 Units

  • GR_310: Typography 2
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • ILL_379: Eccentric Illustration
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • ILL_445: New Media for Illustrators
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • ***_***:
    [Art Elective 2]
  • LA_***:
    [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]
  • LA_***:
    [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]

Eighth Semester 15.0 Units

  • GR_460: Senior Portfolio
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • ILL_450: Graphic Illustration
    [Major By Advisement Course]
  • LA_315:
    [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]
  • ***_***:
    [Art Elective 3]
  • LA_***:
    [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course]