Design Major Sample B.F.A. Four-Year Plan (120 Credits)
All students
should consult the undergraduate program adviser for advisement throughout
their course of study; this plan is meant as a guide only.
If you are a transfer student or if you need to take another
English class prior to Expository Writing I, your course plan will vary from
this sample.
B.F.A. FIRST YEAR
Fall (15-16 Credits) Spring (15-18 Credits)
Visual Thinking A Visual
Thinking B
Drawing Fundamentals 4-D
Fundamentals
Studio Course (elective or concentration) Studio Course
(elective or concentration)
Expository Writing I
Liberal Arts - Art History 105 or 106
Byrne Seminar (optional) 1
Liberal Arts Course (if ready)
B.F.A. SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall (15-18
Credits) Spring (15-18 Credits)
Studio Concentration Course Studio
Concentration Course
Studio Elective Studio
Elective
Studio Elective Studio
Elective
1 Liberal Arts: Art History 105 or 106 Art History or
Cinema Elective
1 Liberal Arts Course (if ready) 1 Liberal
Arts Course
B.F.A. JUNIOR YEAR
Fall (16 Credits) Spring (16 Credits)
Studio Concentration Course Studio
Concentration Course
Studio Elective Studio
Elective
Seminar in Design A: History Seminar
in Design B: Issues
2 Liberal Arts Courses* 2
Liberal Arts Courses
B.F.A. SENIOR YEAR
Fall (13 Credits) Spring (13-16 Credits)
Studio Course Studio
Course
Thesis and Exhibition A Thesis and Exhibition B
Practicum or Art History/Cinema Elective Practicum or Art
History/Cinema Elective
1 Liberal Arts Course 1-2
Liberal Arts Courses
*Students must take
either Seminar in Contemporary Art A or Research in the Disciplines as one of
the liberal arts requirements.
