Art: Graphic Design - BFA

Caine College of the Arts

Department of Art and Design

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• For more information about Graphic Design, see our website.
• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works  to check student-specific program progress.

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is the fulfillment of the Quantitative Literacy (QL)  requirement.

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing as Pre-Art or Pre-ID.			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.75 GPA. Students must pass a competitive portfolio review. Space is limited. See department website for more information.

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ART 1020 - Drawing I (BCA)	3	Foundation Course Breadth Creative Arts		ART 1120 - Two-Dimensional Design  or ART 1130 - Three-Dimensional Design	3  or 3	Foundation Course
ART 1120 - Two-Dimensional Design  or ART 1130 - Three-Dimensional Design	3  or 3	Foundation Course		Art Core	3	Emphasis Course see below
ART 2700 - Fine Art Seminar	0.5	Foundation Course		ART 2700 - Fine Art Seminar	0.5	Foundation Course
ARTH 2710 - Survey of Western Art: Prehistoric to Medieval (BHU)	3	Foundation Course Breadth Humanities		ARTH 2720 - Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Post-Modern (BHU)	3	Foundation Course Breadth Integrated Studies
ENGL 1010 - Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3	Communications Literacy (CL1)		Math or Statistics	3-5	Math Placement
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Course Click on link for available courses		ENGL 2010 - Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3	Communications Literacy (CL2)
Comments				Comments Portfolios for the ART BS review due. See department website for more information.

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ART 2400 - Introduction to Graphic Design	3	Emphasis Course		ART 3400 - Typography	3	Emphasis Course
ART 3420 - Hashimoto Communication Arts Seminar	1	Emphasis Course		ART 3410 - History of Graphic Design Studio	3	Emphasis Course
Art Core	3	Emphasis Course see below		ART 3420 - Hashimoto Communication Arts Seminar	1	Emphasis Course
ARTH 3000 Level or Higher (CI)	3	Communications Intensive (CI)		ARTH 3000 Level or Higher (CI)	3	Communications Intensive (CI)
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Course Click on link for available courses		General Elective	3
General Elective	3			Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Course Click on link for available courses
Comments Portfolios for the BFA review in Graphic Design due. See department website for more information.				Comments

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ART 3420 - Hashimoto Communication Arts Seminar	1	Emphasis Course		ART 3420 - Hashimoto Communication Arts Seminar	1	Emphasis Course
ART 4410 - Graphic Interface Design I	3	Emphasis Course		ART 4440 - Type, Image, and Visual Continuity	3	Emphasis Course
ART 4420 - Brand Identity Design	3	Emphasis Course		Art Core	3	Emphasis Course
Art Core	3	Emphasis Course see below		Graphic Design Elective	3	Emphasis Course
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) , Breadth Life Sciences (BLS) , Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) , or Breadth Social Sciences (BSS)	3	General Education Course Click on link for available courses		Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  or Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3	Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)    Depth Social Sciences (DSS)
General Elective	3			General Elective	3
Comments				Comments

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ART 3420 - Hashimoto Communication Arts Seminar	1	Emphasis Course		ART 3420 - Hashimoto Communication Arts Seminar	1	Emphasis Course
Graphic Design Elective	3	Emphasis Course See advisor for courses taught this semester		ART 4450 - Senior Capstone	3	Emphasis Course
Graphic Design Elective	3	Emphasis Course See advisor for courses taught this semester		Graphic Design Elective	3	Emphasis Course See advisor for courses taught this semester
Art Core	3	Emphasis Course see below		Art Core	3	Emphasis Course see below
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  or Depth Social Sciences (DSS)	3	Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)   Depth Social Sciences (DSS)		Quantitative Intensive (QI)	3	Quantitative Intensive (QI)
Comments				Comments

 

 

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The BFA is a professional art degree requiring above-average accomplishment in art. Only students demonstrating considerable promise will be accepted for this more demanding professional degree program. This degree requires 78 semester credits in Art courses, leaving 42 credits to fulfill all other General Education and University Studies requirements. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required for the BFA degree. A grade of B- or better is required in all art (ART) and art history (ARTH) classes. Courses may not be taken on a pass/fail basis, except ART 2700  and ART 4915 . This degree fulfills the requirements for entrance into graduate schools of art.

Students must complete the General Education Requirements . 

Students must also complete the University Studies Depth Requirements . 

• For most students, courses taken for the major will fulfill the Communications Intensive (CI)  requirement.
• Students must take one course having a QI designation to fulfill the Quantitative Intensive (QI)  requirement.
• Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)  and Depth Social Sciences (DSS) .