Candidates seeking admission to the BFA program in Graphic Design and New Art Media must submit an application to the chairperson who will then schedule a portfolio presentation and personal interview for the candidate with a committee consisting of three departmental faculty members. Candidates accepted for the program will be expected to maintain a high standard of excellence, demonstrate significant artistic growth, and a 3.00 grade point average in all art courses. Before advancement to upper-division status, all B.F.A. candidates must participate in review and evaluation by the departmental faculty.

Each student’s portfolio will be reviewed annually by departmental faculty, which will make a recommendation concerning the student’s status in the program. If probation is recommended, students may apply for readmission at the completion of a full semester. Readmission in the B.F.A. program in Graphic Design and New Art Media will be contingent upon faculty evaluation.

Required 125 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above, and 60 of which must
be from a 4-year institution) including:

I. General Education Requirements (see University GER listing):
II. The following curriculum of 78 major credits:
All BFA degree majors in Art have a minimum requirement of 78 credits in Art and Art History courses. Distribution of those credits is as follows:
Core Requirements (15 credits):
Art 112 Basic Design (3)
Art 114 Visual Persuasion (3)
Art 130 Drawing I (3)
Art 210 History of Art I (3)
Art 211 History of Art II (3)
Additional supportive courses (12 credits):
Art 240 Printmaking I (3)
Art 245 Black and White Photography I (3)
Art 260 Color Photography (3)
Art 272 Timebased Media I: Time design and Digital Media (3)

Studies in Studio Art outside emphasis area (9 credits from courses in drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, timebased media, sculpture, ceramics, fibers, or jewelry and metalsmithing):
Art 230 Drawing II (3)
200/300-level studio art courses (3)
200/300-level studio art courses (3)
Studies in Art History (9 credits):
Art 413 History of Graphic Design (3)
Any 400-level art history courses (3)
Any 400-level art history courses (3)
Studies in Graphic Design and New Art Media (24 credits):
Art 273 Graphic Design Foundations (3)
Art 382 Typography (3)
Art 480 Advanced Graphic Design (3)
Art 481 Graphic Design Internship (3)
Any additional graphic design courses (9)
494 Professional Exhibition (3)

Art Electives - (9 credits selected from courses in graphic design, timebased media, printmaking, photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, fibers, jewelry and metalsmithing, or art history):
300/400-level studio art or art history course (3)
300/400-level studio art or art history course (3)
300/400-level studio art or art history course (3)
Exhibition Requirement:

All B.F.A. candidates are also required to produce a BFA Exhibition with the approval of their faculty adviser and in conjunction with the Art 494 course.