Degree: BFA: ART (Graphic Design Concentration)
For Students Entering Fall 2012
This is a sample schedule to illustrate how long it will take to complete this degree plan. Additional semesters may be necessary if you are required to complete courses listed in the right-hand column or if you repeat courses. Consult
with your academic advisor before changing the sequence of courses. Some courses are not offered every semester and some courses have prerequisites. Check the course description in the current catalog for details. Failure to
complete courses in the recommended sequence may delay graduation. Each block represents 3 hours unless otherwise noted.
FR
Fall
15 hrs
† BIBL 101
Life & Teachings
of Jesus
† ENGL 111
Composition & Rhetoric
†CORE 110
Cornerstone
ART 105
2-D Design
ART 111
Basic Drawing
FR
Spring
16 hrs
BIBL 102
Early Christians: Life,
Literature and
Community
ENGL 112
Composition &
Literature
MATH 120
or higher
ART 106
3-D Design
ART 112
Figure Drawing I
@ PEAC 100
Lifetime Wellness
1 hr
SO
Fall
18 hrs
 BIBL 211
Message of the
Old Testament
ART 213
Figure Drawing II
ART 331
Sculpture I
ART 221
Art History:
General Survey I
ART 351
Typography I
@ COMS 211
Speech & Rhetoric
SO
Spring
16 hrs
CORE 210
Identity and Community
 ENGL 221 or 222 or
231 or 232 or 262 or 263
ART 352
Typography II
ART 222
Art History:
General Survey II
JR
Fall
18 hrs
 BIBL
(Advanced Bible
Selection 300-499)
ART 341
Painting
ART 323
Art History:
20th Century
@ ENGL 221 or 222 or
231 or 232 or 262 or 263
ART __
2-D or 3-D
art studio selection
 PEAC
Activity
1 hr
UNIV 011
Learning
Strategies
May be required
based
on ACT or SAT
scores:
MATH:
SOCIAL SCIENCE
(see degree plan for
choices)
MATW 019
MATW 120/020
MATW 130/030
PEAC
ENGL 003/004
ENGL 106/006
ENGL 107/007
ENGLISH:
FOREIGN LANGUAGE/
 CULTURAL
AWARENESS
(see degree plan for
choices)
ART 291
Intro to Black and White
Photography
SR
Fall
18 hrs
BCOR 310
God and the Good Life
ELECTIVE
SR
Spring
14 hrs
GENERAL
EDUCATION
SELECTION
2 hr
SCIENCE
(see degree plan for
choices)
JR
Spring
16 hrs
ART 315
Printmaking
Required if
condition
of Admission:
ART314
Advanced Drawing
ART 324
Art History:
American
ART 353
Identity and Brand
ART __
2-D or 3-D
art studio selection
ART 454
Information Graphics
ART 455
Persuasive Graphics
ART __
2-D or 3-D
art studio selection
ART __
2-D or 3-D
art studio selection
ART 456
Graphic Design
Portfolio
Activity
1 hr
@ SCIENCE
(see degree plan for
choices)
Total Hours =
131
Symbol Key: † Freshman Requirement. @ Course typically available in a summer term.
 This course or its equivalent is offered at one of ACU’s semester-long Study Abroad sites. Those planning to study abroad should save these courses. See www.acu.edu/study-abroad for updated courses.