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2019 Siena Heights University Catalog 
    
2019 Siena Heights University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graphic Design, B.F.A.


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Course Requirements for Major


Supportive Courses in Art: 37 Credit Hours


Art and Design History Courses: 12 Credit Hours


Select two (2) courses from the following: 6 Credit Hours


Approved Cognate Requirements: 9 Credit Hours


Select one of the following: 3 Credit Hours


(may not double count)

Select one of the following: 3 Credit Hours


(may not double count)

Total for Major: 88 Credit Hours


Liberal Arts: 22-23 Credit Hours


General Electives: 9-10 Credit Hours


Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours


Other Requirements


  1. All Graphic Design majors must successfully complete the Sophomore Critique process beginning in the sophomore year.
  2. All BFA Graphic Design majors must successfully complete the Junior Critique process beginning in the junior year.
  3. Graphic Design majors must earn a grade of “C-” or better in all art and art history courses.
  4. Any student wishing to continue in sequential art courses must have earned a grade of “C-” or better in all designated prerequisites.
  5. Graphic Design majors must complete a senior project in Graphic Design approved by one of the primary Graphic Design faculty.
  6. Students wanting to present an interdisciplinary art and design senior project in Klemm Gallery must have taken: ARH 440 Late Twentieth-Century Art , TSD 101 Fundamentals Of Speech Communication  or LAN 201 Education Communication  and completed a minor in one of the following: Printmaking & Book Arts, Ceramics, Painting & Drawing, Photography, Sculpture or Art.
  7. Senior Exhibitions in Klemm Gallery should focus on the intersection of graphic design and the selected studio minor.

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