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Design, Plan of Study

Plan of Study grids for the majors in the College of Design:

Architecture, B.Arch.

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
DSN S 102 or DSN S 131	4	DSN S 102 or DSN S 131	4
DSN S 183	3	DSN S 183 or ENGL 150	3
DSN S 110 or DSN S 115	0.5-1	PHYS 111	5
ENGL 150	3	Social Science/Humnity Elective	3
MATH 142	3	LIB 160	1
Social Science/Humanity Elective	3
	16.5-17		16
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ARCH 201	6	ARCH 202	6
ARCH 245	3	ARCH 341	5
ARCH 221	3	ARCH 222	3
ARCH 230	3	Social Science/Humanity Elective	3
ENGL 250	3
	18		17
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
Social Science/Humanity Elective	3	ARCH 302	6
		ARCH 343	5
		SAC Elective Non-Wester Opton)	3
		General Elective	3
	3		17
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ARCH 401	6	ARCH 402	6
ARCH 445	3	SAC Elective	3
ARCH 482	3	SAC Elective	3
SAC Elective (Reading,Writing & Research Option)	3	General Elective	3
University Communication Elective	3
	18		15
Fifth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ARCH 403	6	ARCH 404 or DSN S 446/546	6
SAC Elective	3	Professional Elective	3
General Elective	3	General Elective	3
General Elective	3	Genearal Elective	3
General Elective	3
	18		15
Total Credits: 153.5-154

Admission into the Bachelor of Architecture Program requires the completion of at least 30.0 credits, including the following courses: DSN S 102, 131, 183, 110 or 115, 6 credits of Social Sciences/Humanities, 6 credits Math/Science, ENGL 150 (or test-out credit) LIB 160. A portfolio review and essay will also be significant factors.

Art and Design, B.A., B.F.A.

Community and Regional PlanninG. B.S.

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
DSN S 102 or DSN S 183	3	Math/Science	3
ENGL 150	3	SP CM 212	3
ECON 101 or ECON 102	3	PHIL 201, 206, or 230	3
SOC 134	3	Natural Sciences	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
LIB 160	1
	16		15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
C R P 201	3	C R P 293	3
STAT 101	4	C R P 301	4
ENGL 250	3	C R P 391	1
POL S 215	3	Soc. Science/Humanities Electives	6
Humanities Elective	3	Elective	3
	16		17
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
C R P 492	3	Planning Electives	6
C R P 383	3	Elective	3
ENGL 309 or ENGL 314	3	Social Science/Humanities Electives	3
Social Science/Humanities Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3
	15		15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
C R P 432	6	Planning Elective or Option Studio	6
C R P 498	1	Planning Elective	3
Planning Elective	3	Planning Elective	3
300-400 Elective	3	Planning Elective	3
300-400 Elective	3	300-400 Elective	3
	16		18
Total Credits: 128

Design, B.Design

First Year
Fall	Credits
DSN S 102	4
DSN S 115	0.5
DSN S 131	4
DSN S 183	3
Minor/Elective	3
General Education	16
	30.5
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
DES 230X Design Thinking	3	DES 250X Forum	2
DSN S 232	3	DES 240X Studio 1	4
History/Theory/Criticism	3	History/Theory/Criticism	3
General Education	6	Communicatioms	6
	15		15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
DES 350X Forum	2	DES 250X Forum	2
DES 340X Studio II	4	DES 340X Studio II	4
History/Theory/Christicism	3	History/Theory/Criticism	3
Design Skills	3	Design Skills	3
Minor/Elective	3	Minor/Elective	3
	15		15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
DES 491X Portfolio	4	DES 495X Capstone	4
Design Skills	3	Minor/Elective	6
Minor/Elective	6	General Education	6
General Education	3
	16		16
Total Credits: 122.5

Graphic Design, B.F.A.

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
DSN S 102 or DSN S 131	4	DSN S 102 or DSN S 131	4
DSN S 183 or General Education	3	DSN S 183 or General Education	3
DSN S 110 or DSN S 115	0.5-1.0	ENGL 150 or General Education	3
ENGL 150 or General Education	3	General Education	3
General Education	3	General Education	3
General Education	3	LIB 160	1
	16.5-17		17
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ARTGR 270	3	ARTGR 271	3
ARTGR 275	2	ARTGR 276	2
ART H 280	3	ART H 281	3
ARTGR 281	3	ARTIS, ARTID, LA or ARCH studio or ART GR 272X	3
ARTIS, ARTID, LA, or ARCH Studio or ART GR 272X	3	ENGL 250 or General Education	3
General Education	3
	17		14
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
ARTGR 370	3	ARTGR 371	3	ARTGR 480 (or)
ARTGR 387	3	ART GR Option	3	ART 495G	3
ARTGR Option	3	ARTGR 372	3	Students who elect to participate in the Rome Program need to take additional 3 elective credits to reach the 123.5 needed to graduate.
ARTIS, ARTID, LA, or ARCH Studio	3	ART or DSN History	3
General Education	3	ARTGR 377	1
		DSN S 301	1
		ART 494G	1
		Elective: ROME, Italian	1
		General Education	3
	15		19		3
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ARTGR 470	3	ARTGR 471	5
ARTGR Option	3	ARTGR 481	3
ART & DESIGN History	3	ARTIS, ARTID, LA, or ARCH Studio or General Ed	3
ARTIS, ARTID, LA or ARCH Studio or General Ed	3	Elective	1-3
General Education	3	undefined
	15		12-14
Total Credits: 128.5-131

Admission into the BFA in Graphic Design Program is based on departmental resources and will be determined by overall cumulative grade point average following completion of 29.5 credits including DSN S 120, 131, ENGL 150 or 250, and other general education requirements. A portfolio review and essay will also be significant factors.

Industrial Design

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
DSN S 102 or DSN S 131	4	DSN S 102 or DSN S 131	4
DSN S 183 or General Education	3	DSN S 183 or General Education	3
ENGL 150 or General Education	3	ENGL 150 or General Education	3
DSN S 110 or DSN S 115	0.5-1.0	General Education	3
General Education	3	General Education	3
General Education	3	LIB 160	1
	16.5-17		17
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
IND D 201	6	IND D 202	6
IND D 231	3	IND D 232	3
ART H 288X	3	ARTGR 388	3
Gen Ed	3	ENGL 250
		ENGL 250 or General Education	3
	15		15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
IND D 301	6	IND D option studio	3	Study Abroad	6
IND D 332	3	IND D 341	3	Elective	3
IND D 334	3	Elective	3
IND D 351	1	Elective	3
ARTID 251	3	Gen Ed or Elective	3
	16		15		9
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
IND D option studio	6	IND D 499	6
Elective	3	IND D 543	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Gen Ed or Elective	3	Gen Ed or Elective	3
	15		15
Total Credits: 133.5-134

Integrated Studio Arts. B.F.A.

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
DSN S 102 or DSN S 131	4	DSN S 102 or DSN S 131	4
DSN S 183 or General Education	3	DSN S 183 or General Education	3
ENGL 150 or General Education	3	ENGL 150 or General Education	3
DSN S 110 or DSN S 115	0.5-1	General Education	3
General Education	3	General Education	3
General Education	3	LIB 160	1
	16.5-17		17
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ARTIS 202	2	ARTIS 206	2
ARTIS 203	2	ARTIS 210	2
ARTIS 204	2	ARTIS 213	2
ART H 280	3	ARTIS 214	2
ARTIS 212	2	ART H 281	3
ENGL 250 or General Education	3	ARTIS 208	3
		ENGL 250 or General Education	3
	14		17
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
ARTIS 310	3	ARTIS Studio Option	3	ARTIS 480 or ART 495G	3
ARTIS Studio Option	3	ARTIS Studio Option	3
ARTIS Studio Option	3	ARTIS Studio Option	3
ART H 300 level or above	3	ART H 300 level or above	3
General Education	3	ARTIS 399	2
		DSN S 301	1
	15		15		3
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ARTIS Studio Option	3	ARTIS Studio Option	3
ARTIS Studio Option	3	ARTIS Studio Option	3
ART H 300 level or above	3	ARTIS 499	1
General Education	3	General Education	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
		Elective	1
	15		14
Total Credits: 126.5-127

Admission into the BFA in Integrated Studio Arts requires the completion of 30.0 credits including the following courses DSN S 102, 131, 183, 110 or 115, 6 credits in Social Science/Humanities, 6 credits Math/Science, ENGL 150, LIB 160. A portfolio review and essay will also be significant factors.

Interior Design, B.F.A.

Freshman
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
DSN S 102 or DSN S 131	4	DSN S 102 or DSN S 131	4
DSN S 115	0.5	DSN S 183 or Gen Edu	3
DSN S 183 or Gen Edu	3	ENGL 250 or Gen Edu	3
ENGL 150	3	Gen Edu	3
Gen Edu	3	Gen Edu	3
Gen Edu	3	LIB 160	1
	16.5		17
Sophomore
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ARTID 250	2	ARTID 263	3
ARTID 251	3	ARTID 259	0
ARTID 261	3	ARTID 267	4
ARTID 265	4	ARTID 351	3
ARTID 350	3	ARTID 355	3
ENGL 250 or Gen Edu	3	ARTID 360	0.5
		(ART 494I-Rome Preg)	1
		(DSN S 492 Sec1-Rome Prep)	1
		(DSN S 301-Rome Prep)	1
	18		16.5
Junior
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
ARTID 353	3	ARTID 352	3	ARTID 460	3
ARTID 356 or Gen Design Edu	3	ARTID 360	0.5
ARTID 359	0	ARTID 367	4
ARTID 365	4	Gen Design Edu	3
Studio/Bus Option	3	Gen Edu	6
Gen Design Edu or Gen Edu	3
	16		16.5		3
Senior
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
ARTID 356 or Elective	3	ARTID 461	3
ARTID 459	0	ARTID 467 or DSN S 546	4-6
ARTID 465	4	ARTID 469 or Gen Edu	3
ARTID 469 or Gen Edu	3	Gen Edu	3
Studio/Bus Option	3	Elective	3
Gen Edu	3
	16		16-18
Total Credits: 135.5-137.5

Landscape Architecture, B.L.A.

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits

DSN S 102 or DSN S 131	4	DSN S 131 or DSN S 102	4
DSN S 183	3	Soc. Sciences/Humanities Elective	3
DSN S 115	0.5	Math/Science Elective	3
ENGL 150 or 250	3	LIB 160	1
Soc. Sciences/Humanities Elective	3	Elective (Optional for pre-professional year; not required for program application. If not taken in first year, add 3 cr. to a subsequent semester to meet the 150.0 credit total)	3
Math/Science Elective	3
	16.5		14
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
L A 201	6	L A 202	6
L A 221	3	L A 274	3
L A 241	1	L A 222	3
L A 272	3	Elective	3
L A 281	3
	16		15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
L A 301	6	L A 302	6
L A 381	3	L A 341	1
L A 373	3	L A 371	3
NREM 120	3	Social Science/Humanities Electives	3
ENGL 250	3	Math/Science Elective	3
	18		16
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
L A 402	6	One of the following:
L A 481	3	L A 444A	0
Social Science/Humanities Elective	3	L A 444B	0
LA electives	3	L A 444C	0
Communications (300 level English)	3
	18		0
Fifth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
L A 401	6	LA 404 or LA 405	6
LA Electives	4	L A 441	2
Social Science/Humanities Elective (300 level)	3	L A 482	3
LA Electives	3	Electives/LA Electives	7
	16		18
Total Credits: 147.5

Additionally: Each student needs to take 3 credits of a US Diversity (usually covered by LA 272) and 3 credits of an International Perspectives course (usually covered by LA 373). Students also need to take at least 6 credits of 300 level or above in the combined areas of communication, science, math, humanities, and social science (6 total from all the areas).

2013-2014 Catalog

Design, Plan of Study