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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, BFA

This is a sample curriculum plan for the Graphic Design BFA within the College of Arts and Sciences at Boise State University.

If you are a prospective student viewing this document, please note curriculum is subject to change and specific per catalog year.

For current students, this plan is intended to be a glimpse at key sequencing within the major and includes some common/important advising notes. Sample plans are meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. This plan does not replace the advice of academic advisors. Please refer to the Advising Contacts page for information about advising within the College of Arts and Sciences and how to contact advisors within each department.

First Year

First Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ENGL 101Intro to College Writing3
ART 107Art Foundations I3
ARTHIST 101 (FA)Survey of Western Art I3
UF 100Foundations of Intellectual Life3
FCFoundations of Oral Communication*3
TOTAL15

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ENGL 102Writing and Rhetoric II3
ARTHIST 102 Survey of Western Art II3
ART 108 Art Foundations II3
ART 109Foundation Drawing4
FMFoundations of Mathematics3
Total16

Second Year

First Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
Foreign language (FH)Foundations of Humanities*
*100-level or higher course in a foreign language*
4
UF 200Foundations of Ethics and Diversity3
ART 212 Drawing I3
ART 277*Graphic Design Studio I
(fall only)
3
ART 251Introduction to Creative Photography4
TOTAL16

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ART 288 Graphic Design Studio II
(spring only)
3
ART 298 Seminar3
Second course in language sequence requirement*100-level or higher course in a foreign language in sequence with FH course taken*4
FS Foundations of Social Sciences* (second field)3
FNFoundations of Natural, Physical, and Applied Science (Lab optional)3
TOTAL16

Third Year

First Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
FS Foundations of Social Sciences3
FN Foundations of Natural, Physical, and Applied Science (Lab required) 4
ART 377*Graphic Design Studio III
(fall only)
3
ART 341
or
ART 342
Creative Photography
or
Digital Photography
3
ElectiveRefer to Catalog
-Select 6 credits section
3
TOTAL15

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ART 221, 225, 226, 231, or 273Art jewelry and metalsmithing, Ceramics, Sculpture, or Time-based Art3
Graphic Design II Elective
Refer to Catalog
-Select 9 credits section
3
ART 388* Graphic Design Studio IV (spring only)3
ARTHIST Upper-division ElectiveRefer to Catalog3
Upper-division Elective or ART 344Note: Program UD Photography requirement is ART 341 or 3443
TOTAL15

Fourth Year

First Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ART 477* Graphic Design Studio V
(fall only)
3
Graphic Design II Elective Refer to Catalog
-Select 9 credits section
3
Graphic Design I Elective Refer to Catalog
-Select 6 credits section
3
Elective 3
Elective3
TOTAL15

Second Semester

Subject/Area/CourseTitleCrs
ART 488 Graphic Design Studio VI (spring only)3
ART 495 (FF) Capstone Review3
Graphic Design II Elective Refer to Catalog
-Select 9 credits section
3
Upper-division Elective1
Elective3
TOTAL13

Comments/Notes

  • Courses listed may require prerequisites. Please view the Undergraduate catalog to view prerequisites
  • The Graphic Design Studio courses are a 6-semester sequence that begins with ART 277, a course that is offered only in fall semesters. ART 277 has four prerequisite courses, so it is important for students to complete those prerequisites before the fall semester when they intend to begin that course sequence.
  • Information Subject to Change.
  • This is not a contract.
  • *Foundational course offerings here.
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