The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Four Year Plan: Art (BFA), Design: Online – Full Time
The following plan is possible on the presumption that an incoming student has an Associate of Arts (AA) degree and has completed the equivalent to ART 101 (Observational Drawing), ART 201 (Design, Software, and Process), ART 211 (3D Design), ART 219 (Digital Illustration), ART 220 (Layout and Type), and an Art History course at the 200-level. As a 2-year plan option, this course sequencing will be challenging. If the suggested courses above are not complete, then we strongly recommend a 3-year plan, allowing for time to complete these missing courses along with Dialogues Curriculum.
FALL - Semester 1
- ART 321: Concept & Design (3 cr)
- ART 312: Illustration with Figure (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- Graphic Design Elective (15 credit hours) (3 cr)
- ART WE/Art History Requirement (*) (3 cr)
(*) = 9 credit hours - One at 200 level, one at 300 level, and one at either 200 or 300 level
SPRING - Semester 2
- ART 420: Design and Message (3 cr)
- ART 340: Digital Graphics I (3 cr)
- Graphic Design Elective (15 credit hours) (3 cr)
- ART WE/Art History Requirement (*) (3 cr)
(*) = 9 credit hours - One at the 200 level, one at the 300 level, and one at either the 200 or 300 level
FALL - Semester 3
- ART 421: Professional Practices (3 cr)
- ART 425: Capstone Experience/Seminar (1 cr)
- Graphic Design Elective (15 credit hours) (3 cr)
- Elective(s) and/or Dialogues Curriculum course (6 cr)
SPRING - Semester 4
- ART 488: Capstone Experience: Design (3 cr)
- Graphic Design Elective (15 credit hours) (3 cr)
- Graphic Design Elective (15 credit hours) (3 cr)
- Elective(s) and/or Dialogues Curriculum course (3 -6 cr)
NOTES:
- The AA degree the student is holding is assumed to be in Design or something similar; if not, this plan will need to be adjusted accordingly.
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
- Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner rather than later.
- Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester before graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
- Graduating seniors need to complete their senior test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
- The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credits transferred in.
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.