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 – Part 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.
1st Year
- Design elective
- ART WE/Art History
- ART History Requirement
- ART 340: Digital Graphics
2nd Year
- ART 312: Illustration with Figure Design Elective
- JINS 3XX
- Design Elective
- Design Elective
3rd Year
- ART 321: Concept and Design
- Design elective
- ART 420: Design and Message
- ART WE/Art History
4th Year
- ART 421: Professional Practices
- Art 425: Senior Seminar
- ART 488: Capstone: Design
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.
- 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.