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 Academic Plan: Art Design (BFA), ONLINE: Part-Time
This plan provides an example pathway through the Online Design major, assuming a student is new to the program and will be completing the program on a part-time basis (taking less than 12 credit hours per semester).
1st Year
FALL Semester:
- ART 201: Design, Software and Process (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum courses (3-6 cr)
SPRING Semester:
- ART 211: 3D Design (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum courses (3-6 cr)
2nd Year
FALL Semester:
- ART 101: Observational Drawing (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
SPRING Semester:
- ART 220: Layout and Type (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum courses (3-6 cr)
3rd Year
FALL Semester:
- Design Elective (3 cr) *
- Dialogues Curriculum courses (3-6 cr)
SPRING Semester:
- ART 219: Digital Illustration (3 cr)
4th Year
FALL Semester:
- ART 312: Illustration with Figure (3 cr)
- Design Elective (3 cr)
SPRING Semester:
- ART 340: Digital Graphics I (3 cr)
- Design Elective (3 cr)
5th Year
FALL Semester:
- Design Elective (3 cr)
- Art History Requirement (3 cr) **
SPRING Semester:
- Design Elective (3 cr)
- Art History Requirement (3 cr)
6th Year
FALL Semester:
- ART 321: Concept and Design (3 cr)
SPRING Semester:
- ART 420: Design and Message (3 cr)
- Art History Requirement (3 cr)
7th Year
FALL Semester:
- ART 421: Professional Practices (3 cr)
SPRING Semester:
- ART 488: Capstone Experience - Design (3 cr)
NOTES:
- (*) = Students must complete 15 credit hours of Design Electives for the major. A list of Design Elective options can be found in the University Catalog.
- (**) = Students must complete 9 credit hours of Art History courses. At least one (1) course must be at the 200-level, one (1) course at the 300-level, and another course (1) at either the 200- or 300-level.
- 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 than later.
- Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
- Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors 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 credit transferred in.
Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Updated 12-10-2025.
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.