Program Description
The Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design degree program focuses on development of concepts, skills and sensitivities essential to the graphic designer. In addition to gaining a solid technical foundation in graphic design, students learn communication, critical and analytic thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as individual initiative and responsibility and professional knowledge.
Delivery Mode
Traditional (on campus)
Curriculum
The following eight-semester schedule of courses provides a recommended framework for completing this program of study in four years.
| Course | Credits |
| Freshman Year | |
| First Semester | 16 |
| ART 127 Introduction to Graphic Design | 3 |
| ART 212 Art History I | 3 |
| UNI 100 First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENG 101 English Composition I | 3 |
| General Education Courses | 6 |
| Second Semester | 15 |
| ART 261 Typography | 3 |
| ART 214 Art History II | 3 |
| ART Studio Course (100-200 level) | 3 |
| ENG 102 English Composition II | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 |
| Sophomore Year | |
| Third Semester | 15 |
| ART 262 Color Theory | 3 |
| ART 119 Design 2-D | 3 |
| GCM 180 Multimedia Foundations | 3 |
| COM 230 Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 |
| Fourth Semester | 15 |
| ART Studio Course (300-400 level) | 3 |
| COM 142 Video Production | 3 |
| GCM 331 Web Publishing | 3 |
| PHI 335 Aesthetic Theory | 3 |
| Elective Course | 3 |
| Junior Year | |
| Fifth Semester | 15 |
| ART 120 Design 3-D | 3 |
| ART 227 Graphic Design Studio I | 3 |
| ART 243 Introduction to Asian Art | 3 |
| COM 331 Radio/TV Commercials | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 |
| Sixth Semester | 15 |
| ART 110 Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 327 Graphic Design Studio II | 3 |
| General Education Courses | 6 |
| Elective Course | 3 |
| Senior Year | |
| Seventh Semester | 15 |
| ART 427 Graphic Design Studio III | 3 |
| PHI 220 Ethics | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 |
| Elective Courses | 6 |
| Eighth Semester | 14 |
| ART 422 Art History: The Art World After Modernism | 3 |
| ART 428 Graphic Design Studio IV | 3 |
| General Elective Course | 3 |
| Elective Courses | 5 |
| Total | 120 |
Note: One Laboratory Component course must be completed as part of the General Education requirements.
Students must achieve an overall GPA of 2.50 or higher and successfully complete a portfolio review before scheduling Graphic Design Studio I (ART 227) - see adviser.
Program Webpage
https://www.calu.edu/academics/undergraduate/bachelors/graphic-design/index.aspx