MC's Graphic Design program is awesome! The teachers are helpful and encouraging toward their students and take pride in all that the students achieve. They also work hard to see that the students receive best training with our state-of-the-art computers and latest graphic software. Hand skills are also applied, which, in my opinion is the key to success in every area of art. Amber Paulson, Graphic Deisgn Major

B.A. in Graphic Design: Four-Year Plan
Prepared By Michael Hataway
Freshman Year
FALL SEMESTER Hours SPRING SEMESTER Hours SUMMER A Hours SUMMER B Hours
ART 101 Basic Design I (Offered Fall and Summer Semesters 3 Art 102 Basic Design II (Offered Spring and Summer Semesters 3
ART 205A Introduction to Graphic Design (Art majors only (Fall Semester only) 3 Art 203 Drawing I 3
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish (or any other Foreign Language for 4 semesters) 3 Eng 102 English Composition II 3
MAT 101 College Algebra
(or Mat 102, 105, 121, 205, 207)
3 Eng 099 English Proficiency Exam 0
ENG 101 English Composition 3 SPA 102 Elementary Spanish (or any other Foreign Language for 4 semesters) 3
PED 101-128 Physical Activity Course (3 activity courses at 1 hr each or KIN 123 (2 hrs) and KIN 124 (1 hr) 1 BIB 110 Introduction to the Old Testament 3
Chapel 0 PED 101-128 Physical Activity Course (3 activity courses at 1 hr each or KIN 123 (2 hrs) and KIN 124 (1 hr) 1
Total Semester Hours 16 16
Sophomore Year
FALL SEMESTER Hours SPRING SEMESTER Hours SUMMER A Hours SUMMER B Hours
ART 211 Painting I Acrylic Painting or ART 212 Painting I Oil Painting 3 ART 204 Drawing II 3
SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish (or any other Foreign Language for 4 semesters) 3 ART 216 Graphic Design 3
ENG 211 World Masterpieces or ENG 212, 213 3 BIO 145 Introduction to Earth Science or any Science without a Lab 3
BIB 120 Introduction to the New Testament 3 ENG 212 Survey of British Literature or ENG 213 (Must take English Proficiency Exam) 3
BIO 103 Human Biology or any Science with a Lab or BIO 105, 106, 111 3 SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish (or any other Foreign Language for 4 semesters) 3
BIO 104 Human Biology Lab (or appropriate Lab with Science choice above) 3 PED 101-128 Physical Activity Course (3 activity courses at 1 hr each or KIN 123 (2 hrs) and KIN 124 (1 hr)) 1
Chapel 0 Chapel 0
Total Semester Hours 16 16
Junior Year
FALL SEMESTER Hours SPRING SEMESTER Hours SUMMER A Hours SUMMER B Hours
ART 303 Drawing III 3 ART 316 Graphic Design IV (Offered only in the Spring Semester) 3
ART 315 Graphic Design III (Offered only in the Fall Semester) 3 ART 408 Art History II (Offered only in the Spring Semester) 3
ART 407 Art History I (Offered only in the Fall Semester) 3 PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology or SOC 205, 207; ECO 131, 231; PLS 201; FLG 205 3
SOC 205 Principles of Sociology or SOC 207; ECO 131, 231,;PLS 201, PSY 201; FLG 205 3 HIS 102 History of Civilization OR
HIS 212 History of the United States
3
HIS 101 History of Civilization OR
HIS 211 History of the United States
3 CSC 114 Introduction Computer Science (meets the other 3 hour Core Math requirement) 3
Total Semester Hours 15 15
Senior Year
FALL SEMESTER Hours SPRING SEMESTER Hours SUMMER A Hours SUMMER B Hours
ART 403 Illustration (Offered only in the Fall Semester & Sometimes in the Summer) 3 ART 099 Senior Exhibit 0 ART 474 Professional Internship 3
ART 415 Graphic Design Portfolio I 3 ART 416 Graphic Portfolio II 3
CSC 302 Internet and WWW Basics 3 ART 475 Aesthetics (Offered only in the Spring Semester) 3
MKT 381 Marketing 3 COM 443 Public Relations or COM 335, 336, 338; JOU 333; JOU/ENG 452 (any two) 3
COM 202 Interpersonal Com or COM 203 Professional Com 3 MKT 485 Integrated Marketing Communications (Advertising) 3
Elective (Must be taken outside of major) 3
Total Semester Hours 15 15 3
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