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Example Four Year Degree Plan
Electronic Arts: Computer Animation Studies

First Semester (Fall)

IDS 110 - Intro to University Life (1)
CIS/CSC 101 - Computers for Learning (2)
COM 115 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
ENG 110 - Writing I (3)
ART 100 - Two-Dimensional Design (3)
ART 115 - Drawing (3)

Total hours = 15

Second Semester (Spring)

MTH 135 [or higher] (3)
Initial placement will be based on ACT scores and/or a proficiency exam.
Gen. Ed. - Public Affairs (3)
[HST 121/122 or PLS 101]
Gen. Ed. - Culture and Society (3)
Art 101 - Three-Dimensional Design (3)
ART 215 - Drawing II (3)
PED 100 - Fitness for Living (2)

Total hours = 17

Third Semester (Fall)

Gen. Ed. - Writing II (3)
ART 230 - Computer Animation I (3)
MUS 216 - Intro to Audio Techniques (3)

MED 290 - Intro to Multimedia Design (3)
-OR-
MED 365 - Media Design and Production (3)

ART 210 - Introduction to Digital Arts (3)

Total hours = 15

Fourth Semester (Spring)

Gen. Ed. - Public Affairs (3)
[HST 121/122 or PLS 101]
Gen. Ed. - Culture and Society (3)

MED 290 - Intro to Multimedia Design (3)
-OR-
MED 365 - Media Design and Production (3)

ART 330 - Computer Animation II (3) Minor elective (3)
Minor elective (3)

Total hours = 18

Fifth Semester (Fall)

Gen. Ed. - Self-Understanding (3)
ART 430 - Computer Animation III (3)
MED 465 - Principles of Cinematography and Editing (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)

Total hours = 15

Sixth Semester (Spring)

Gen. Ed. - Self-Understanding (3)
ART 430 - Computer Animation III (3)
ART 300 - Fundamentals of Collaboration in Electronic Arts (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)

Total hours = 15

Seventh Semester (Fall)

MED 498 - Senior Project in Electronic Arts (2)
GEP 397 - Capstone Course (3)
ART 431 - Professional Practices in Computer Animation (3)
Gen. Ed. - Natural World (4)
Elective (3)

Total hours = 15

Eighth Semester (Spring)

MED 498 - Senior Project in Electronic Arts (2)
ART 399 - Individual Instruction (3)
Gen. Ed. - Self-Understanding (3)
Gen. Ed. - Natural World (4) Elective (3)

Total hours = 15