Graphic Design (B.F.A.)

72 hours

This major is for the person wanting to be an animator, game designer, art director, graphic designer, web designer, account executive, or copywriter for an advertising agency, graphic design studio, “in-house” corporate art department, or interactive design company.

An OC graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design will:

Demonstrate a commitment to scholarship, creative expression, and independent thought.
Demonstrate effective visual problem solving skills.
Produce an organized, coherent body of work and critically defend it.
Demonstrate a working understanding of art-design history, genres, movements, and practitioners.
Demonstrate an understanding of the role of faith in their personal creative expression.
Analyze and respond to personal experience, professional standards, ethics, and global perspectives.
Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate peer and professional work in their discipline.

Students must complete a minimum of 122 hours including the major, core, and minor if required. Elective hours may be needed to reach 122 hours.

15 HOURS FOUNDATION

48 HOURS GRAPHIC DESIGN

9 HOURS ELECTIVES CHOSEN FROM

Take any Art and Design courses not already taken and/or the following courses:

University Core Curriculum

Category	Hours
Bible	15
English Comp I	3
English Comp II	3
Oral Communication	3
Math	3
Political Science	3
American History	3
Science (no lab required)	3
Humanities	3
Behavioral/Social Science	3