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Degree: BFA

College/School: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

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Term 1 0 - 16 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ARA 101: ASU: The Art Experience	1	C
ART 111: Foundation Drawing	3	C
ART 116: Introduction to Digital Media	3	C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
Mathematics (MA)	3
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)	3
Term hours subtotal:	16

ARA 101 ASU: The Art Experience is required of all first-year art majors only.
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Term 2 16 - 31 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ARS 101: Art from Prehistory Through Middle Ages (HU & H) OR ARS 102: Art from Renaissance to Modernism (HU & H)	3	C
ART 113: Pictorial Investigations and Color Theory	3	C
ART 115: 3-D Design	3	C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)	3
Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	15

Join a student club or professional organization.

Term 3 31 - 47 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ART 217: Introduction to Computer Animation	3	C
2D Art Course	3	C
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)	3
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)	4
Elective	3
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
Complete First-Year Composition requirement.
Term hours subtotal:	16

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Term 4 47 - 63 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ARA 240: Encounters with Contemporary Art	3	C
ARS 201: Art of Asia (HU & H & G) OR ARS 202: Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (HU & H & G)	3	C
3D Art Course	3	C
Lower Division Animation Elective	3	C
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ) OR Natural Science - General (SG)	4
Term hours subtotal:	16

ARA 240: Encounters with Contemporary Art is required for BFA majors; course only offered in spring.
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Term 5 63 - 78 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ART 346: 3-D Computer Imaging and Animation (CS)	3	C
ARS 445: History of Animation	3	C
ART 417: Storyboarding and Narrative Sequencing	3	C
ARA OR ARE OR ARS OR ART OR FSH Elective	3	C
Upper Division Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)	3
Term hours subtotal:	15

Art students cannot take ARA 311 or ARS 300.
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Term 6 78 - 93 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ART 348: Animation Motion Studies	3	C
ARA 396: Professional Practices for Design and the Arts	3	C
ART 308: 2D Digital Animation	3	C
Upper Division Animation Elective (ART subject only)	3	C
ARS Upper Division Elective	3	C
Complete Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C) AND Global Awareness (G) AND Historical Awareness (H) course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	15

Art students cannot take ARA 311 or ARS 300.

Term 7 93 - 108 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ART 461: Animation Capstone I	3	C
Upper Division Animation Elective	3	C
ARS course (HU) Upper Division	3	C
ARA OR ARE OR ARS OR ART OR FSH Upper Division Elective	3	C
Elective	3
Term hours subtotal:	15

Art Upper Division Elective course cannot be ARA 311 or ARS 300.
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Term 8 108 - 120 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

Hours

Minimum Grade

Notes

ART 461: Animation Capstone I OR ART 462: Animation Capstone II	3	C
Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Animation Elective	6	C
ARA OR ARE OR ARS OR ART OR FSH Upper Division Elective	3	C
Term hours subtotal:	12

Art students cannot take ARA 311 or ARS 300.
ART 461 may be taken a second time.

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First-Year Composition: All students are placed in ENG 101 unless submission of SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, IELTS, or TOEFL score, or college-level transfer credit or test credit equivalent to ASU's first-year composition course(s), determine otherwise. Students on Polytechnic, Downtown Phoenix and West Campuses are encouraged to complete the Directed Self-Placement survey to choose the first-year composition option they believe best suits their needs. Visit: https://cisa.asu.edu/DSP
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.

Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 2.00 minimum
Cumulative GPA: 2.00 minimum
Total hrs at ASU: 30 minimum
Hrs Resident Credit for
Academic Recognition: 56 minimum
Total Community College Hrs: 64 maximum

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General Studies Core Requirements:
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)
Mathematical Studies (MA)
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Natural Science - General (SG)

General Studies Awareness Requirements:
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)
Global Awareness (G)
Historical Awareness (H)
First-Year Composition

General Studies designations listed next to courses on the major map were valid for the 2022 - 2023 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.

2022 - 2023 Major Map
Art (Animation), BFA

College/School: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

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Critical Course

Necessary Course

Term 1

0 - 16 Credit Hours

ARA 101: ASU: The Art Experience

Hours: 1

Minimum Grade: C

ART 111: Foundation Drawing

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ART 116: Introduction to Digital Media

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR
ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR
ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Mathematics (MA)

Hours: 3

Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)

Hours: 3

Notes:

ARA 101 ASU: The Art Experience is required of all first-year art majors only.
Select your career interest communities and play me3@ASU.

Term 2

16 - 31 Credit Hours

ARS 101: Art from Prehistory Through Middle Ages (HU & H) OR ARS 102: Art from Renaissance to Modernism (HU & H)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ART 113: Pictorial Investigations and Color Theory

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ART 115: 3-D Design

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR
ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR
ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB) AND Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)

Hours: 3

Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).

Notes:

Join a student club or professional organization.

Term 3

31 - 47 Credit Hours

ART 217: Introduction to Computer Animation

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

2D Art Course

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)

Hours: 3

Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)

Hours: 4

Elective

Hours: 3

Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.

Complete First-Year Composition requirement.

Notes:

Network in your career interest area.

Term 4

47 - 63 Credit Hours

ARA 240: Encounters with Contemporary Art

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ARS 201: Art of Asia (HU & H & G) OR ARS 202: Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas (HU & H & G)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

3D Art Course

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Lower Division Animation Elective

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ) OR Natural Science - General (SG)

Hours: 4

Notes:

ARA 240: Encounters with Contemporary Art is required for BFA majors; course only offered in spring.
Explore an internship.

Term 5

63 - 78 Credit Hours

ART 346: 3-D Computer Imaging and Animation (CS)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ARS 445: History of Animation

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ART 417: Storyboarding and Narrative Sequencing

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ARA OR ARE OR ARS OR ART OR FSH Elective

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Upper Division Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)

Hours: 3

Notes:

Art students cannot take ARA 311 or ARS 300.
Use Handshake to research employment opportunities.

Term 6

78 - 93 Credit Hours

ART 348: Animation Motion Studies

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ARA 396: Professional Practices for Design and the Arts

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ART 308: 2D Digital Animation

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Upper Division Animation Elective (ART subject only)

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ARS Upper Division Elective

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Complete Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C) AND Global Awareness (G) AND Historical Awareness (H) course(s).

Notes:

Art students cannot take ARA 311 or ARS 300.

Term 7

93 - 108 Credit Hours

ART 461: Animation Capstone I

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Upper Division Animation Elective

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ARS course (HU) Upper Division

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

ARA OR ARE OR ARS OR ART OR FSH Upper Division Elective

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Elective

Hours: 3

Notes:

Art Upper Division Elective course cannot be ARA 311 or ARS 300.
Gather professional references.

Term 8

108 - 120 Credit Hours

ART 461: Animation Capstone I OR ART 462: Animation Capstone II

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Complete 2 courses:

Upper Division Animation Elective

Hours: 6

Minimum Grade: C

ARA OR ARE OR ARS OR ART OR FSH Upper Division Elective

Hours: 3

Minimum Grade: C

Notes:

Art students cannot take ARA 311 or ARS 300.
ART 461 may be taken a second time.

Notes

- First-Year Composition: All students are placed in ENG 101 unless submission of SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, IELTS, or TOEFL score, or college-level transfer credit or test credit equivalent to ASU's first-year composition course(s), determine otherwise. Students on Polytechnic, Downtown Phoenix and West Campuses are encouraged to complete the Directed Self-Placement survey to choose the first-year composition option they believe best suits their needs. Visit: https://cisa.asu.edu/DSP
- Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.

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2D Art Course

ART 121: Introduction to Photography I

ART 122: Introduction to Photography II

ART 123: Introduction to Photography for Nonmajors (HU)

ART 206: Digital Photography I

ART 207: Digital Photography II

ART 211: Drawing

ART 214: Figure Drawing

ART 223: Painting

ART 227: Watercolor

ART 253: Introduction to Printmaking