Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts,
BFA
College/School:
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Plan Code: HIARTANBFA
120
minimum credit hours
47
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BFA Required Core | ||
|
ARS 201 Art of Asia
(GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ARA 396 Professional Practices for Design and the Arts
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Animation Lower Division Requirements | ||
|
ART 111 Foundation Drawing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 113 Pictorial Investigations and Color Theory
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 115 3D Design
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 116 Introduction to Digital Media
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 212 Figure Drawing for Animation
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 217 Introduction to Computer Animation
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 209 2D Digital Animation I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 248 3D Computer Imaging and Animation
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 225 Introduction to Storyboarding
OR ART 312 Illustration
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Animation Upper Division Requirements | ||
|
ART 309 2D Digital Animation II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 348 Animation Motion Studies
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 350 Sound Design for Moving Images
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 361 Junior Animation Projects I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 362 Junior Animation Projects II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 417 Storyboarding and Narrative Sequencing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 461 Animation Capstone I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ART 462 Animation Capstone II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
12 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 12 |
|
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Art History for Animation Requirements | ||
|
Any courses that apply to Art History for Animation Requirements are permitted to "double dip" with any ASU Minor requirement. |
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|
ARS 101 Art from Prehistory Through Middle Ages
(HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ARS 102 Art from Renaissance to Modernism
(HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
ARS 445 History of Animation
OR ART 294 Topic: Animation History, Evolution, & Global Influences
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
Upper Division
ARS Elective
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
|
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
|
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|
ARA 101 ASU: The Art Experience
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
| First-Year Composition | ||
|
ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
Notes
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All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. |
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. |
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. |
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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