2022 - 2023 Major Map
Media Arts and Sciences (Graphic Information Technology), BA

School/College: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

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Term 1 0 - 16 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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Minimum Grade

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AME 111: Introduction to Digital Culture (CS)	3	C
AME 101: ASU Digital Culture Experience	1	C
Complete 2 courses: AME 112: Computational Thinking for Digital Culture OR AME 130: Prototyping Dreams (L) OR AME 230: Programming for the Media Arts (CS)	6	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
MAT 117: College Algebra (MA)	3	C
Maintain 3.00 GPA in Digital Culture coursework.
Minimum 2.50 GPA ASU Cumulative.
Term hours subtotal:	16

ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students. Digital Culture students complete AME 101 to fulfill this requirement.
Only students with posted credit for ENG 101 may enroll in AME 130 in Term 1.

Term 2 16 - 31 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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AME 112: Computational Thinking for Digital Culture OR AME 130: Prototyping Dreams (L) OR AME 230: Programming for the Media Arts (CS)	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
GIT 230: Digital Illustration in Publishing	3	C
Digital Culture Flexible Elective	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).
Milestone: GPA First-Year Review
Term hours subtotal:	15

All Digital Culture majors must have a minimum 3.00 Digital Culture GPA at the end of Term 2 to continue in the program. If a student's Digital Culture GPA is below a 3.00, the student will be placed on a probationary status for one term. If the student is not successful in raising their Digital Culture GPA to a 3.00 after the probationary term, the student will not be able to continue in the Digital Culture program.
Join a student club or professional organization.

Term 3 31 - 47 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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GIT 211: Introduction to Video Game Art OR GIT 215: Introduction to Web Authoring	3	C
TMC 110: Understanding the Enterprise	3	C
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Global Awareness (G)	3
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ) ( PHY 101 recommended)	4
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)	3
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
Complete First-Year Composition requirement.
Term hours subtotal:	16

Students interested in the Animation focus should take GIT 211.
Students interested in the Web focus should take GIT 215.
Build your skills.

Term 4 47 - 62 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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Digital Media OR Digital Culture Studies	3	C
GIT 312: 3-D Computer Graphics Modeling and Representation (CS) OR GIT 337: Web Content Design	3	C
Technological Entrepreneurship Course	3	C
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) AND Historical Awareness (H)	3
Elective	3
Term hours subtotal:	15

Digital Media courses include digital media projects within a trans-disciplinary area of study. See course list or talk to your advisor for specific course options.
Students interested in the Animation focus should take GIT 312.
Students interested in the Web focus should take GIT 337.

Term 5 62 - 78 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Upper Division Digital Culture Studies	3	C
GIT 411: Computer Animation OR GIT 414: Web Site Design and Internet/Web Technologies	3	C
Upper Division Digital Media OR Upper Division Digital Culture Studies	3	C
Upper Division Technological Entrepreneurship Course	3	C
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ) OR Natural Science - General (SG)	4
Term hours subtotal:	16

Students interested in the Animation focus should take GIT 411.
Students interested in the Web focus should take GIT 414.
Build a digital portfolio.

Term 6 78 - 93 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Upper Division Digital Culture Studies	3	C
GIT 402: New Media Internet Technologies OR GIT 314: Multimedia Design, Planning and Storyboards OR GIT 417: Advanced Web Markup and Scripting	3	C
Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Digital Media OR Upper Division Digital Culture Studies	6	C
Upper Division Technological Entrepreneurship Course	3	C
Complete Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C) AND Global Awareness (G) AND Historical Awareness (H) course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	15

Students interested in the Animation focus should take GIT 314.
Students interested in the Web focus should take GIT 402 or GIT 417.
Explore an internship.

Term 7 93 - 108 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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AME 485: Digital Culture Capstone I	3	C
Upper Division Digital Culture Studies OR Media Engineering Course	3	C
Upper Division Digital Media OR Upper Division Digital Culture Studies	3	C
Upper Division Technological Entrepreneurship Course	3	C
Elective OR AME 484: Internship	3
Term hours subtotal:	15

All Digital Culture majors must have a minimum 3.00 Digital Culture GPA to meet graduation requirements. If you are not meeting this GPA requirement, please see your advisor.
Gather professional references.

Term 8 108 - 120 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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AME 486: Digital Culture Capstone II	3	C
Upper Division Digital Culture Studies OR Upper Division Digital Media OR Media Engineering Course	3	C
Upper Division Humanities, Arts and Design (HU) OR Upper Division Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)	3
Upper Division Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)	3
Term hours subtotal:	12

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Digital Culture Flexible Elective
AME OR MDC Lower Division Elective

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.

Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 3.00 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

General University Requirements Legend
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.