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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Electronic Arts (Comprehensive) (BS)


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This program is offered in conjunction with the Department of Communication, Media, Journalism and Film.

Admission requirements

Complete the following 9 hours with a GPA of 3.00 or higher before making a portfolio application to the program:

  1. Foundation courses (6 hours): two courses from ART 110 , MED 365 , MUS 216 . Students must complete the foundation course required in their option area before submitting their portfolio application to the program. Required foundation course for each option:
    1. Audio Studies: MUS 216 .
    2. Computer Animation Studies: ART 110 .
    3. Interactive New Media Studies: ART 110 .
    4. Video Studies: MED 365 .
  2. Pre-admission core course (3 hours): one course from ART 210 , ART 230 , or MED 361 . Note: Computer Animation students must complete ART 230  and Interactive New Media students must complete ART 210 .

Note: All Electronic Media majors must complete all three foundation courses to satisfy graduation requirements.

Initial portfolio review

Portfolio must include three examples of audio, video, interactive new media, and/or computer animation work; one work must come from outside the option area to which the student is applying; and two of the three works coming from a course with the Electronics Arts program. Students seeking admission to the Electronic Arts program in the area of Computer Animation Studies must include at least one work from ART 230  or ART 330 . Specific guidelines are required for portfolios. See advisor or the Electronic Arts Coordinator for details.

Major requirements


One course from:


Note: course cannot be double-counted toward the student’s selected 18 hour option.

18-21 hours of additional supporting electives:


With advisor approval complete 18-21 hours of additional supporting electives (courses not already used to fulfill a major requirement) to best augment the major option. Choose from:

Junior portfolio review:


Successful completion of the junior portfolio review and the achievement of a “C” or better grade in all required option courses completed at the time of the junior portfolio review must be achieved before admission to ART 498 - Senior Project in Electronic Arts /MED 498 - Senior Project in Electronic Arts , will be granted.

Public Affairs Capstone Experience


will be fulfilled by completion of

Total Credit Hours: 51


Complete one of the following options:


Audio Studies option


Refer to Department of Communication, Media, Journalism and Film section of catalog.

Video Studies option


Refer to Department of Communication, Media, Journalism and Film section of catalog.

Total Credit Hours: 69


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