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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 Art and Design.

Admission requirements


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

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

Foundation courses


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:

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.

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:

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:


Complete one of the following options


Computer Animation Studies option


Refer to Department of Art and Design section of catalog.

Interactive New Media Studies option


Refer to Department of Art and Design section of catalog.

Video Studies option


Department of Communication, Media, Journalism and Film

Total Credit Hours: 69


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