No foreign language requirement for this program.
Students are encouraged to build the North Carolina Community College (NCCC) course recommendations below into the associate degree to best prepare for the intended university and major.
| Recommended NCCC Course |
Credit
Hours |
University Equivalent
|
Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled |
University Requirement Fulfilled |
|
ART 114: Art History Survey I
|
3
|
ART 136: Art History Survey I
|
Additional General Education Courses
|
Required Course, General Education
|
|
ART 115: Art History Survey II
|
3
|
ART 137: Art History Survey II
|
Additional General Education Courses
|
Required Course, General Education
|
|
ART 121: Two-Dimensional Design
|
3
|
ART 132: Two Dimensional Design
|
Elective/Pre-Major Courses
|
Required Course
|
|
ART 131: Drawing I
|
3
|
ART 131: Introductory Drawing
|
Elective/Pre-Major Courses
|
Required Course
|
|
ART 122: Three-Dimensional Design
|
3
|
ART 142: Three Dimensional Design
|
Elective/Pre-Major Courses
|
Required Course
|
|
ART 275: Introduction to Graphic Design
|
3
|
ART 270: Communication Design
|
Elective/Pre-Major Courses
|
Required Course
|
|
ART 276: Interactive Media Design
|
3
|
ART 271: Interactive Media
|
Elective/Pre-Major Courses
|
Required Course
|
In addition to major-specific course recommendations above, students should work with a community college advisor to select additional community college courses to fulfill the remaining associate degree requirements identified below.
| Recommended NCCC Course |
Credit
Hours |
University Equivalent
|
Associate Degree
Requirement Fulfilled |
University Requirement Fulfilled |
|
ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry
|
3
|
ENGL 101: Writing and Rhetoric
|
English Composition
|
General Education
|
|
ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disc
|
3
|
ENGL 202: Writing and Critical Inquiry
|
English Composition
|
General Education
|
|
COM 231: Public Speaking
|
3
|
COMM 201: Foundations of Communication
|
UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts
|
General Education
|
|
Student Choice/No Preference
(Approved Course Options)
|
6
|
University Equivalencies
|
UGETC Humanities/Fine Arts
|
General Education
|
|
Student Choice/No Preference
(Approved Course Options)
|
9
|
University Equivalencies
|
UGETC Social/Behavioral Sciences
|
General Education
|
|
Student Choice/No Preference
(Approved Course Options)
|
3
|
University Equivalencies
|
UGETC Math
|
General Education
|
|
Student Choice/No Preference
(Approved Course Options)
|
4
|
University Equivalencies
|
UGETC Natural Sciences
|
General Education
|
|
Student Choice/No Preference
(Approved Course Options)
|
7
|
University Equivalencies
|
Additional General Education Courses
|
General Education
|
|
ACA 122: College Transfer Success
|
1
|
ELEC 19A: Lower Level Electives
|
Academic Transition
|
Elective
|
Students interested in Graphic Design must submit an entrance portfolio.
The entrance portfolio for the BFA with Emphasis in Graphic Design must be submitted prior to enrolling in Graphic Design emphasis studio classes.
Current first-year students are encouraged to submit after completing the freshman-level Foundation classes. Transfer students must submit their entrance portfolio prior to enrolling in the Graphic Design program. Incoming students considering the BFA with Emphasis in Graphic Design can submit their portfolio prior to enrolling in classes at WCU.
Detailed guidelines for entrance portfolio preparation and submission are available at the School of Art & Design, Graphic Design Emphasis webpage: https://www.wcu.edu/learn/departments-schools-colleges/fpa/artdesign/undergraduate-programs/graphic.aspx
The Graphic Design Entrance Portfolio consists of 12-20 (including direct observational drawings) of your best and most recent work.
The entrance portfolio should include a variety of media and approaches. It can include assignment-based projects, self-directed work and sketchbook work, which often provide information on the applicant’s creative process.
The portfolio does not need to be major-specific, and can include both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional work in a variety of media and formats including: paintings, drawings, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, digital, animation, etc. , do not include work that is copied from photographs, uses the grid system or directly replicates any other artist’s work (including replicating anime drawings, cartoons, or video game character designs).
As part of the 12-20 works submitted, students must include 3-5 drawings from direct observation. Examples of observational work include landscape, still-life, self-portrait, figure drawings, and interior spaces. Do not submit drawings from imagination or copied from photographs for the observational work.
Include the following information for each work submitted: include your name, title of work, date completed, media and size (in inches). Example: (1, Jon Smith, Self-Portrait, Mixed media, 1/2018, 24”x 48”) Your images should not exceed 1280 x 1280 x 72 ppi.
Include a 500-word (max) essay stating your intent to submit your entrance portfolio for consideration into the Graphic Design Program. You have a unique background, interests and personality, write a personal, thoughtful essay about something that has meaning for you. Be honest and genuine. Include an introduction about yourself, talk a little about your existing knowledge about design and or art, or how you think it connects to another discipline you are interested in. Describe your skills and ambitions, and what truly motivates you. Describe your future goals.
Additional Details and Portfolio Advice can be found at:
https://www.wcu.edu/learn/departments-schools-colleges/fpa/artdesign/undergraduate-programs/graphic.aspx
Students must earn a grade of C or better in each course in the major. If this benchmark is not met for the studio classes required for the graphic design emphasis, the class must be retaken before moving forward in the program sequence