Total credits for the First Year Experience curriculum: 24.0.
These courses are taken in the first year along with 6 credits (2 courses) in the liberal arts.
Course |
Course # |
Credits |
| Forum I | FF 111 | 3.0 |
| Forum II | FF 112 | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Tradition & Innovation | FF 161 | 3.0 |
| Drawing: Contemporary Practices | FF 162 | 3.0 |
| Color & Design | FF 120A or 120B | 3.0 |
| Form & Space | FF 130A or 130B | 3.0 |
| Systems & Time | FF 140A or 140B | 3.0 |
| Studio Elective | 3.0 | |
| Below is a list of courses that can be used to fulfill the studio elective course above. It is not an exhaustive list; students should review options with their academic advisor. | ||
| The Principles of Animation | AN 202 | |
| Introduction to Architectural Design | AD 251 | |
| Ceramics: Introduction to Hand Built Forms | CE 200 | |
| Ceramics: Introduction to Wheel Thrown Forms | CE 201 | |
| Introduction to Fiber | FB 200 | |
| Art & Change: Ethics of Social Practice | FF 148 | |
| Moving Image I | FILM 200 | |
| Introduction to Graphic Design | GD 100 | |
| Game/Play | GMD 225 | |
| Introduction to Sound | IA 202 | |
| Interaction as Art | IA 210 | |
| Creative Coding | IA 215 | |
| Robotic Arts Introduction | IA 277 | |
| Drawing as Illustration | IL 100 | |
| Introduction to Illustration | IL 138 | |
| Introduction to Sculpture | IS 200 | |
| Introduction to Wood | IS 202 | |
| Silver & Ink: Intro to Photo | PH 201 | |
| Printmaking: Traditional Media | PR 200 | |
| Printmaking: Photo and Digital | PR 201 | |
| Introduction to Product Design | PRD 100 | |
| Introduction to Painting | PT 201 | |
| Color, Pigment, Surface* | PT 202 | |