Applying to the Visual Communication Major

Students desiring to apply for the Visual Communication emphasis within the Art Department must be aware of the following policies in order to be prepared for application.

Pre-requisite courses required for entrance:

Art 1202 Design Studio—2-D Design*
Art 1203 Design Studio—3-D Design
Art 1102 Drawing Studio*
Art 1103 Drawing Studio
Art 1205 Design Studio—Color*

* = These three courses are required as the minimum to apply for the Visual Communication program. They are also required in order to take Illustration I & II (Art 2502 and Art 3502). Art 1103 and Art 1203 should be taken as soon as possible preferably during your freshman year.

Upon completion of these courses (3 of the 5) the student will be required to submit an application to the Art Major, an Academic Transcript, a designated one page essay and a portfolio of 10 designated pieces for review by the department. The submission of this work will typically be the sixth week of Spring Quarter. Criteria for acceptance will include quality of work, GPA, and reasons for wanting to be in the major. Students will be notified by the department of their status. Students must have a minimum overall 2.5 GPA in order to apply. Students accepted into the program will be invited to register for Art 2201 Introduction to Computer Art and other appropriate courses for the following fall quarter.

Freshmen wishing to apply to the Visual Communication program are expected to keep their assignments neat and clean for submission in their portfolio in Spring quarter.

The student will be advised by appropriate faculty and must check their schedule with that faculty advisor, every quarter they are at the University. Those accepted into the program are expected to maintain an overall GPA of 2.5 and participate in all departmental events.