Entrance into the Junior (3rd) year of the Graphic Design Option is limited to those students who have met the requirements outlined by the department and have been admitted. The admission requirements are completion of the specific course requirements (ART 1000, 1110, 1111 and 2910), have a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all courses. Students who do not meet the requirements for Graphic Design courses may still apply for provisional acceptance into the program, as approved by the Graphic Design faculty.
The Graphic Design option requires a total of 56 semester hours and consists of the following.
1.) 16 Semester Hours of required Graphic Design coursework
a. 13 Semester Hours required
ART 1000
Drawing I. (3 credits)
ART 1110
Design Fundamentals 2D. (3 credits)
ART 1111
Design Fundamentals 3D. (3 credits)
ART 1749
Creative Practices: Fundamental Skills for Creative Success. (1 credits)
ART 2910
Introduction to Graphic Design. (3 credits)
b. 3 Semester Hours of required Art History BEFORE OR CONCURRENT WITH Graphic Design Core Coursework
ART 2012
Asian Art. (3 credits)
or
ART 2601
Art in the Pre-Modern Era. (3 credits)
or
ART 2691
Art in the Pre-Modern Era, Honors. (3 credits)
ART 2602
Art in the Modern Era. (3 credits)
or
ART 2692
Art in the Modern Era, Honors. (3 credits)
2.) 28 Semester Hours of required Graphic Design Program coursework
ART 2749
Professional Practices. (1 credits)
ART 3910
Typography. (3 credits)
ART 3911
Graphic Design I. (3 credits)
ART 3912
Interactive/Motion Graphics I. (3 credits)
ART 3920
Advanced Typography. (3 credits)
ART 3921
Graphic Design II. (3 credits)
ART 3922
Interactive/Motion Graphics II. (3 credits)
ART 4911
Graphic Design III. (3 credits)
ART 4912
Interactive/Motion Graphics III. (3 credits)
ART 4921
Graphic Design IV. (3 credits)
OR
ART 4922
Interactive/Motion Graphics IV. (3 credits)
ART 4749
Senior Portfolio.
3.) 6-9 Semester Hours of Art History
Art History elective number 3610 or above
ART 3680
Modern Art. (3 credits)
ART 3681
Contemporary Art. (3 credits)
ART 3940
History of Graphic Design. (3 credits)
(REQUIRED)
4.) 3-6 Semester Hours of electives chosen from Art courses
ART 1001
Drawing II. (3 credits)
ART 2000
Life Drawing I. (3 credits)
ART 2050
Painting I. (3 credits)
ART 2100
Sculpture I. (3 credits)
ART 2250
Ceramics I. (3 credits)
ART 2560
Printmaking I. (3 credits)
ART 2700
Jewelry and Metalsmithing I. (3 credits)
ART 2920
Digital Imaging for Design. (3 credits)
ART 3000
Drawing III. (3 credits)
ART 3051
Painting II. (3 credits)
ART 3111
Sculpture II. (3 credits)
ART 3200
Digital Art I. (3 credits)
ART 3201
Digital Art II. (3 credits)
ART 3251
Ceramics II. (3 credits)
ART 3570
Printmaking II. (3 credits)
ART 3701
Jewelry and Metalsmithing II. (3 credits)
ART 4000
Life Drawing II. (3 credits)
Footnote:
Major GPA based on all art courses taken at EIU.
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Information sourced from the 2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.
