BFA-AS GRD
Art and Design Department
Bachelor of Fine Arts (HEGIS 1009)
Upton Hall 402
(716) 878-6032
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) Accredited
The B.F.A. degree in Graphic Design is a studio-intensive program of study. This degree offers students a specialized studio-oriented education in preparation for advanced or graduate studies, or for beginning careers as professional designers.
Students begin with foundation courses in two-dimensional design, three-dimensional design, color, art history, and design history. The major is completed with courses in communication design and selected major electives. Internships are required of senior level majors.
The remaining credit hours are completed in required Intellectual Foundations courses and in other chosen studio courses.
All students entering the graphic design major enter with a bachelor of fine arts intent, and are required to pass a freshmen review for admission into the upper division. This review generally takes place at the end of the second semester for most majors (the review is administered at the end of the spring semester). New transfers must take this review as well. To continue in the B.F.A. degree program, a 2.75 GPA must be maintained in the major.
Transfer students are urged to submit their portfolios the semester before transfer in order to facilitate placement in departmental courses and/or for possible commit-to-major portfolio review. Please call the Art & Design Department for additional information.
The Art & Design Department reserves the right to retain students’ work for official purposes, such as exhibitions, catalogs, teaching aids, or permanent collections. Students are expected to assume the costs of materials used in courses. Some studio courses may have an additional charge for materials used in class. Students enrolled in a studio course are expected to work a minimum of two additional hours each week outside of class for each credit granted for that class.
The Art & Design Department may be in the process of curricular revision. Please refer to the college Web site or the department for updated information.
