Advising Course Plan - Digital Arts B.S.

This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in four years.  It is appropriate for students who are starting the major in their first semester. The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester.  This plan assumes that the student has not taken any courses for the major prior to the first semester shown in the plan.

The DIGA (BS) major requires:

DIGA 101A, Digital Art Fundamentals
DIGA 161A, Digital Audio Fundamentals
CSCI 141, Introduction to Computer Science I
CSCI 142, Introduction to Computer Science II
 
One of the following Digital Art sequences:
Two DIGA electives
 
DIGA 398, Advanced Digital Arts Studio
DIGA 498, Senior Project I
DIGA 499, Senior Project II
Three units from any of the following prefixes:  ARTS, ARTH, CREA, MUSC, PHYS, ENCW, or THEA
 

Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan:  None required.

First Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
FSEM 1001DIGA 101A or 161A11
DIGA 101A or 161A11CSCI 111 (or General Education Requirement or Elective)41
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1
 4 4
Second Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
CSCI 141 (or Digital Ars sequence, first course)51CSCI 142 (or Digital Arts sequence, second course)51
Digital Arts Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective61Digital Arts Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective61
One course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA or General Education Requirement or Elecitive71One course is ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA or General Education Requirement or Elective71
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1
 4 4
Third Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
CSCI 141 (or Digital Arts sequence, first Course)51CSCI 142 (or Digital Arts sequence, second course)51
Digital Arts Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective61DIGA 398 (or Digital Arts Elective Requirement or General Education Requirement or Elective)81
Junior Seminar or one course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA or General Education Requirement or Elective71Junior Seminar or one course in ARTS, ARTH, CREA, ENCW, MUSC, PHYS, or THEA or General Education Requirement or Elective71
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1
 4 4
Fourth Year
FallUnitsSpringUnits
DIGA 498 (or General Education Requirement or Elective)21DIGA 49931
DIGA 398 (or General Education Requirement or Elective)81General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1
General Education Requirement or Elective1General Education Requirement or Elective1
 4 4
Total Units 32
1

Required and offered every semester

2

Required and offered in the fall semester

3

Required and offered in the spring semester

4

CSCI 111 may be required prior to taking CSCI 141; see Math/CS Department for placement

5

see options listed above; most sequence first courses are offered in the fall semester with the second course in the sequence offered in the spring

6

2 DIGA electives are required

7

3 collateral courses, total, are required

8

DIGA 398 is required and should not be taken until more than just DIGA 101A and DIGA 161A have been taken (and preferably it is taken after the DIGA sequence is complete)