EXHIBIT A

CURRICULA AND COURSES

FASHION DESIGN CURRICULUM
Freshman Year
UNIV 111
ARTF 131
ARTF 132
ARTF 115
UNIV 101
MATH 131

Fall
Focused Inquiry I
Drawing Studio
Surface Research
Art History Survey
Introduction to the University
Introduction to Contemporary Math

UNIV
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF

Spring
Focused Inquiry II
Space Research
Time Studio
Art History Survey
Project 1
Project 2
Social/Behavioral Science Elective

112
133
134
116
139
139

Sophomore Year
FASH 201
FASH 203
FASH 205
FASH 290

Credits
3
3
3
3
1
3
16

Fall
Construction Techniques
Patternmaking
Fashion Drawing
Textiles for the Fashion Industry
General education elective

FASH 206

Spring
Writing and Rhetoric Workshop II
Draping
Patternmaking
Design History: 20th and 21st Centuries
Fashion Workshop: Fashion Show
Production
Fashion Drawing

Junior Year
ENGL 215
FASH 301
FASH 403
FASH 350
FASH 319

Fall
Readings in Literature
Design I Studio
Design Theory and Illustration I
Fashion Promotion
Contemporary Fashion

UNIV
FASH
FASH
FASH
FASH

200
202
204
370
391

Spring

3
3
3
3
1
1
3
17
3
3
3
3
3
15
3
3
3
3
1
3
16
3
3
3
3
3
15

ENGL
FASH
FASH
FASH

303
302
343
391

FASH 404
FASH 330
Senior Year
FASH 401
FASH 490
FASH 403

FASH 402
FASH 404
FASH 391
FASH 493

Writing in the Workplace

Design I Studio
Fashion Forecasting
Fashion Workshop: Fashion Show
Production
Design Theory and Illustration II
The Business of Design
Fall
Design II Studio
Fashion Seminar (five weeks)
Design Theory and Illustration I
Natural/Physical Science elective
Open Elective
Spring
Design II Studio (capstone)
Design Theory and Illustration II
Fashion Workshop: Fashion Show
Production
Internship
General education elective
Total

3
3
3
1
3
3
16
3
1
3
4
3
14
3
3
1
1-3
3
11-13
120-122

General Education Notes

MATH 131 - Prerequisite is passing score on Mathematics
Placement test or successful completion of MATH 001
UNIV 200 - Prerequisite is UNIV 111 and successful completion of
UNIV 112 with a minimum grade of C.
ENGL 303 - Prerequisites are UNIV 111, UNIV 112, UNIV 200 and ENGL
215
Literature -choose any course from a variety of ENGL 215 offerings
Social/Behavioral Science choose from Psychology, Sociology or
Anthropology
Electives
Open elective - choose any course from a variety of liberal arts
and studio offerings
General education elective choose any course from a variety of
art history, English and social/behavioral science offerings.
GRAPHIC DESIGN CURRICULUM
Freshman Year

Fall

Credits

UNIV
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF
UNIV
MATH

111
131
132
115
101
131

Focused Inquiry I
Drawing Studio
Surface Research
Art History Survey
Introduction to the University
Introduction to Contemporary Math

UNIV
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF

112
133
134
116
139
139

Spring
Focused Inquiry II
Space Research
Time Studio
Art History Survey
Project 1
Project 2
Social/Behavioral Science Elective

Sophomore Year
GDES 202
GDES 205
GDES 214
GDES 211
GDES 252

Fall
Design Technology I
Design Methods & Processes
Imaging I
Typography I
History of Visual Communication

GDES
GDES
GDES
GDES
UNIV

Spring
Imaging II
Theory & Philosophy
Typography II
Design Form & Communication
Writing & Rhetoric Workshop

216
253
213
212
200

Junior Year
GDES 343
GDES 345
GDES 347
ENGL 215

GDES
GDES
GDES
GDES

346
365
367
492

Senior Year
GDES 470

Fall
Systems in Design
Print I
Interaction I
Readings in Literature
Open elective
Spring
Visual Narrative
Print II
Interaction II
Topics: Internship/Entreprenship
Natural/Physical Science
Fall
Senior Seminar
GDES elective (300-499)

3
3
3
3
1
3
16
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
17
3
3
3
3
3
15
3
3
3
3
3
15
3
3
3
3
3
15
3
3
3
3
4
16
3
3

GDES 330
ENGL 303

GDES 472

Business of Design
Writing in the Workplace
General Education Elective (300-499)
Spring
Senior Studio
GDES elective
GDES elective
Open elective
Open elective

(capstone)
(300-499)
(300-499)
(300-499)
(300-499)

3
3
3
15
3
3
3
3
3
15
124

Total
General Education Notes
MATH 131 - Prerequisite is passing score on Mathematics
Placement test or successful completion of MATH 001
UNIV 200 - Prerequisite is UNIV 111 and successful completion of
UNIV 112 with a minimum grade of C.
ENGL 303 - Prerequisites are UNIV 111, UNIV 112, UNIV 200 and ENGL
215
Literature -choose any course from a variety of ENGL 215 offerings
Social/Behavioral Science choose from Psychology, Sociology or
Anthropology
Electives
Open elective - choose any course from a variety of liberal arts
and studio offerings
General education elective choose any course from a variety of
art history, English and social/behavioral science offerings.
INTERIOR DESIGN CURRICULUM
Freshman Year
UNIV 111
ARTF 131
ARTF 132
ARTF 115
UNIV 101
MATH 131

Fall
Focused Inquiry I
Drawing Studio
Surface Research
Art History Survey
Introduction to the University
Introduction to Contemporary Math

UNIV
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF

Spring
Focused Inquiry II
Space Research
Time Studio
Art History Survey
Project 1

112
133
134
116
139

Credits
3
3
3
3
1
3
16
3
3
3
3
1

ARTF 139

Project 2
Social/Behavioral Science Elective

Sophomore Year Fall

UNIV 200
Writing and Rhetoric Workshop
IDES 201
Introductory Interior Design Studio I
IDES 211
Interior Graphics I
IDES 231
Fundamentals of Interior Design
IDES 251
Historic Environments: Ancient
19th Century
IDES
IDES
IDES
IDES

202
212
311
321

Spring
Introductory Interior Design Studio II
Interior Graphics II
Advanced Interior Graphics I
Interior Materials and Textiles
General Education Elective

Junior Year
ENGL 215
IDES 301
IDES 312
IDES 323
IDES 422

Fall
Readings in Literature
Interior Design Studio I
Advanced Interior Graphics II
Light and Color in Interior Environments
Building Systems

ENGL
IDES
IDES
IDES

Spring
Writing in the Workplace
Interior Design Studio II
Design History: 20th and 21st Centuries
Construction Documents
General Education Elective

303
302
370
421

Senior Year
IDES 330
IDES 400
IDES 441
IDES 442
IDES 401
IDES 493

Fall
Natural/Physical Science Elective
The Business of Design
Senior Interior Design Studio I
Senior Seminar
Spring
Senior Seminar
Senior Interior Design Studio II
Interior Design Internship
Open Elective

1
3
17
3
4
3
3
3
16
4
3
3
3
3
16
3
4
3
3
3
16
3
4
3
3
3
16
4
3
4
2
13
2
4
3
3
12

Total

122

General Education Notes

MATH 131 - Prerequisite is passing score on Mathematics
Placement test or successful completion of MATH 001
UNIV 200 - Prerequisite is UNIV 111 and successful completion of
UNIV 112 with a minimum grade of C.
ENGL 303 - Prerequisites are UNIV 111, UNIV 112, UNIV 200 and ENGL
215
Literature -choose any course from a variety of ENGL 215 offerings
Social/Behavioral Science choose from Psychology, Sociology or
Anthropology
Electives
Open elective - choose any course from a variety of liberal arts
and studio offerings
General education elective choose any course from a variety of
art history, English and social/behavioral science offerings.
PAINTING AND PRINTMAKING CURRICULUM
Freshman Year
UNIV 111
ARTF 131
ARTF 132
ARTF 115
UNIV 101
MATH 131

Fall
Focused Inquiry I
Drawing Studio
Surface Research
Art History Survey
Introduction to the University
Introduction to Contemporary Math

UNIV
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF
ARTF

Spring
Focused Inquiry II
Space Research
Time Studio
Art History Survey
Project 1
Project 2
Social/Behavioral Science Elective

112
133
134
116
139
139

Credits
3
3
3
3
1
3
16
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
17

Sophomore year
UNIV 200
PAPR 205
PAPR 221
PAPR 290

Fall
Writing and Rhetoric Workshop II
Painting, Basic
Drawing, Basic
General education elective
Concepts and Issues

3
4
3
3
2

PAPR 209
ENGL 215

Materials: Printmaking
Studio elective
Natural/Physical Science elective
Readings in Literature

15
Spring
4
4
3 or 4
3
14 or 15

Junior year
PAPR 305
PAPR 321

PAPR 31x

Fall
Painting: Intermediate
Drawing Intermediate
Art history elective
Three-dimensional studio elective
Spring
Printmaking, Intermediate
PAPR elective
Art history elective
Three-dimensional studio elective

4
3
3
4
14
4
4
3
4
15

Senior year
PAPR 4xx
PAPR 421
PAPR 490

PAPR 405
PAPR 41x

Fall
Painting or Printmaking, Advanced
Drawing, Advanced
Senior Seminar (capstone)
Art history elective
General education elective
Spring
Painting, Advanced
Printmaking, Advanced
Open elective
General education elective

4
3
2
3
3
15
4
4
3 or 4
3
14 or 15
120 - 122

Total credits
General Education Notes
MATH 131 - Prerequisite is passing score on Mathematics
Placement test or successful completion of MATH 001
UNIV 200 - Prerequisite is UNIV 111 and successful completion of
UNIV 112 with a minimum grade of C.
ENGL 303 - Prerequisites are UNIV 111, UNIV 112, UNIV 200 and ENGL
215
Literature -choose any course from a variety of ENGL 215 offerings
Social/Behavioral Science choose from Psychology, Sociology or
Anthropology

Electives
Open elective - choose any course from a variety of liberal arts
and studio offerings
General education elective choose any course from a variety of
art history, English and social/behavioral science offerings.
MFA CURRICULUM
First Semester
Studio in Digital Design and Fabrication
Technology
Design Research Methodologies
Interdisciplinary Design Seminar
Design Studio One

3
3
3
6

DESI 510
DESI 512
DESI 612

Second Semester
Material and Methods Studio
Studio in Visual Communications
Design Studio Two
*Approved studio elective

3
3
6
3

DESI 605
DESI 613
DESI 620

Third Semester
Design Strategies and Ethics for Business
Design Studio Three
Design Thesis Research and Formulation
*Approved studio elective

3
6
3
3

DESI 511
DESI 520
DESI 601
DESI 611

DESI 621
DESI 630
orDESI 631
DESI 690

Fourth Semester
Design Research Studio: Leadership and
Entrepreneurship
Teaching Practicum in Design

Design Internship
Thesis Design Studio

3
9

Total Required Credits

60