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    Mar 29, 2024  
American University Catalog 2020-2021 
    
American University Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graphic and Visual Communication Design (BA)


Admission to the Program


A student admitted to AU under any major, school, college, or undeclared, may be admitted to the program and declare the major after completion with a grade of C or better of at least 6 credit hours from the following courses:

Students are accepted based on programmatic approval and formal declaration of major. 

University Requirements


AU Core Requirements


For additional information, see AU Core Curriculum .

Major Requirements


  • 39 credit hours with grades of C+ or better
    • To remain in good standing in the major, a course can be repeated once in order to achieve the required minimum grade
    • Subject to the approval of the program, a maximum of 12 credit hours in graphic design transferred from another university may be substituted for required graphic design courses
    • With approval of the program director, up to 6 credit hours taken abroad may be applied to the major
    • No more than 3 credit hours of GDES-491  may be applied to the major
  • Minor or second major exclusive of Graphic and Visual Communication Design (Minor) 
  • Minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA
  • Minimum 3.00 major GPA

Course Requirements


Foundations (18 credit hours)


Specialized Practices II (6 credit hours)


Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees


American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor’s/master’s programs. See Admission to a Combined Bachelor’s / Master’s Program  and Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees  for more information.