Digital Media and Design Track: Communications
Arkansas State University
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Major: Digital Media and Design Track: Communications
2006-2007
Students requiring developmental course work based on low entrance exam scores (ACT, SAT, ASSET, COMPASS) may not be able to complete this program of study in eight (8) semesters. Developmental courses do not count toward total degree hours. Students having completed college level courses prior to enrollment will be assisted by their advisor in making appropriate substitutions. In most cases, general education courses may be interchanged between semesters. A minimum of 45 hours of upper division credit (3000-4000 level) is required for this degree. Mandatory state and institutional assessment exams will be required during your degree program. Failure to participate in required assessments may delay graduation.
Year 1				Year 1
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
ENG 1003	Composition I	3	X	ENG 1013	Composition II	3	X
ART 1013	Design I	3		ART 2453	Visual Thinking	3
MATH 1023	College Algebra	3	X	BIOL 1003 or BIOL 1033 or BIOL 1043 or BIOL 1063	Biological Science or Biology of Sex or Plants and Animals or People and Environment	3	X
ART 2503	Fine Arts Visual	3	X	BIOL 1001	Biological Science Lab	1	X
PHIL 1103 or PHIL 1503 or SCOM 1203	Intro to Philosophy or Logic and Practical Reasoning or Oral Communications	3	X	ANTH 2233 or HIST 1013 or 1023 or GEOG 2612	Intro to Cultural Anthropology or World Civilization to 1660 or World Civilization since 1660 or Intro to Geography	3	X
				ECON 2313 or 2333 or POSC 1003 or PSY 2013 or SOC 2213	Principles of Macroeconomics or Economic Issues and Concepts or Intro to Politics or Intro to Psychology or Intro to Sociology	3	X
Total Hours		15		Total Hours		16
Year 2				Year 2
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
ART 2443	Introduction to Digital Design	3		RTV/JOUR 1003 or CS 1043 or GCOM 1813 or RTV 2024	Mass Comm in Modern Society or Intro to Computers or Intro to Digital Publishing or Audio Production	3
CHEM 1013 or PHSC 1203 or GEOL 1003 or PHYS 1104 or PHYS 2054	Gen Chemistry I or Physical Science or Environmental Geology or Intro to Space Science or General Physics I	3	X	ECON 2313 or 2333 or POSC 2103 or 1003 or PSY 2013 or SOC 2213	Principles of Macroeconomics or Economic Issues and Concepts or Intro to US Government or Intro to Politics or Intro to Psychology or Intro to Sociology (select course not previously taken)	3	X
CHEM 1011 or PHSC 1201 or GEOL 1001 or PHYS 1101	Gen Chem I Lab or Physical Science Lab or Environmental Geology Lab or Space Science Lab (Physics courses include lab)	1	X	Elective	See Adviser	3
ENG 2003 or ENG 2013 or PHIL 1103	Introduction to Literature I or Intro to Literature II or Intro to Philosophy (select course not previously taken)	3	X	THEA 2503 or MUS 2503 or ENG 2013 or PHIL 1103	Fine Arts Theaters or Fine Arts Musical or Introduction to Literature I or Intro to Literature II or Intro to Philosophy (select course not previously taken)	3	X
HIST 2763, 2773 or POSC 2103	US to 1876 or US since 1876 or Intro to US Government (select course not previously taken)	3	X	Enhancement	Gen Ed course not previously taken or select from enhancement list	3	X
PE 1002	Concepts of Fitness	2	X	Elective	See adviser	1
Total Hours		15		Total Hours		16
Year 3				Year 3
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
Com/CT (3000/4000)	See adviser	3		RTV/ART 3673	Seminar in DMD	3
Com/CT (3000/4000)	See adviser	3		Com/CT (3000/4000)	See adviser	3
Elective (3000/4000)	See adviser	3		Com/CT (3000/4000)	See adviser	3
Elective	See adviser	3		Elective (3000/4000)	See adviser	3
Elective	See adviser	3		Elective	See adviser	3
Total Hours		15		Total Hours		15
Year 4				Year 4
Fall Semester				Spring Semester
Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed	Course No.	Course Name	Hrs	Gen Ed
RTV 4363	Multimedia Production Techniques	3		RTV 4673	Advanced Apps Digital Media/Design	3
Com/CT (3000/4000)	See adviser	3		RTV/JOUR 4373	Internet Communications	3
Com/CT (3000/4000)	See adviser	3		Com/CT (3000/4000)	See Adviser	3
Elective (3000/4000)	See adviser	3		Elective (3000/4000)	See Adviser	3
Elective	See adviser	3		Elective	See Adviser	3
Elective	See adviser	1		Elective	See adviser	1
Total Hours		16		Total Hours		16

Total Jr/Sr Hours		45		Total Degree Hours		124

Graduation Requirements:
Completion of HIST 2763 or HIST 2773 or POSC 2103
English Proficiency (Grade of C or better in ENG 1003 and ENG 1013)
2.00 GPA in Major
2.00 GPA in Minor
2.00 GPA at ASU
2.00 GPA Overall
Maximum of 31 credit hours via correspondence, extension, examination, PLA, Military or similar means; CLEP (30 hrs max)
45 JR/SR Hours after completing 30 hours
125 Total Credit Hours
Minimum of 76 hours outside DMD-listed courses
18 of last 24 hours must be ASU-Jonesboro courses
Minimum of 57 hours from 4-year institutions
32 Resident Hours if completing second degree and first degree was not from ASU-J