Program Requirement Worksheets

These at-a-glance worksheets will allow you to see the course requirements for each program. Worksheets are grouped by year.

Please consult your program evaluation on myEC for the most current information on your course requirements.

2D + Experimental Animation Major	Industrial Design Major
3D Computer Animation Major	Interaction Design Major
Communication Design Major	New Media + Sound Art Major
Critical + Cultural Practice Major	Photography Major
Film + Screen Arts Major	Visual Arts Major
Illustration Major

2D + Experimental Animation Major	Industrial Design Major
3D Computer Animation Major	Interaction Design Major
Communication Design Major	New Media + Sound Art Major
Critical + Cultural Practice Major	Photography Major
Film + Screen Arts Major	Visual Arts Major
Illustration Major

2D + Experimental Animation Major	Industrial Design Major
3D Computer Animation Major	Interaction Design Major
Communication Design Major	New Media + Sound Art Major
Critical + Cultural Practice Major	Photography Major
Film + Screen Arts Major	Visual Arts Major
Illustration Major

2D + Experimental Animation Major	Industrial Design Major revised June 4, 2021
3D Computer Animation Major	Interaction Design Major
Communication Design	New Media + Sound Art Major Year 3 and 4 revised February 28, 2022
Critical + Cultural Practice Major	Photography Major
Film + Screen Arts Major revised February 28, 2022	Visual Arts Major
Illustration Major

2D + Experimental Animation Major	Industrial Design Major
3D Computer Animation Major	Interaction Design Major
Communication Design Major	New Media + Sound Art Major Year 4 revised February 28, 2022
Critical + Cultural Practice Major	Photography Major
Film + Screen Arts Major revised February 28, 2022	Visual Arts Major
Illustration Major

2D + Experimental Animation Major	Industrial Design Major
3D Computer Animation Major	Interaction Design Major
Communication Design Major	New Media + Sound Art Major revised May 16, 2019
Critical + Cultural Practice Major	Photography Major
Film + Screen Arts Major	Visual Arts Major
Illustration Major

2D + Experimental Animation Major revised May 31, 2019	Industrial Design Major
3D Computer Animation Major revised May 31, 2019	Interaction Design Major
Communication Design Major	New Media + Sound Art Major revised June 2018
Critical + Cultural Practice Major	Photography Major revised June 2018
Film + Screen Arts Major	Visual Arts Major revised June 2018
Illustration Major revised May 14, 2019

2D + Experimental Animation Major revised May 31, 2019	Industrial Design Major
3D Computer Animation Major revised May 31, 2019	Interaction Design Major
Communication Design Major	New Media + Sound Art Major
Critical + Cultural Practice Major	Photography Major revised June 2018
Film + Screen Arts Major	Visual Arts Major
Illustration Major revised June 2018

Animation Major revised May 16, 2017	Industrial Design Major
Communication Design Major	Interaction Design Major
Critical + Cultural Practice Major revised v.2	Photography Major revised
Film, Video + Integrated Media Major revised	Visual Arts Major revised
Illustration Major revised

The short answer is that Critical Studies = Academic. Critical studies electives can be filled with courses beginning with the following mnemonics:

Everything else is a studio class. To help get familiar with all the courses and mnemonics, check out the Current Course Listings.

Humanities courses include: philosophy, literature, art history, classical studies and language.
Social Science courses include: psychology, anthropology, political science, sociology and women's studies.
Science courses include: biology, chemistry, earth science, wood science, physics, astronomy, oceanography and mathematics.