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.
For majors starting second year in September 2023:
For majors starting second year in September 2022:
For majors starting second year in September 2021:
| 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 |
For majors starting second year in September 2020:
For majors starting second year in September 2019:
For majors starting second year in September 2018:
2D + Experimental Animation Major | 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 |
| Film + Screen Arts Major | Visual Arts Major |
| Illustration Major revised May 14, 2019 |
For majors starting second year in September 2017:
2D + Experimental Animation Major | 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 |
| Film + Screen Arts Major | |
| Illustration Major revised June 2018 |
For majors starting second year in September 2016:
Animation Major | 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 |
| Illustration Major revised |
What are Critical Studies Courses?
The short answer is that Critical Studies = Academic. Critical studies electives can be filled with courses beginning with the following mnemonics:
| AHIS-Art History | MHIS-Media History |
| DHIS-Design History | SCIE-Science |
| HUMN-Humanities | SOCS-Social Science |
Everything else is a studio class. To help get familiar with all the courses and mnemonics, check out the Current Course Listings.
Ever wonder what the difference is between Humanities, Social Science and Science?
- 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.