Major Requirements
First Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ANI 105 | MOTION GRAPHICS FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| or ART 105 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS |
| or GD 105 | INTRO TO VISUAL DESIGN |
| ART 106 | BEGINNING DRAWING 1 | 4 |
| ANI 154 | DIGITAL PAINTING WORKSHOP | 2 |
| ANI 206 | HISTORY OF ANIMATION | 4 |
| 8 |
| ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY I | |
| ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY II | |
| FIGURE DRAWING | |
| ADVANCED FIGURE SCULPTURE | |
| ADVANCED FIGURE DRAWING | |
| ANI 150 | AFTER EFFECTS WORKSHOP | 2 |
| ANI 201 | ANIMATION I | 4 |
| ILL 200 | ILLUSTRATION FOUNDATIONS | 4 |
| ANI 230 | 3D DESIGN & MODELING | 4 |
| ANI 321 | ANIMATION MECHANICS | 4 |
| SCWR 101 | SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS | 4 |
Second Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ANI 220 | STORYBOARDING I | 4 |
| ANI 240 | INTRO TO ANIMATION PRODUCTION | 4 |
| ANI 327 | HAND-DRAWN CHARACTER ANIMATION | 4 |
| ART 110 | BEGINNING PAINTING | 4 |
| or ART 206 | INTERMEDIATE DRAWING |
| HAA 101 | INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN ART | 4 |
| or HAA 115 | INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART |
| or HAA 130 | INTRODUCTION TO EUROPEAN ART |
| or HAA 145 | INTRODUCTION TO ARTS OF THE AMERICAS |
| POST 110 | EDITING I | 4 |
| 4 |
Third Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ANI 324 | STORYBOARDING II | 4 |
| ANI 326 | VISUAL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| ANI 345 | CHARACTER DESIGN | 4 |
| ANI 329 | STORYBOARDING III | 4 |
| or ANI 344 | VISUAL DESIGN FOR GAMES |
| or ANI 349 | ADVANCED CHARACTER DESIGN |
| ANI 340 | 2D ANIMATION PRODUCTION | 4 |
| or ANI 342 | 3D ANIMATION PRODUCTION |
| or ANI 358 | ADVANCED STOP MOTION ANIMATION |
| or ANI 360 | 3D MOTION GRAPHICS |
| or ANI 371 | ANIMATED SERIES DEVELOPMENT |
| or ANI 382 | DIGITAL PUPPET ANIMATION |
| ANI 375 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR ANIMATORS AND GAME ARTISTS | 2 |
| |
| FILM 233 | CINEMA & ART | 4 |
| or ANI 363 | CINEMA AND ART FOR ANIMATORS |
| ILL 320 | MAKING COMICS | 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
Fourth Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ANI 341 | ADVANCED ANIMATION PRODUCTION | 4 |
| ANI 394 | ANIMATION PROJECT I | 4 |
| ANI 395 | ANIMATION PROJECT II | 4 |
| 8 |
| 4 |
Major Electives
Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.
Studio Art Major Electives
Students in the Storyboarding and Character Design concentration must select the eight (8) credit hours of Studio Art Major Elective courses from the following list as part of their Major Elective requirements:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| TRADITIONAL MATERIALS FOR ANIMATION | |
| ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY I (If not taken to satisfy a required major course) | |
| ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY II (If not taken to satisfy a required major course) | |
| BEGINNING PAINTING | |
| THREE DIMENSIONAL FOUNDATIONS | |
| BEGINNING SCULPTURE | |
| COLOR THEORY AND APPLICATION | |
| INTERMEDIATE DRAWING | |
| INTERMEDIATE PAINTING I | |
| WATERCOLOR PAINTING | |
| INTERMEDIATE SCULPTURE | |
| FIGURE DRAWING (If not taken to satisfy a required major course) | |
| BEGINNING FIGURE SCULPTURE | |
| BEGINNING PRINTMAKING | |
| SCREEN PRINTING | |
| PAINTING: MIXOLOGY | |
| ADVANCED DRAWING | |
| ADVANCED PAINTING I | |
| ADVANCED PAINTING II | |
| FIGURE PAINTING | |
| ADVANCED FIGURE DRAWING (If not taken to satisfy a required major course) | |
| INTERMEDIATE PRINTMAKING | |
| FIGURE DRAWING IN CONTEXT | |
| DRAWING PROJECTS | |
| SENIOR PROJECT STUDIO | |
| MAKING COMICS II | |
Animation Major Electives
Students in the Storyboarding and Character Design concentration must select the 16 credit hours of Animation Major Elective courses from the following list as part of their Major Elective requirements:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 3D ANIMATION | |
| 3D CHARACTER ANIMATION | |
| ADVANCED 3D CHARACTER ANIMATION | |
| HAND-DRAWN ANIMATION | |
| ANIMATION FIGURE STUDY I | |
| STORYBOARDING III | |
| 3D CHARACTER MODELING | |
| 3D RIGGING | |
| 3D MODELING STUDIO | |
| ENVIRONMENT MODELING | |
| 3D ORGANIC MODELING | |
| 3D TEXTURING AND LIGHTING | |
| 2D ANIMATION PRODUCTION | |
| ADVANCED CHARACTER DESIGN | |
| STOP MOTION ANIMATION | |
| EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION | |
| HYBRID ANIMATION | |
| ADVANCED STOP MOTION ANIMATION | |
| MOTION GRAPHICS | |
| ANIMATED SERIES DEVELOPMENT | |
| POST-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP | |
| DIGITAL PUPPET ANIMATION | |
| VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY | |
| PREVISUALIZATION | |
Open Electives
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduate requirements of 208 hours.