Bismarck State College Graphic Design & Communications AAS Transfer Guide
Transfer to MSUM BFA in Graphic & Interactive Design
General Education Courses / Liberal Arts and Science Curriculum (LASC)
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral CommunicationBSC Courses
ENGL 110 College Composition I (3) (Goal Area 1)MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Composition IGoal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral CommunicationBSC Courses
ENGL 120 College Composition II (3) ORMSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 1Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral CommunicationBSC Courses
ENGL 125 Intro to Professional Writing (3) ORMSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 1Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral CommunicationBSC Courses
COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)MSUM Equivalent
COMM 100 Speech CommunicationGoal Area Requirement
Humanities/ Fine ArtsBSC Courses
ART 130 Drawing I (Goal Area 6)MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 6Goal Area Requirement
Mathematics/ Natural SciencesBSC Courses
Elective (Business & Tech courses don't satisfy goal areas) Recommended: Mathematics GERTA Course (Goal Area 3 or 4)MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 4Additional Goal Area Courses to Equal 42 Credits for Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC)
Credits needed to complete LASC goal area requirements = 16 - 19 (in addition to those earned with AAS)
BSC Courses
GDES 107/107L Design & Desktop Publishing LabMSUM Equivalent
GID 230 Intro to Digital DesignBSC Courses
GDES 117/117L Digital Illustration/ LabMSUM Equivalent
ART 101 Drawing IBSC Courses
GDES 113/113L Design & Layout I/ LabMSUM Equivalent
ART 125 Foundation DesignBSC Courses
GDES 115/115L Typography LabMSUM Equivalent
GID 310 TypographyBSC Courses
GDES 207/207L Intro to Multimedia/ LabMSUM Equivalent
GID 250 Intro to Interactive MediaBSC Courses
GDES 209/209L Design & Layout II/ LabMSUM Equivalent
GID 210 Intro to Graphic DesignBSC Courses
CSCI 101 Intro to Computers (If a Math or Science course were taken instead, it could apply to a goal area.)MSUM Equivalent
CSIS 103 Computer Concepts & Applications (General Elective)Major Requirements Remaining to take at MSUM (72 - 76 cr including Missing LASC)
- ART 233 Global Art History I (3) (Goal Area 8)
- ART 234 Global Art history II (3) (Goal Area 8)
- FILM 275 Film Appreciation (3) (Goal Area 6)
- FILM 285 History of Motion Pictures (4) (Goal Area 8)
- PHO 201 Intro to Film Based Photography (4) OR PHO 202 Basic Digital Imaging (4)
- GID 312 Visual Systems & Brand Identity (4)
- GID 330 Intermediate Digital Design (4)
- GID 350 Intermedia Interactive Media (4)
- Choice of Emphasis Area:
- Digital Design & Production OR
- Graphic Design OR
- Interactive Media
- GID 492 A or C Capstone Research** (4)
- GID 492 B or D Capstone Project** (4)
- ENGL 387 Technical Report Writing OR COMM 301 Business & Prof Communication OR ENGL 388 Creative Writing OR PMGT 385 Process Leadership (Writing Intensive) (3)