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
BSC Courses
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
BSC Courses
ENGL 110 College Composition I (3) (Goal Area 1)
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Composition I
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
BSC Courses
ENGL 120 College Composition II (3) OR
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 1
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
BSC Courses
ENGL 125 Intro to Professional Writing (3) OR
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 1
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication
BSC Courses
COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
MSUM Equivalent
COMM 100 Speech Communication
Goal Area Requirement
Humanities/ Fine Arts
BSC Courses
ART 130 Drawing I (Goal Area 6)
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 6
Goal Area Requirement
Mathematics/ Natural Sciences
BSC Courses
Elective (Business & Tech courses don't satisfy goal areas) Recommended: Mathematics GERTA Course (Goal Area 3 or 4)
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 4

Additional 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
MSUM Equivalent
BSC Courses
GDES 107/107L Design & Desktop Publishing Lab
MSUM Equivalent
GID 230 Intro to Digital Design
BSC Courses
GDES 117/117L Digital Illustration/ Lab
MSUM Equivalent
ART 101 Drawing I
BSC Courses
GDES 113/113L Design & Layout I/ Lab
MSUM Equivalent
ART 125 Foundation Design
BSC Courses
GDES 115/115L Typography Lab
MSUM Equivalent
GID 310 Typography
BSC Courses
GDES 207/207L Intro to Multimedia/ Lab
MSUM Equivalent
GID 250 Intro to Interactive Media
BSC Courses
GDES 209/209L Design & Layout II/ Lab
MSUM Equivalent
GID 210 Intro to Graphic Design
BSC 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)