Commercial Writing . Speech Communications . The effective use of copy as well as the area of design is stressed, along with disciplined thinking, hard work, business integrity, and awareness of human needs and behavior. This major is further designed to promote development of God-given artistic skills. A graphic design portfolio display must be presented during the senior year.
Students complete a minor in advertising through their required graphic design support courses.
During the second semester of the sophomore year, the student must successfully complete AR 298 Graphic Design Minor Ability Evaluation before being considered approved for a minor in graphic design. A portfolio display is not required. An art ability evaluation and portfolio display are not required for the broad field. If a student takes the keyboarding placement exam and places out of OA 100, he has satisfied this requirement and must replace the three hours with general electives.