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ART-1614: Principles of Visual Communication Design

Description: Introduction to design theory, practice, and visual communication skills. Projects, applied problem solving, reading assignments, and open critiques incorporate graphic competencies and vocabulary specific to the field of visual communication design. Course contact to credit hour structure: Lecture (1H,1C), Lab (3L,1C), Design Lab/Studio (2L,1C).

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 8

Average GPA: 3.73 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 67.48%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.83%

Dajana Nedic202481.2%9.2%3.0%3.3%0.0%3.3%3.712
Raegan A Bird202492.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%7.1%0.0%3.671
Shanin M Glenn202364.7%29.5%0.0%0.0%5.9%0.0%3.421
Herdimas Anggara2022100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.971
Staff Franusich202176.2%23.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.591
Patrick M Finley2020100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.901
Lei Zhang201986.9%13.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.871

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Spring 2020Spring 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Term050% W