The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Animation requires completion of at least 126 credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better. The program usually spans eight semesters of 15 weeks each, or four academic years. See Degree Requirements for additional information.
This is a sample sequence of courses for a student in the 2024-2025 academic cohort. This sequence should not be used for advising purposes. Instead, contact your Student Success Advisor for assistance.
| Semester | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | ART 1000 Survey of Art History | 3 |
| ART 1100 Drawing Design I | 3 | |
| ART 1200 Light and Color I | 3 | |
| FLM 115 or DES 205 Film History or Game History | 3 | |
| ENG 116 Storytelling | 3 | |
| COL 101 College Life and Academic Skills | 1 | |
| Semester Total | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ANI 1000 Animation I | 3 |
| ART 1120 Drawing Design II | 3 | |
| ART 1220 Light and Color II | 3 | |
| ART 2110 Figure Drawing & Anatomy | 3 | |
| PRJ 1000 Introduction to Production | 3 | |
| Semester Total | 15 | |
| Semester 3 | ANI 2000 Animation II | 3 |
| CG 2000 2D Digital Art | 3 | |
| CG 2001 3D Digital Art | 3 | |
| CS 115 Introduction to Scripting and Programming | 3 | |
| PRJ 2000 or PRJ 2001 Game Project I or Cinematic Project I | 4 | |
| Semester Total | 16 | |
| Semester 4 | CG 2002 or ANI 2002 3D Digital Art Pipeline or Animation III | 3 |
| ART 2050 Visual Development for Production | 3 | |
| English Elective Any three-credit ENG course at the 150 course-level or above. | 3 | |
| Specialization Elective Any three-credit ART, CG, ANI, or FLM course at the 2000 course-level or above. | 3 | |
| PRJ 2050 or PRJ 2051 Game Project II or Cinematic Project II | 4 | |
| Semester Total | 16 | |
| Semester 5 | COM 250 Professional Communication | 3 |
| Specialization Course CG 3101, CG 3201, ANI 3301, ANI 3501 | 3 | |
| Specialization Course CG 3101, CG 3201, ANI 3301, ANI 3501 | 3 | |
| Specialization Course Any three-credit ART, CG, ANI, or FLM course at the 2000 course-level or above. | 3 | |
| PRJ 3000 or PRJ 3001 Game Project III or Cinematic Project III | 4 | |
| Semester Total | 16 | |
| Semester 6 | Specialization Course Any three-credit ART, CG, ANI, or FLM course at the 2000 course-level or above. | 3 |
| Specialization Course CG 3102, CG 3202, ANI 3302, ANI 3502 | 3 | |
| Specialization Course CG 3102, CG 3202, ANI 3302, ANI 3502 | 3 | |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Elective Any three-credit Humanities or Social Sciences course. | 3 | |
| PRJ 3000 or PRJ 3001 Game Project III or Cinematic Project III | 4 | |
| Semester Total | 16 | |
| Semester 7 | ART 3050 Portfolio | 3 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Elective Any three-credit Humanities or Social Sciences course. | 3 | |
| Specialization Course CG 3103, CG 3203, ANI 3303, ANI 3503 | 3 | |
| Specialization Elective Any three-credit ART, CG, ANI, or FLM course at the 3000 course-level or above. | 3 | |
| PRJ 3000 or PRJ 3001 or INT Game Project III or Cinematic Project III or Internship | 4 | |
| Semester Total | 16 | |
| Semester 8 | General Education Elective Any three-credit general education course from Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Music, or Natural Sciences. | 3 |
| Open Elective An elective of the student’s choice from any department at DigiPen. | 3 | |
| Natural Science Elective Any three-credit Natural Science course. | 3 | |
| Specialization Elective Any three-credit ART, CG, ANI, or FLM course at the 3000 course-level or above. | 3 | |
| PRJ 4000 or PRJ 4001 or Specialization Elective or INT Game Capstone Project or Cinematic Capstone Project or any three-credit ART, CG, ANI, or FLM course at the 3000 course-level or above or Internship. | 3 | |
| Semester Total | 15 | |
| Degree Total (minimum credits required) | 126 | |