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This recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. Three writing intensive courses are required in the major (examples are marked by WI designation in the plan below). Consult with your advisor for specific details.
NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2026-2027 academic year.
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
MATH 021/022 to MATH 104-121
NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Major: FILM 217 - DIGITAL POST PRODUCTION (HRS 4)
- Major: FILM 218 - FUNDAMENTALS OF FILMMAKING (HRS 4) (also fulfills Gen Ed Creativity & Culture)
- Career Pathways: PATH 001 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 1
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (recommended) (HRS 4)
- Major: FILM 229 - WORLD CINEMA MOVEMENTS (HRS 4) (also fulfills Gen Ed Global Awareness)
- Major: FILM 206 - SOUND AND IMAGE (HRS 4)
- Major: FILM 220 - SCREENWRITING (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: THEA 213 - PRODUCTION WORKSHOP (HRS 4)
- Major: FILM 342 - CINEMATOGRAPHY or THEA 220 - INTRODUCTION TO ACTING (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH 002 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 2
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: Film & Media- History, Theory, Criticism (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH 003 - CAREER PATHWAYS MOD 3
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: FILM 308 - DIRECTING THE DOCUMENTARY or FILM 337 - DIRECTING THE FICTION FILM (HRS 4)
- Major: FILM XXX: TV Writer’s Room
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: FILM 352 - PRODUCING FOR FILM, TV AND ONLINE MEDIA (HRS 4)
- Major: FILM 308 - DIRECTING THE DOCUMENTARY or FILM 337 - DIRECTING THE FICTION FILM (HRS 4)
- Major: FILM 344 - WRITING THE SCREENPLAY (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: FILM 380 - SENIOR PROJECT: PROPOSAL FILMMAKING (HRS 4)
- Major: FILM 450 - WEB SERIES PRODUCTION (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Major: FILM 334 - (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
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