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Program checklist · BFA

Photography - Commercial Photography Concentration, BFA (596B)

Appalachian State University · Boone, NC

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
BFA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
50.0605
Total credits (published)
120
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
197869
CourseShelf checklist
CK_197869_93cd3b20
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Foundations of American Democracy Requirement

0 items

    General Education Requirements (41 Hours)

    1 item
    1. General Education Requirements (41 Hours)
      Not resolved to a course

    Major Requirements (81 Hours)

    2 items
    1. Junior Writing in the Discipline
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Senior Capstone Experience must be met
      Not resolved to a course

    Introductory Courses (6 Hours)

    2 items
    1. ART 1001
      Foundations: Color and Composition (3)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ART 1002
      Foundations: Thinking Through Form (3)
      Not resolved to a course

    Art History (9 Hours)

    4 items
    1. ARH 2130
      Global Art History: 1400 - Present (3) [GenEd: FA]
      Not resolved to a course
    2. PHO 2032
      History of Photography (3)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ARH 2030
      Global Art History: Prehistory -1400 (3) [GenEd: FA]
      Not resolved to a course
    4. or any other ARH course
      Not resolved to a course

    Interdisciplinary Courses (9 Hours)

    2 items
    1. GCM 1012
      Introduction to Graphic Communications (3)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. COM 1200
      Thinking Through Communication (3)
      Not resolved to a course

    And choose one of the following

    3 items
    1. ACC 1050
      Survey of Accounting (3)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. BUS 1050
      Introduction to Business (3)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. FIN 3010
      Survey of Finance (3)
      Not resolved to a course

    Photography Core (18 hours)

    6 items
    1. PHO 1022
      Photographic Imaging I (3)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. PHO 2022
      Photographic Imaging II (3)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. PHO 3032
      Perspective and Optics (3)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. PHO 3042
      Studio Photography (3)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. PHO 2062
      Survey of Photographic Careers (3)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. PHO 3003
      Issues in Contemporary Photography (3)
      Not resolved to a course

    Commercial Photography Concentration (39 Hours)

    0 items

      Required Commercial Photography Courses (15 Hours)

      5 items
      1. PHO 3012
        Digital Retouching (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. PHO 3052
        Video Production for Photographers (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. PHO 3072
        Editorial Photography (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. PHO 3092
        Professional Photographic Practices (3) [WID]
        Not resolved to a course
      5. PHO 4492
        Photographic Portfolio (3) [CAP]
        Not resolved to a course

      Commercial Photography Electives (12 Hours)

      6 items
      1. PHO 4402
        Advanced Video Production for Photographers (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. PHO 4412
        Fashion and Beauty Photography (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. PHO 4422
        Product Photography (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. PHO 4432
        Commercial Photographic Production (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. PHO 4442
        Wedding and Portrait Photography (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      6. PHO 4452
        Architectural and Interior Photography (3)
        Not resolved to a course

      Electives in the Major (12 Hours)

      5 items
      1. Any ART, ARH, PHO, GCM, COM, BUS, FIN or MGT course not already counting elsewhere in the major
        Not resolved to a course
      2. MTL 4552
        Visual Effects and Motion Graphics (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. MTL 4770
        Intermediate Photography and Digital Imaging (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. MTL 4810
        Introduction to Sight and Sound (3)
        Not resolved to a course
      5. MTL 4840
        Video Production and Story (3)
        Not resolved to a course

      Electives (3-7 Hours)

      0 items
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