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2015-2016 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Computer Graphics Technology, BS


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About the Program

Use your creativity to bring all kinds of ideas to life, from animation to production simulations, and from gaming to building designs. In Purdue’s computer graphics program, you will turn your ideas (and ideas of others) into models, digital animations, interactive games and more. Wherever people need to visualize a final product or another world, the skills of a computer graphics graduate can help.

In addition to a general computer graphics degree, you can develop more in-depth knowledge and skills in other areas:

  • Animation
  • Building Information Modeling/Construction Graphics
  • Computer Gaming Development
  • Information Visualization
  • Interactive Multimedia Design
  • User Experience/Mobile Computing/Human Computer Interaction
  • Virtual Product Integration
  • Web Design and Programming

Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for Computer Graphics Technology  is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.

Detailed Program Requirements

Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.

TCGT-BS
Catalog Term: 201610
120 Credit Hours to Graduate
“C-“or better required in all major courses

 

Departmental/Program Major Courses (41 credits)


Major Selectives* - Select 8 of the following courses (24 credits)


http://www.tech.purdue.edu/CGT/academics/coursepages.cfm

  • CGT 10000 - 100 Level Selective (CGT 11100  or CGT 11600 ) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Selective - 300 or 400 Level Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Selective - 300 or 400 Level Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Selective - 400 Level Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00

Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (28 credits)


Electives (51 credits)


  • Human Behavior Humanities for core - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Statistics Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Science Selective for core - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Management Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Humanities Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Communication Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Humanities Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Advanced English Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Global Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

University Core Requirements


  • Human Cultures Humanities
  • Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
  • Information Literacy
  • Science #1
  • Science #2
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Written Communication
  • Oral Communication
  • Quantitative Reasoning

Program Requirements


14 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 2nd Year


16 Credits


Spring 2nd Year


  • CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Science Foundational Selective Core - Credit Hours: 3.00 *
  • Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


  • CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Humanities Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Advanced English Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Free Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


  • CGT Selective (30000 or 40000 Level) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Selective (30000 or 40000 Level) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • CGT Globalization Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Statistics Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Management Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


15 Credits


Note


*Satisfies a University Core Requirement

Students must earn a “C-” or better in all CGT courses.

120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Purdue policy states that a student may attempt a course no more than three (3) times. An attempt is defined as all courses displayed on a student’s transcript including, but not limited to A,B,C,D,E,F,W,WF,I and IF

Degree Requirements


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.

myPurdue Plan is knowledge source for specific requirements and completion

Supplemental CGT Information


CGT Selectives


Technical Elective


Any course within the College of Technology, Engineering, Management, or Science.

Human Cultures: Humanities Core


See http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html for approved Humanities Core Courses.

Communication Selective


  • COM 30000 or 40000 level

Science Foundational Selective Core


See http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html for approved Science Core Courses.

Management Selective


Any course in Organizational Leadership & Supervision (OLS), Management (MGMT), Economics (ECON), Entrepreneurship (ENTR), or Organizational Behavior & Human Resources (OBHR)

CGT Globalization Selective


Departmental Policy


It is the responsibility of each student to assure that he or she fulfills the necessary pre-requisites and courses to meet graduation requirements. Questions may be directed to a CGT advisor.

Each student must have 32 credit hours of 300- or 400-level Purdue courses for graduation.

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

Expired Course


Any course without a link to its description is one that has been expired.  However, this course could fulfill the degree requirement historically.

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