2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Computer Graphics Technology, BS
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About the Program
 The Computer Graphics Technology Bachelor of Science program prepares students for industrial careers in the design, development and management of digital products, services, and applications that utilizes computer graphics technology. Through conceptual and project-based learning activities students develop professional, technical and creative skills that can be applied across multiple disciplines. Upon completion of a major core curriculum, students select a series of upper-division courses that advances their skills and knowledge as it relates to a chosen career pathway.
With nearly every industry benefiting from the use of computer graphics, graduates pursue careers in a variety of industrial sectors. The program prepares graduates to pursue job opportunities in interactive design, user experience design, user interface design, augmented/virtual reality, web development, and computer game development.
Degree Requirements
- 120 Credit Hours
- Minimum grade of C required for all CGT courses
- Minimum GPA of 2.0 required for graduation
- Certain courses may only be available at one campus location
PNW General Education Core (31 Credits Minimum)
Other Required Courses (57 Credits)
Civics Literacy Proficiency
The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue Northwest students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry.
Students will complete the Proficiency by passing a test of civic knowledge, and completing one of three paths:
- Attending six approved civics-related events and completing an assessment for each; or
- Completing 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement that use C-SPAN material and completing an assessment for each; or
- Earning a passing grade for one of the approved courses (or transferring in approved AP or departmental credit in lieu of taking a course)
For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.
Total 120 Credits Required
Requirements
Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA): Minimum grade of C required for all CGT courses; 2.0 GPA
Experiential Learning (EL): One EL course required, select from the Experiential Learning course list
General Education Core: General Education notations can be found within the course description. Please click on a course to see if it meets a Gen Ed requirement.
Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study.
Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.
Semester 6 (15 Credits)
- CGT 30000/40000 Selective (See Notes 1 & 4)
- CGT 30000/40000 Selective (See Notes 1 & 4)
- CGT 30000/40000 Selective (See Notes 1 & 4)
- MGMT, OBHR, or OLS 10000-40000 Selective (See Notes 2)
- Humanities - select from Gen Ed Core List
Semester 7 (14 Credits)
- CGT 41501 - Contemporary Problems In Applied Computer Graphics (e) - Fall Only (See Note 4)
- CGT 30000/40000 Selective (See Notes 1 & 4)
- MGMT, OBHR, or OLS 10000-40000 Selective (See Note 2)
- Internship (CGT 30900 ) or Elective Course - AD, CGT, COM, CS, or ISM 10000-40000 level (See Notes 3 and 4)
- Elective Course - AD, CGT, COM, CS, or ISM 10000-40000 level (See Notes 3 and 4)
Additional Information and Guidelines
Note 1: Selective: an upper-division (30000-40000) Computer Graphics Technology (CGT) course listed within the official Purdue University Northwest course catalog or approved by the Purdue Northwest Faculty Senate that is not a required course in this plan of study. Selective courses are offered at the complete discretion of full-time CGT faculty on a term-by-term basis. See the program advisor for a list of current selective course offerings.
Note 2: Management Selective: any course in Management (MGMT), Organizational Behavior / Human Resource (OBHR), or Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS). Select Psychology (PSY) and Philosophy (PHIL) courses may also be taken with pre-approval from full-time CGT faculty See the program advisor for a complete list of pre-approved management selective courses.
Note 3: Elective: any course in Art and Design (AD) except AD 40300 AD 44800 and AD 44900 ; Marketing (MKG), Communications (COM), Computer Science (CS), or Psychology (PSY). CGT 30900 Internship In Computer Graphics Technology may be taken in place of an elective where designated.
Note 4: A semester grade of A, B, C or P is required. If a semester grade other than A, B, C or P is recorded, the course must be retaken before progressing to the next course in sequence. Incompletes and withdraws do not warrant a passing grade. May be repeated only once due to an unsatisfactory or non-passing (W, AW, WF, NP, D or F) grade. Students must successfully earn a passing semester grade for the course on the second attempt to remain enrolled in the program.
Note 5: Students who took MA 14700 as a Quantitative Reasoning General Education Course must take MA 14800 in sequence. Students who took MA 15300 as a Quantitative Reasoning General Education Course must take MA 15400 in sequence.
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