First Semester = 15-16 Credit Hours
Course #Course TitleCredits
SLP 007CCS First Year Experience1
DFN 1172D Design Principles3
DFN 101Drawing I: Rapid Concept3
DFN 119Digital Techniques3
DIL 147Figure Illustration I3
DEN 101 Composition I 3
Second Semester = 15 Credit Hours
Course #Course TitleCredits
DFN 112Drawing II: Style & Skill3
DFN 1183D Design - Form & Space3
DIL 158Perspective3
DIL 159Painting & Image Making for Illustration I3
DEN 102Composition II3
Third Semester = 18 Credit Hours
Course #Course TitleCredits
DFN 132Process & Making3
Choose OneDIL 245 or DIL 247Illustration Intensive or Figure Illustration II3
DIL 258Creative Perspective3
DIL 270Illustration and Design3
DAH 200Western Art History/Visual Culture3
DEN 239Survey of World Literature3
Fourth Semester = 18 Credit Hours
Course #Course TitleCredits
DIL 231Painting & Image Making for Illustration II3
DIL 246Anatomical Figure Illustration3
DIL 261Introduction to Digital Illustration3
Choose OneDAH 201Visual Narration: Asia or Visual Narration: Africa/America3
DAS 213Business Practices3
DLE ---General Education Elective3
Fifth Semester = 15 Credit Hours
Course #Course TitleCredits
DIL 340Junior Illustration Studio A3
DIL 306Composition for Illustration3
DIL ---Illustration Elective3
DAH 306History of American Illustration3
DVC 200Concepts & Methods/Visual Culture3
Sixth Semester = 15 Credit Hours
Course #Course TitleCredits
DIL 342Junior Illustration Studio B3
DIL ---Illustration Elective3
DNS 300Natural Science 3
DLE ---General Education Elective 3
D- - - - -Elective3
Seventh Semester = 15 Credit Hours
Course #Course TitleCredits
DIL 483Illustration Studio A3
DIL 406Structural Figure Illustration3
DIL 408Future Illustration Media3
DIL 458Beyond the Portfolio3
Choose OneDAH** --- or DVC** ---Art History or Visual Culture Elective 3
Eighth Semester = 15 Credit Hours
Course #Course TitleCredits
DIL 484Illustration Studio B3
DIL - - -Illustration Elective3
DLE ---General Education Elective 3
DLE ---General Education Elective 3
D-- ---Elective3

**DAH/DVC must be taken at the 200 level or higher

Catalog Year 22/23  Total Credits 126-127 (International Students that require ELS-101 Total Credits 127/128)
Total credits: 127: First Year Experience=1; Foundations=18; Major=60; Gen Ed=42; General Elective=6

Vision Statement

The Illustration Department at CCS shall be recognized as one of the top programs by continuing to build a program that includes drawing, painting, quality picture-making skills, trans-disciplinary studio courses, and a continued presence in industry related conferences and competitions for our students.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Illustration Department at CCS is to effectively instruct conceptual and narrative image making skills in digital and traditional media. An emphasis is placed on the fundamentals of drawing, painting, and critical thinking within the context of a culturally diverse commercial marketplace.

Students are taught useful methods in the art of interpretation: the ability to carefully read and cross-reference texts, research visual styles and conceptualize and produce significant bodies of work. Our program emphasizes to students how illustration connects and translates everything in visual culture, making it an ideal discipline for an unparalleled scope of creative and communications projects.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)

Upon graduation, students in the BFA Illustration program will be able to:

  1. Employ a working knowledge of the six essential phases of constructing an image- ideation, thumbnails, reference, value studies, color studies, and finished piece. Demonstrate effective figure construction and gesture and how they relate in perspective to the surrounding environment.
  1. Demonstrate when to use and control perspective as a narrative compositional tool.
  1. Prepare professional-level oral presentations and demonstrate their thought process by identifying intent, inspiration, and providing an honest critique of their own work and the work of others.
  1. Create a professional portfolio which is market specific and produces leaders in the international marketplace.