2023-2024
Interdisciplinary Studies - Entrepreneurial Design (G3 AAS Pathway)
VCU
Community college:
Associate of Applied Science: Web Design G3 program (Brightpoint Community College (program-specific pathway))
Associate degree
Program description
The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies: Entrepreneurial Design pathway combines coursework in Human-Centered Design through the da Vinci Center, Creative Practices, and the minor in Entrepreneurship with BIS core courses. This pathway positions students for careers in web design and/or other digitally creative fields. By combining this coursework with instruction in interdisciplinary methodology, BIS students will understand how to design effective websites for businesses and/or to run their own businesses. The curriculum is flexible. Students, in consultation with their BIS advisor, can make changes to the recommended courses taken at VCU. Upon graduation, students will be awarded the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies and a minor in Entrepreneurship.
Career opportunities
BIS graduates with a focus in Entrepreneurial Design are well prepared to seek employment in corporate, nonprofit and government agencies. Additionally, graduates will be well-equipped to begin the process of forming their very own web design business.
Bachelor-level job titles
- Front-End Web Developer
- Junior Web Designer
- Junior Web Developer
- Product Designer
- UI Designer
- UX Designer
- Web Designer
- Web Developer
Graduate and professional level job titles
- Full Stack Web Developer
- Senior Web Designer
- Senior Web Developer
- Web Marketing Manager
Contact information
Telephone: (804) 827-1349
Email: transferinfo@vcu.edu
VCCS Transfer Planning Checklist
Telephone: (804) 828-1222 or (800) 841-3638
Email: ugrad@vcu.edu
Apply Here.
Guaranteed transfer admission requirements
No guaranteed admission, but successful applicants will have:
- Completion of associate degree
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better
Degree requirements in Bulletin
Plan of study in Bulletin
Requirements
Highest level of math required
- Quantitative Foundations requirement only
Science required
- Natural Sciences requirement only
Foreign language requirements
- No
Additional tuition/fees
- No
GPA requirements (to progress/graduate in the major)
- 2.0+ cumulative GPA, 2.0+ major GPA
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2023-2024
Interdisciplinary Studies - Entrepreneurial Design (G3 AAS Pathway)
Brightpoint Community College (program-specific pathway) (Associate of Applied Science: Web Design G3 program)
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Explore
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Log into Navigate and view its features to help you on your pathway.
- Register for SDV 100.
- Be prepared for academic challenges in your ENG and MTH classes. Visit the Academic Resource Center on either campus.
- Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor each semester and cultivate relationships with your professors.
- Check on G3 funding for your AAS program.
- Attend Tyler orientation.
- Explore GRASP financial aid resources and submit the FAFSA on time.
- Consider applying to the Brightpoint Pathways Program.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Get involved with student clubs and organizations.
- Volunteer for service learning or community service projects.
- Learn about the transfer admission process for VCU.
- Explore the VCU Interdisciplinary Studies department website.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Attend diversity-focused events on campus or in your community.
- Identify a mentor in a diversity organization.
- Make friends with people with diverse perspectives and join a cultural or identity-related student organization.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Create LinkedIn profile.
- Get involved with a student or professional organization.
- Explore the community college’s iGrad Job Genius Search Engine to look into building a career and financial future.
- Browse careers related to entrepreneurial design through the career coach.
- Visit career services to begin cultivating your own virtual brand across all social media profiles.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Understand how you will fund your education. Take advantage of free Financial Aid counseling.
- Take a career assessment through the career coach.
- Assess your preparation for a career by completing a Gap Analysis.
- Use SDV 100 to create a weekly and monthly budget.
- Create, upload and update your resume to the College Central Network.
- Develop personal and career goals and create SMART steps for 2-3 "dream jobs."
Experience
MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Use Navigate to remain on your pathway.
- Meet with your academic advisor.
- Be prepared for academic challenges in your classes. Visit the Academic Resource Center on either campus to get ahead.
- Explore your eligibility for the Two-Year College Transfer Grant.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Visit the VCU campus and attend a transfer admission session.
- Research housing for next year.
- Apply to VCU.
- Attend a talk or other event sponsored by the VCU Interdisciplinary Studies department, consider joining a VCU club, or meeting with VCU students to make professional and personal connections.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Consider learning a foreign language to open doors to international organizations and future study.
- Become familiar with OMSA at VCU.
- Continue to partner with diversity leader/ facilitator/ mentor to move towards cultural competence.
- Learn about short-term, semester and year-long study abroad options.
- Attend diversity-focused events on campus and in your community (i.e. international festival).
- Get involved with service-learning opportunities.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Attend Career & Internship Fairs throughout the year.
- Acquire career related experience (e.g., job, internship, organization involvement).
- If your GPA is 3.5 or higher, consider applying for the VCU Honors College.
- Run for leadership in your student organization.
- Find out about VCU REAL and learn about REAL graduation requirement.
PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
- Conduct informational interviews or shadow someone in a field of career interest.
- Consider who you would like to have serve as professional and academic references for future letters of recommendation.
- Explore the types of aid available at VCU.
- Use the cost calculator to estimate your tuition/fees as an upperclassman at VCU.
Recommended courses
2023-2024
Interdisciplinary Studies - Entrepreneurial Design (G3 AAS Pathway)
Brightpoint Community College (program-specific pathway) (Associate of Applied Science: Web Design G3 program)
| Course | Title | Equivalent course | Credits | Requirements |
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| Students who earn this associate degree before enrolling at VCU will be eligible for a waiver of VCU's general education requirements. | ||||
| SDV 100 | College Success Skills | UNIV 101 | 1 | Elective |
| ENG 111 | College Composition I Note: students with credit for AP English Language and Composition will only receive credit for UNIV 111 at VCU and should take ENG 112 to fulfill the VCU composition requirement. | UNIV 111-112 | 3 | General education |
| ENG 112 | College Composition II | UNIV 200 | 3 | General education |
| MTH 154 | Quantitative Reasoning | MATH 131 | 3 | General education |
| PSY 200 or SOC 200 | Principles of Psychology or Introduction to Sociology | PSYC 101 or SOCY 101 | 3 | General education |
| ART 250 | History of Design (or ART 101, ART 102, CST 114) | VCU equivalent | 3 | Elective |
| ART 121 | Foundations of Drawing | ARTS 1XX | 3 | General education |
| ART 131 | Two-Dimensional Design | ARTS 1XX | 3 | General education |
| ART 180 | Introduction to Computer Graphics | ARTS 1XX | 3 | Elective |
| ART 130 | Introduction to Multimedia | ARTS 1XX | 4 | Elective |
| ART 141 | Typography I | ARTS 1XX | 3 | Elective |
| ART 217 | Graphic Design I | ARTS 2XX | 4 | Elective |
| ART 203 | Animation I | ARTS 2XX | 4 | Elective |
| ART 208 | Video Techniques | ARTS 2XX | 3 | Elective |
| ART 116 | Design for the Web I | ARTS 1XX | 3 | Elective |
| ART 117 | Design for the Web ll | ARTS 1XX | 3 | Elective |
| ART 263 | Interactive Design I | ARTS 2XX | 3 | Elective |
| ART 264 | Interactive Design II | ARTS 2XX | 3 | Elective |
| PHT 105 | Basic Photography | ARTS 1XX | 3 | Elective |
| ART 296 or ART 298 | On-Site Training: Web Design Internship or Web Design Seminar and Project | UNIV 493 or UNIV 492 | 3 | Elective |
| Brightpoint credits completed for AAS degree | 61 | |||
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| Your GPA Doesn't Transfer With You Although you worked hard to earn your grades at your current institution, they will only be considered by VCU for an admission decision. Once you enroll at VCU, your GPA will reset to 0.0, and your new GPA will be determined by your level of success in your classes at VCU. | |||
| Select one course from the approved list of Global Perspectives (see VCU advisor for course options) | 3 | General education | |
| Select one course from the approved list of Natural Sciences (see VCU advisor for course options) | 3 | General education | |
| Select one course from any Area of Inquiry approved lists (see VCU advisor for course options) | 3 | General education | |
| UNIV 301 | Interdisciplinary Theory and Practice | 3 | Major |
| UNIV 303 | Interdisciplinarity in the Professional World | 3 | Major |
| UNIV 499 | BIS Senior Capstone | 3 | Major |
| HCDN 351 | Introduction to Human-centered Design | 1 | Major |
| HCDN 352 | Human-centered Design Methods | 1 | Major |
| HCDN 353 | Human-centered Design Through Service Learning | 2 | Major |
| VNTR 300 | Venture Creation Skills | 3 | Major |
| Select one upper-level Human-centered Design elective (see VCU advisor for course options) | 3 | Major | |
| MGMT 303 | Creativity and Ideation | 3 | Major |
| MGMT 321 | Survey of Entrepreneurship | 3 | Major |
| MGMT 435 | New Venture Strategy and Initiation | 3 | Major |
| MGMT 436 | New Venture Strategy and Initiation | 3 | Major |
| Select two Entrepreneurship electives (see VCU advisor for course options) | 6 | Major | |
| CREA 202 | Creative Coding | 3 | Major |
| CREA 330 | Interdisciplinary Web Design | 3 | Major |
| CREA 300 or CREA 350 or CREA 391 | Idea Accelerator or Piloting the Enterprise or Topics in Creative Practices | 3 | Major |
| Open electives | 4 | Elective | |
| REAL | The REAL requirement may be satisfied by successfully completing a 300-level (or higher) course that has received a REAL attribute of Level 2, 3 or 4 or through an approved “REAL” co-curricular experience that has received a REAL attribute of Level 3 or 4. See VCU advisor for options. | 0 | Major |
| Credits completed at VCU | 59 | ||
| Bachelor's degree total | 120 | ||