ART 243: INTRO TO TYPE
California State University, Northridge
Prerequisite: Art 140; Corequisite: Art 200. History, theory and practice of letterforms and typography as they apply to graphics, advertising and other areas of design and visual communication. Projects cover principles of typography, letter structure, typeface selection, fundamentals of computer typesetting, and typographic layout. 9 hours lab.
Average GPA: 3.21
Grade distribution records: 467 students across 15 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 144 | 30.8% |
| A- | 72 | 15.4% |
| B+ | 77 | 16.5% |
| B | 63 | 13.5% |
| B- | 34 | 7.3% |
| C+ | 19 | 4.1% |
| C | 24 | 5.1% |
| C- | 12 | 2.6% |
| D+ | 2 | 0.4% |
| D | 7 | 1.5% |
| D- | 2 | 0.4% |
| F | 11 | 2.4% |
Based on 467 student grade records across 15 terms and 5 professors.
Instructors
- James R Kelley 142 students, Average GPA 2.98
- Omid Orouji 129 students, Average GPA 3.20
- Vesna Petrovic 72 students, Average GPA 3.67
- Jeff P Courtney 69 students, Average GPA 3.39
- Barbara Kosoff 28 students, Average GPA 3.00