Graphic Design, A.A.S.

CIP Code: 48.0201
NOVA Code: 5110

Offered through AL, LO

Purpose: The curriculum is designed for individuals who seek full-time employment in the graphic design field. Job opportunities include graphic designer, art director, illustrator, production artist, package designer and web content developer, among others in the graphic design marketplace.

Recommended Preparation: Proficiency in high school English and a satisfactory aptitude for drawing.

Equipment and Supplies: Graphic Design students are required to purchase certain basic equipment and materials necessary to achieve professionally oriented objectives. Most of the equipment is purchased in the beginning class, ART 140 Introduction to Graphic Skills , and can be used throughout the two-year program.

Two Years

1st Semester

Total 16 credits

2nd Semester

Total 15 credits

3rd Semester

ART 142 - Typography II (3 CR.)
ART 217 - Graphic Design I (3 CR.)
ART 265 - Graphic Techniques (3 CR.)
ART Elective (3 CR.) ³
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning (3 CR.) ⁴ OR
Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab (3-4 CR.) ⁴

Total 15-16 credits

4th Semester

ART 218 - Graphic Design II (3 CR.)
ART 250 - History of Design (3 CR.)
ART 287 - Portfolio and Resume (1-4 CR.)
ART Elective (3 CR.) ³
CST 110 - Introduction to Communication (3 CR.)
Humanities Elective (non-ART) (3 CR.) ⁵

Total 18 credits

Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Graphic Design: 64-65 credits

¹ See social/behavioral science courses listed under General Education Electives .

² PHT 270 will teach digital imaging from a photography perspective, whereas ART 251 provides a design perspective.

³ Approved ART Electives: ART 117 , ART 122 , ART 132 , ART 268 , ART 270 , ART 281 , or division approval for other ART courses.

⁴ Division approval required for substitution. The science elective may be selected from biology, chemistry, ENV 121 -ENV 122 , physics, geology, or natural science courses with a lab component, listed under General Education Electives . Some four-year colleges require a two-semester sequence.

⁵ See fine arts/humanities courses other than ART listed under General Education Electives .