Graphic Design Certificate

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No. of Credits: 27
Contact: Stephen Johnson, Associate Dean and Chair, Visual and Performing Arts

This certificate will prepare students for careers in the multifaceted field including advertising, commercial photography, media publications, design, commercial printing, graphic imaging and fine art, as well as other areas that link the artistic formation of printed communication and technical processes.

The maximum number of credits accepted in transfer from other institutions to this program is 20.

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Required Courses and Recommended Sequence:

The following is a recommended sequence of courses for completing this program. College Prep and prerequisite course requirements, credit load, and/or course availability may affect a student’s individual progress. Course availability within the program sequences is specifically intended for full-time students who begin their course work with the fall semester. Students should always consult their online program evaluation or an academic advisor to better understand typical course availability and individual program planning.

First Semester

ART-1200 - Two Dimensional Design (A) (3)
ART-1220 - Basic Drawing I (3)
ENG-1010 - Composition and Rhetoric* (E) (3)
ENG 1010 completed with a minimum grade of “C”

Art elective (3 credits)

Acceptable:

Second Semester

Third Semester

Notes:

*Courses requiring a prerequisite or co-requisite

****Pending MHEC approval

Course Indicators: English Composition (E), Arts (A), Cultural and Global Awareness (C), Humanities (H), Biological/Physical Sciences (S), Social/Behavioral Sciences (B), Mathematics (M)