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2025-2026

Advertising and Graphic Design Associate in Applied Science Degree A30100 Advertising and Graphic Design (30100) CIP 50.0402

Last updated on June 26, 2025, 12:47 p.m.

The following courses are required for successful completion of the award base program.

First Year Fall:

Take the following courses.

ART-131 Drawing I
3.00
ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry
3.00
GRD-117 Design Career Exploration
2.00
GRD-141 Graphic Design I
4.00
GRD-151 Computer Design Basics
3.00

Credits: 15

First Year Spring:

Take one of the following design courses.

ART-171 Digital Design I
3.00
GRD-110 Typography I
3.00
GRD-142 Graphic Design II
4.00

Take one of the following humanities/fine arts courses.

ART-111 Art Appreciation
3.00
ART-114 Art History Survey I
3.00
ART-115 Art History Survey II
3.00
DRA-111 Theatre Appreciation
3.00
ENG-231 American Literature I
3.00
ENG-241 British Literature I
3.00
MUS-110 Music Appreciation
3.00
MUS-112 Introduction to Jazz
3.00
PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics
3.00

Take one of the following Natural Sciences/Math courses. If AST-151 is selected, AST-151A must also be taken. If CHM-131 is selected, CHM-131A must also be taken.

AST-151 General Astronomy I
3.00
AST-151A General Astronomy I Lab
1.00
BIO-110 Principles of Biology
4.00
BIO-111 General Biology I
4.00
CHM-131 Introduction to Chemistry
3.00
CHM-131A Introduction to Chemistry Lab
1.00
CHM-151 General Chemistry I
4.00
MAT-143 Quantitative Literacy
3.00
MAT-152 Statistical Methods I
4.00
MAT-171 Precalculus Algebra
4.00
PHY-151 College Physics I
4.00

Credits: 16-17

First Year Summer:

Take the following course.

GRD-131 Illustration I
3.00

Take one of the following communication courses.

COM-140 Introduction to Intercultural Communication
3.00
COM-231 Public Speaking
3.00
ENG-112 Writing and Research in the Disciplines
3.00

Take two semester hour credits from the MAJOR ELECTIVES course list located at the end of this program.

Credits: 8

Second Year Fall:

Take the following courses.

GRD-152 Computer Design Technology
3.00
GRD-188 Graphic Design for Web I
3.00
GRD-241 Graphic Design III
4.00
GRD-265 Digital Print Production
3.00

Take one semester credit hour from the MAJOR ELECTIVES ourse list located at the end of this program.

Credits: 14

Second Year Spring:

Take the following course.

GRD-280 Portfolio Design
4.00

Take three semester credit hours from the Social/Behavioral Science courses listed below

ECO-251 Principles of Microeconomics
3.00
ECO-252 Principles of Macroeconomics
3.00
HIS-111 World Civilizations I
3.00
HIS-112 World Civilizations II
3.00
HIS-131 American History I
3.00
HIS-132 American History II
3.00
POL-120 American Government
3.00
PSY-150 General Psychology
3.00
SOC-210 Introduction to Sociology
3.00

Take six semester hour credits from the MAJOR ELECTIVES course list located at the end of this program.

Credits: 13

MAJOR ELECTIVES Course List:

Select nine semester hour (SHC) from the following courses BUS,CSCC, and MKT courses are limited to 9 SHC for each prefix, WBL courses are limited to three SHC.

ART-111 Art Appreciation
3.00
ART-114 Art History Survey I
3.00
ART-115 Art History Survey II
3.00
ART-117 Non-Western Art History
3.00
ART-121 Two-Dimensional Design
3.00
ART-122 Three-Dimensional Design
3.00
ART-132 Drawing II
3.00
ART-231 Printmaking I
3.00
ART-232 Printmaking II
3.00
ART-240 Painting I
3.00
ART-244 Watercolor
3.00
ART-261 Photography I
3.00
ART-262 Photography II
3.00
ART-264 Digital Photography I
3.00
ART-265 Digital Photography II
3.00
ART-266 Videography I
3.00
ART-267 Videography II
3.00
ART-271 Digital Design II
3.00
ART-275 Introduction to Graphic Design
3.00
BUS-110 Introduction to Business
3.00
BUS-230 Small Business Management
3.00
BUS-240 Business Ethics
3.00
CSC-134 C++ Programming
3.00
GRD-111 Typography II
3.00
GRD-132 Illustration II
3.00
GRD-242 Graphic Design IV
4.00
GRD-271 Multimedia and Video I
3.00
GRD-272 Multimedia and Video II
2.00
GRD-281 Design of Advertising
2.00
GRD-288 Graphic Design for Web II
3.00
MKT-120 Principles of Marketing
3.00
MKT-123 Fundamentals of Selling
3.00
PRN-155 Screen Printing I
3.00
PRN-156 Screen Printing II
3.00
WBL-110 World of Work
1.00
WBL-111 Work-Based Learning I
1.00
WBL-121 Work-Based Learning II
1.00
WBL-122 Work-Based Learning II
2.00
WEB-110 Web Development Fundamentals
3.00

Total Credits To Complete
66-67