Commercial Graphics

Associate in Industrial Technology
Graphic Design Career Path
Credit Requirements: 72 Semester Credit Hours

The Graphic Design program prepares students for careers as commercial artists. Commercial artists are involved in developing ideas into graphic forms using a variety of methods and media. Artists perform basic skills and techniques in compliance with the various principles of graphic design, producing visual products to meet needs of various clients.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

First Semester - Fall
	ART 111	Basic Drawing I	3
	ARV 110	Computer Graphics I	3
	ARV 121	Design	3
	ARV 161	Visual Communications Media	3
	CPT 101	Introduction to Computers	3
or	CPT 102	Basic Computer Concepts	3
Total 15
Second Semester - Spring
	ARV 123	Composition and Color	3
	ARV 217	Computer Imagery	3
	ARV 219	Multimedia Techniques	3
	CGC 106	Typography I	3
	ART 101	Art History and Appreciation	3
or	ART 105	Film as Art	3
or	ART 107	History of Early Western Art	3
or	ART 108	History of Western Art	3
Total 15
Third Semester - Summer
	ARV 114	Photography I	3
or	ARV 212	Digital Photography	3
	ARV 227	Web Site Design I	3
	CGC 110	Electronic Publishing	3
	ENG 101	English Composition I	3
Total 12
Fourth Semester - Fall
	ARV 162	Graphic Reproduction I	3
	ARV 261	Advertising Design I	3
	CGC 210	Advanced Electronic Publishing	3
	SPC 205	Public Speaking	3
	MAT 110	College Algebra	3
or	MAT 120	Probability and Statistics	3
or	MAT 155	Contemporary Mathematics	3
or	MAT 170	Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry I	3
Total 15
Fifth Semester - Spring
	ARV 276	Studio Practicum I	3
	ARV 280	Visual Arts Exit Portfolio	3
	ELE CGG	Select one course from Graphic   Electives	3
	ELE CGG	Select one course from Graphic   Electives	3
	ELE SSC	Select one course from Behavioral and   Social Science Electives	3
Total 15

See Humanities and Behavioral and Social Sciences Electives.