Arts & Communication
Graphic Design
Offered at MCC-Penn Valley
A.A.S. Graphic Design................................ 64 Credits
A.A.S. Graphic Design
COLL 100
This program leads to the Associate in Applied Science degree and
prepares students for jobs as graphic designers or transfer to a four-year
degree program.
201400 Revised 12/2014 (Fall 2015)
First Year Seminar
1
General Education Requirements
Credits
ENGL 101
ART 103
HIST 120
HIST 121
POLS 135
POLS 136
POLS 137
MATH 119
COMM 100
COMM 102
ART 157
Composition and Reading I
Design Foundations
United States History to 1865 or
United States History Since 1865 or
Introduction to Political Science or
Introduction to American National Politics or
Introduction to State and Local Politics
College Math or higher
Fundamentals of Speech or
Fundamentals of Human Communication
History of Graphic Design
3
3
GDES 110
ART 110
GDES 115
ART 123
Computers in Design I
Drawing I
Introduction to Graphic Arts
Color Theory
3
3
3
3
GDES 160
Graphic Design I*
3
GDES 150
ART 247
GDES 280
ART 250
ART 254
GDES 210
GDES 220
GDES 245
GDES 250
GDES 255
GDES 264
ART
Computers in Design II
Digital imaging or
Adv. Color Correction
Printmaking or
Silk Screen Printing I
Graphic Design II*
Graphic Design File Preparation
Web Design*
Graphic Design III*
Advanced Web Design*
Art Portfolio- Graphic Design
Elective
3
Specific Program Requirements
Semester
Taken
Prerequisites
ENGL 30/90 or appropriate placement test score
3
3
MATH 110
3
ENGL 30/90 or appropriate placement test score
3
3
ART 103 or concurrent enrollment
GDES 150 or concurrent enrollment, READ 11/31
or higher, formal acceptance
GDES 110
GDES 110 (ART 247)
GDES 150 or concurrent enrollment (GDES 280)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Total Credit Hours Required
GDES 160
GDES 150 or concurrent enrollment
GDES 150 or equivalent
GDES 210 or concurrent enrollment
GDES 245
GDES 210 or concurrent enrollment
64
Recommended Electives (suggested categories based on student intent
Graphic Design
GDES 280
Adv. Color Correction
GDES 290* GD Internship
ART 139*
Film and Darkroom
Photography
ART 247
Digital Imaging
ART 242
Photography II
ART 280*
Spec. Studies (in GD)
Illustration
ART 105
ART 270*
ART 111
ART 112
ART 113
ART 220
ART 221
ART 222
Transfer
DigitalArt Foundations ART 111
Illustration
ART 220
Drawing II
ART 170
Drawing III
Drawing IV
Painting I
Painting II
Painting III
* These courses are only offered on the Penn Valley campus.
Drawing II
Painting I
Ceramics