Columbia College Chicago
College of DuPage
Degree: BFA
Degree: AAS
Transfer Guide - Graphic Design/Advertising/Illustration
The Art and Design Department offers degrees in Graphic Design, Advertising Art Direction,
Illustration, Fine Arts, Interior Architecture, Fashion Design and Product Design.
Transfer Admission Guidelines
Course equivalency is based on transcripts and, if necessary, a portfolio review.
Transfer Credit Worksheet
The following list shows equivalent courses between College of DuPage (Advertising, Design and
Illustration) and Columbia College Chicago (Art & Design/Graphics/Advertising/Illustration.)
College of DuPage Courses
Credits
Adsgn 1100 Drawing for Design I
Adsgn 1102 Design I
Adsgn 1104 Drawing for Design 2
Adsgn 1105 Design 2: Typography
Adsgn 1106 3-Dimensional Design
Adsgn 1108 Digital Illustration
Adsgn 2202 Web/Interactive Design I
Adsgn 2203 Design for Advertising
Adsgn 2206 Web/Interactive Design 2
Adsgn 2207 Media Campaign
Adsgn 2208 Portfolio
Adsgn 2209 Anatomy & Figure
Adsgn 2210 Cartooning
Adsgn 2211 Sequential Art
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Columbia College Chicago Courses
22-1210 Beginning Drawing
22-1220 2-D Design
22-2420 Applied Drawing
22-1310 Beginning Typography
22-1230 3-D Design
22-3460 Digital Illustration I
35-2400 Designing for the Web*
22-2510 Advertising Art Direction: Intro.
22-3376 Web Site Design II
22-3540 Creative Strategies in Adv. Design I
22-3380 Prof. Portfolio Development: Graphics
22-3430 Figure Illustration
22-3435 Cartooning
22-3465 Sequential Imaging
*Interactive Arts & Media Department
The following Adsgn courses at COD can be transferred to Columbia College
Chicago as Art & Design elective credits pending a portfolio review:
Adsgn 1107 Image Creation and Composition
Adsgn 1820 Selected Topics in Advertising, Design & Illustration
Adsgn 1821 Selected Topics in Advertising, Design & Illustration
Adsgn 2201 Design 3
Adsgn 2205 Design 4
Adsgn 2203 Design for Advertising
Adsgn 1840 Individual Study
College of DuPage General Education and Columbia College Chicago Liberal Arts &
Sciences Core Curriculum requirements are on the next page.
General Education Core Curriculum for College of DuPage AAS Degree
______
______
______
______
College of DuPage Requirement
Written Communication-English 1101
Oral Communication-Speech 1100
Physical & Life Sciences, Lab
Mathematics
Credits
3
3
3 to 5
3 to 5
______
Humanities and Fine Arts
3
______
Social and Behavioral Sciences
3
Columbia College Equivalent
English Composition I
May replace First Year Studies
Meets Lab Science requirement
Math 1218 or higher strongly
recommended
Humanities course strongly
recommended
Will meet one Social Science
requirement
18 total credits
Additional Columbia College Chicago Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum
requirements for BFA degree
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
_______
Course
English Composition
II Science
History
Humanities
Literature
Social Science
Credits
3
3
6
3
3
3
21 total credits
•
•
•
•
Two core courses must be 2000-level or higher.
One core course must meet the United States Pluralism requirement (minority groups in the United States)
One core course must meet the Global Awareness requirement (non-Western studies)
Fluency in Technology requirement also required for graduation.
Credit Summary
Total number of credits transferable from College of DuPage
Total number of credits required for Columbia College Chicago BFA
Total LA&S Core Curriculum to be done at Columbia College
Chicago Total number of credits in Advertising Design AAS at COD
Total number of General Education credits at COD
62 credits
128 credits
21 credits
68 credits
18 credits
Further information for the Graphic Design BFA program is available in the Columbia College Chicago
Undergraduate Catalog or the Graphic Design program web site. For more information on the Liberal Arts and
Sciences Core Curriculum and specific courses available at College of DuPage, please refer to the chart available
on the Office of Transfer Evaluation web site.
For more information on transferring to Columbia College Chicago, please contact the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions at 312- 344-7130 or visit our web site at www.colum.edu.
Revised 2/06