Program Information

Description:
This program is designed to prepare students to transfer to a four-year college or university offering majors in commercial art, commercial illustration, and media arts. Students should meet regularly with their program advisor to make certain that their course selections meet the requirements of the college and major to which they plan to transfer.

Recommended preparation: High schools sequential Math I and one year of science are required. Art courses and sequential Math II are recommended. A portfolio is recommended but not required for placement.

(Housed in the Visual and Performing Arts Department)

Distribution Requirements	Credit Hours
HUMANITIES: 10 Credit Hours
ART 104 Drawing I	4
ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition	3
LITERATURE ELECTIVE	3
Total	10

SOCIAL SCIENCE: 12 Credit Hours
ART 118 Perspectives of Art History I* OR ART 119 Perspectives of Art History II*	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES	9
Total	12

NATURAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS: 9-12 Credit Hours
MTH 150 Survey of Mathematics (or higher)	3-4
NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES	6-8
Total	9-12

ART AND COMMUNICATION: 25-26 Credit Hours
ART 109 Two Dimensional Design	3
ART 154 Drawing the Human Figure	4
ART 204 Drawing II	4
ART 205 Commercial Illustration I	4
ART 206 Commercial Illustration II	4
ART 231 Art Seminar OR CE 210 Cooperative Education-Art	3-4
AAD 104 Introduction to Graphic Design, 2D	3
Total	25-26

PROGRAM ELECTIVES; 6-7 Credit Hours ( Choose 2 from the following Elective Courses)
AAD 105 Typography
AAD 160 Graphic Illustration, Vector Drawing
AAD 167 Web Design: Graphics
AAD 256 Motion Graphics
AAD 260 Applied Imaging: Raster Graphics+
ART 110 Comics and Sequential Art
ART 125 Three Dimensional Desion
PHO 135 Digital Photography
Total	6-7

PHYSICAL/HEALTH EDUCATION: 2 Credit Hours
Physical/Health Education	2
Total	2

TOTAL CREDITS	64-69

* ART 118 and/or ART 119 fulfill a Humanities or Social Science requirement. AAD 167 change