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 |
| FIRST SEMESTER: 16- 17 Credit Hours | |
| ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition | 3 |
| ART 104 Drawing I | 4 |
| ART 109 Two Dimensional Design | 3 |
| MTH 150 Survey of Mathematics (or higher) | 3-4 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total | 16 -17 |
| SECOND SEMESTER: 17 -18 Credit Hours | |
| AAD 104 Introduction to Graphic Design, 2D | 4 |
| ART 204 Drawing II | 4 |
| NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 3-4 |
| PROGRAM ELECTIVE | 3 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total | 17-18 |
| THIRD SEMESTER: 16 Credit Hours | |
| ART 118 Perspectives of Art History I* OR ART 119 Perspectives of Art History II* | 3 |
| ART 205 Commercial Illustration I | 3 |
| ART 154 Drawing the Human Figure | 4 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| LITERATURE ELECTIVE | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER: 15 -18 Credit Hours | |
| ART 231 Art Seminar OR CE 210 Cooperative Education -Art | 3-4 |
| ART 206 Commercial Illustration II | 4 |
| PROGRAM ELECTIVE | 3-4 |
| Health/Physical Education | 2 |
| NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE | 3-4 |
| Total | 15-18 |
| PROGRAM ELECTIVES:* | |
| 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 Design | |
| PHO 135 Digital Photography | |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 64-69 |