Recommended Preparation: Proficiency in high school English and a satisfactory aptitude for drawing.

Equipment and Supplies: Communication Design students are required to purchase certain basic equipment and materials necessary to achieve professionally-oriented objectives. Most of the equipment is purchased in the beginning class (Introduction to Graphic Skills) and can be used throughout the two-year program.

First Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	ART	121	Drawing I	4
	ART	131	Fund. of Design I	4
	ART	135	Visual Communications	4
	ART	140	Intro. to Graphic Skills	4
	1 PED	116	Lifetime Fitness & Wellness	1
	STD		Elective	1
	ART	122	Drawing II		4
	ART	132	Fund. of Design II		4
	ART	141	Typography I		4
	ENG	111	College Composition I		3
	2 MTH	151	Math for the Liberal Arts I		3
		Total Credits/Semester		18	18

Second Year				1st Semester	2nd Semester
	ART	142	Typography II	4
	ART	217	Electronic Graphic Design I	4
	ART	265	Graphic Techniques	4
	PHT	101	Photography I or
		PHT	270 Digital Imaging I	3
	3 ___		Social Science Elective	3
	ART	218	Electronic Graphic Design II		4
	ART	250	History of Design		3
	ART	287	Portfolio & Resume Preparation		1
	1 PED	/RPK			1
	3 ___		Social Science Elective		3
	SPD	110	Intro. to Speech Communication		3
		Total Credits/Semester		18	15

Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Communication Design = 69.

To graduate from a degree program, students entering NVCC Fall 1999 or later must demonstrate computer competency skills as described in the Degree Requirements section of the Instructional Programs of this catalog.

¹ The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.

² Division approval required for substitution.

³ The social science elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).