NOVA Advising Sheet 2021-2022

Graphic Design: Interactive Design Specialization, A.A.S.

Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Two Years Credits
4 Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3
1 Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
2 ART Elective 3
ART 116 Design for the Web I 3
ART 121 Foundations of Drawing 3
ART 130 Introduction to Multimedia 3
ART 131 Two-Dimensional Design 3
ART 135 Visual Communications 3
ART 140 Introduction to Graphic Skills 3
ART 141 Typography I 3
ART 142 Typography II 3
ART 203 Animation I 3
ART 250 History of Design 3
Choose One
3 ART 251 Communication Design I OR 3
3 PHT 270 Digital Imaging I 3
ART 263 Interactive Design I 3
ART 264 Interactive Design II 3
ART 270 Motion Graphics I 3
ART 287 Portfolio and Resume 3
CST 110 Introduction to Human Communication 3
ENG 111 College Composition I 3
Choose One
MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning OR 3
6 Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab 3 - 4
Choose One
SDV 100 College Success Skills OR 1
SDV 101 Orientation to (a Specific Discipline) 1
Total Credits for Graphic Design: Interactive Design Specialization, A.A.S. = 64-65

1 See social/behavioral science courses listed under General Education Electives. Electives should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

2 Approved ART Electives: ART 150 or ART 204 or division approval for other ART courses. For students double majoring in both the Graphic Design and Graphic Design Interactive Specialization A.A.S. degrees, there must be a total of 25% difference in ART credits between the degrees. 

3 PHT 270  will teach digital imaging from a photography perspective, whereas ART 251 provides a design perspective.

4 See humanities/fine arts courses other than ART listed under General Education Electives. Electives should be selected with advice of a counselor or academic advisor to meet the requirements of the transfer institution.

Division approval required for substitution. The science elective may be selected from biology, chemistry, ENV 121-ENV 122, physics, geology, or natural science courses with a lab component, listed under General Education Electives. Some four-year colleges require a two-semester sequence.