NOVA Advising Sheet 2023-2024
Graphic Design: Interactive Design Specialization, A.A.S.
Catalog Year: 2023-2024
Code: 5113
| 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 |
| Choose One | |||
| ART | 270 | Motion Graphics I OR | 3 |
| 5 | Physical or Life Science Elective w/Lab | 3 - 4 | |
| ART | 287 | Portfolio and Resume | 3 |
| CST | 110 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
| ENG | 111 | College Composition I | 3 |
| 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.
5 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.