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GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS: ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE [CAREER PROGRAM]

Academic Plan Code: CRART 0062
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP): 10.0306
*Financial Aid Eligible Program*

Total Credit Hours: 61

general Courses

TITLES

Credit Hours

ENGL 110

COMPOSITION I 

3

COMM 110

INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: PRESENTATION AND THEORY 

3

PSY 110 

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 

3

MATHEMATICS * 

*see ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS [CAREER]

3

LABORATORY SCIENCE * 

*see ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS [CAREER]

4

HUMANITIES * 

*see ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS [CAREER]

3

PROGRAM COURSES

TITLES

CREDIT HOURS

GCOMM 110

INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS 

4

GCOMM 112

VECTOR GRAPHICS WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 

3

GCOMM 130

PAGE LAYOUT WITH ADOBE INDESIGN 

3

GCOMM 140 

PRINTING METHODS 

4

GCOMM 150

PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES AND PROCESSES 

3

GCOMM 230

ADVANCE PAGE LAYOUT AND INTERACTIVE CROSS MEDIA 

3

GCOMM 235

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND SCANNING FOR PUBLISHING 

3

GCOMM 245

WEB PUBLISHING WITH ADOBE DREAMWEAVER 

3

GCOMM 247 

ADVANCE WEB PUBLISHING WITH ADOBE DREAMWEAVER AND FLASH 

3

GCOMM 250

BEGINNING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP TECHNIQUES 

3

GCOMM 251

ADVANCED ADOBE PHOTOSHOP TECHNIQUES 

3

GRDSN 140

GRAPHIC DESIGN 1: FOUNDATIONS 

3

GRDSN 142 

GRAPHIC DESIGN 2: TYPOGRAPHY 

3

ELECTIVE COURSES

TITLES

CREDIT HOURS

APPROVED ELECTIVE

1

* See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree.

Recommended Course Sequence

Semester

Courses

1st Semester

 GCOMM 110; GCOMM 112; GCOMM 130; GCOMM 235; GCOMM 250

2nd Semester

 GCOMM 140; GCOMM 150; GCOMM 230; GCOMM 251; ENGL 110

3rd Semester

 GCOMM 245; GRDSN 140; COMM 110; PSY 110; Mathematics; Approved Elective

4th Semester

 GCOMM 247; GRDSN 142; Laboratory Science; Humanities

Department Contact Information

Agricultural and Industrial Technologies
East Peoria Campus, AIT Building, Room 209
(309) 694-5510