Courses & Certificates

Graphic Communication A.S. Degree and Certificates

Associate in Science Degree (A.S)
The Associate in Science Degree may be obtained by completion of the required program with grades of "C" or better, plus general education requirements, plus sufficient electives to meet a 60-unit total.

Career Certificate
The Career Certificate may be obtained by completion of 21 units in Graphic Communication courses with grades of “C” or better or equivalent.

Our highest honor certificate is the Career Certificate, requiring any 21 units of coursework in Graphic Communication. The remaining 7 honors are Certificates of Completion.

Graphic Communication Courses	Units
Select 21 units from the following:
GCOM 101, Introduction to Macintosh	1.5
GCOM 103, Introduction to Adobe Acrobat	1.5
GCOM 104, Real World Scanning	1.5
GCOM 105, Photoshop Special Features	1.5
GCOM 280, Special Topic, Design Related	.5 - 4
GCOM 282, Special Topic, Emerging Technologies	.5 - 4
GCOM 284, Special Topic, Image Editing Related	.5 - 4
GCOM 286, Special Topic, Media Related	.5 - 4
GCOM 288, Special Topic, Page Layout Related	.5 - 4
GCOM 300, Prepress and the Printing Process	3
GCOM 310, Beginning Page Layout, using Adobe Pagemaker	3
GCOM 313, Beginning Page Layout, using Adobe InDesign	3
GCOM 314, Advanced Page Layout, using Adobe InDesign	3
GCOM 316, Beginning Page Layout, using Quark XPress	3
GCOM 317, Advanced Page Layout, using Quark XPress	3
GCOM 319, Newspaper Design	3
GCOM 330, Beginning Photoshop	3
GCOM 331, Adv. Image Editing for Print, Photoshop	3
GCOM 332, Adv. Image Editing for Web/Multimedia, Photoshop	3
GCOM 340, Beginning Illustrator	3
GCOM 341, Advanced Digital Illustration, using Illustrator	3
GCOM 343, Graphic Design Production	3
GCOM 345, Advanced Graphic Design Production	3
GCOM 347, Typography: Principles and Creation	3
GCOM 349, Portfolio	1.5
GCOM 350, Skills and Resources for Graphic Professionals	3
GCOM 360, Web Site Prototyping and Graphics (Fireworks)	3
GCOM 361, Creative Web Design (Dreamweaver I)	3
GCOM 362, Intermediate Creative Web Design (Advanced Dreamweaver)	3
GCOM 363, Advanced Creative Web Design (Flash)	3
GCOM 370, Web Projects	3
GCOM 383, Interactive and Motion Design (Flash)	3
GCOM 390, Intro to Motion Design using After Effects	3
GCOM 400, Introduction to Principles of Animation	3
GCOM 401, Introduction to Computer Animation	3
GCOM 402, Beginning 3D Graphics and 3D Animation	3
GCOM 410, Advanced 3D Animation - Character Animation	3
GCOM 420, Video Game Design	3
GCOM 424, Video Game Art	3
GCOM 426, Video Game Level Design	3
GCOM 490, Graphic Communication Studio	.5-4

• A.S. Degree in Graphic Communication & Career Certificate

Graphic Communication Advising Sheets (PDF download)
• Graphic Design Print Emphasis
• Web Design Emphasis
• Production Emphasis
• Character Animation Emphasis
• Character Animation / Game Design programs

Certificates of Completion
• Graphic Design Production Certificate
• Page Layout Certificate
• Image Editing Certificate
• Digital Illustration Certificate
• Web Design Certificate
• Pre-Press Certificate

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Spring 2010 GCOM course listings