A QUICK INTRO
Do you have a creative mind? Enjoy drawing, designing or photography? A career in Graphic Design means you get to have fun doing what you enjoy most!
WHAT YOU STUDY
Students will be trained in the development of concept and design for promotional materials such as newspaper and magazine advertisements, posters, folders, letterheads, corporate symbols, brochures, booklets, preparation of art for printing, lettering and typography, photography, and electronic media.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Graduates should qualify for employment opportunities with graphic design studios, advertising agencies, printing companies, department stores, a wide variety of manufacturing industries, newspapers, and businesses with in-house graphics operations.
COURSE INFORMATION
Graphic Design is on a cohort schedule. The next cohort will begin Fall 2025. SCC will begin taking applications for the Fall 2025 cohort in January 2025.
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
FALL SEMESTER 1
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| ACA | 111 | College Student Success | 1 |
| GRD | 110 | Typography I | 3 |
| GRD | 121 | Drawing Fundamentals I | 2 |
| GRD | 141 | Graphic Design I | 4 |
| GRD | 151 | Computer Design Basics | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| ENG | 110 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| ENG | 111 | Writing & Inquiry | 3 |
| Totals | 16 | ||
SPRING SEMESTER 2
| COM | 120 | Intro to Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| GRA | 131 | Illustration I | 2 |
| GRD | 142 | Graphic Design II | 4 |
| GRD | 152 | Computer Design Tech I | 3 |
| GRD | 167 | Photographic Imaging I | 3 |
| GRD | 230 | Technical Illustration | 2 |
| Totals | 18 |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| PSY | 118 | Interpersonal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY | 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| ART | 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| HUM | 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Totals | 6 | ||
FALL SEMESTER 2
| GRA | 146 | Design Applications II | 1 |
| GRD | 153 | Computer Design Tech II | 3 |
| GRD | 241 | Graphic Design III | 4 |
| GRD | 210 | Airbrush I | 2 |
| GRD | 241 | Graphic Design III | 4 |
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| MAT | 110 | Mathematical Measurement & Literacy | 3 |
| MAT | 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 |
| Totals | 13 | ||
SPRING SEMESTER 2
| GRD | 242 | Graphic Design IV | 4 |
| GRD | 247 | Design Applications IV | 1 |
| GRD | 280 | Portfolio Design | 4 |
| PHO | 222 | Video Production | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| GRA | 220 | Industry Survey | 2 |
| WBL | 111 | Work-Based Learning I | 1 |
| Totals | 13-14 | ||
Note: ENG 110, MAT 110 & PSY 118 do not transfer to a university.
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
FALL SEMESTER 1
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| GRD | 121 | Drawing Fundamentals I | 2 |
| GRD | 141 | Graphic Design I | 4 |
| Totals | 6 |
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| GRD | 110 | Typography I | 3 |
| GRD | 142 | Graphic Design II | 4 |
| Totals | 7 |
This certificate is also offered to high school students through the Career & College Promise initiative.
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
FALL SEMESTER 1
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| GRD | 141 | Graphic Design I | 4 |
| GRD | 151 | Computer Design Basics | 3 |
| Totals | 7 |
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| GRD | 142 | Graphic Design II | 4 |
| GRD | 152 | Computer Design Tech I | 3 |
| Totals | 7 |
This certificate is also offered to high school students through the Career & College Promise initiative.
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
FALL SEMESTER 1
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| GRD | 110 | Typography I | 3 |
| GRD | 121 | Drawing Fundamentals I | 2 |
| GRA | 131 | Illustration I | 3 |
| GRD | 210 | Airbrush I | 2 |
| Totals | 10 |
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| GRD | 230 | Technical Illustration | 2 |
| Totals | 2 |
This certificate is also offered to high school students through the Career & College Promise initiative.
