TRANSFER MAJOR
Curriculum Code No. 1110

Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.

Department of the Arts
Hicks Art Center • Phone (215) 968-8425

This major begins with the traditional Fine Arts Foundation Year experience and then offers specific course work needed to develop a portfolio of advertising and illustration work for successful transfer as a Graphic Design Major. Students with exceptional portfolio and their Associate of Arts degree in Graphic Design (transfer major) are qualified to gain entry level positions as: desktop publishers, assistant graphic designers, illustrators and assistant advertising layout designers.

Students seeking to transfer to professional art schools and complete a baccalaureate degree with a major in Graphic Design should select this major.

Full time day students entering as fine art majors require an assessment interview. A portfolio review is not required for admission, but is recommended for placement purposes. An art advisor will help select the appropriate sequence of courses.

Graduates of this program are able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the methods and materials associated with drawing, two-dimensional design, and three-dimensional design;
• use traditional and new media to begin to explore and express their own creative voice;
• read about, write about, and analyze art and art history using basic research, critical thinking skills, and a visual arts vocabulary;
• prepare and present a formal, professional-quality portfolio of work which may be used to apply for admission to a four-year college; and
• demonstrate the ability to develop concepts, apply skills, and provide creative visual solutions to graphic design and illustration problems.

Note: Studio courses can be expensive. Lab Fees may be required.

Degree Course Requirements*

VAFA100	Drawing Fundamentals 3	3
VAFA101	2-D Design Fundamentals	3
VAFA102	3-D Design Fundamentals	3
VAFA103	Drawing Composition F	3
VAFA104	2-D Design Color F	3
VAFA201	Portfolio Seminar F	3
VAGD100	Introduction to Desktop Publishing	3
VAGD101	Layout and Typography	3
VAGD102	Illustration: Drawing and Digital F	3
VAGD200	Visual Literacy F	3
VAGD201	Graphic Design F	3
VAMM100	Digital Imaging	3
COMP110	English Composition I A,F,1	3
COMP111	English Composition II F,2	3
	Social Perspective 6	3
	Art History C,4	6
	College Level Math or Science A,B	3
INTG285	Integration of Knowledge D,F,5	3
	Personal Health B	2
	Digital or Studio Electives	3
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Recommended Semester Sequence

The recommended course sequence is designed for full time students who average l5 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.

^A Placement testing required.
^B Consult the list of courses approved for this subcategory. Any course may be chosen.
^C Any of the following may be chosen: VAFA191, VAFA192, VAFA193.
^D Any INTG course may be chosen.
^E Suggested Digital Electives: VAGD202, VAGD203, VAGD204, VAMM110, VAMM130, VAMM209, VAMM210.
^F Course requires prerequisite.

¹ Satisfies College Level Writing Level I.
² Satisfies College Level Writing Level II.
³ Satisfies Creative Expression.
⁴ Satisfies Cultural Perspectives.
⁵ Satisfies Writing Intensive requirement.
⁶ SOCI110 is recommended, but any course in this subcategory may be chosen.

*Students who do not seek the Associate of Arts Degree may earn the legend, “Major Requirements Satisfied,” on their transcripts by successfully completing all the courses listed in the major except credits in social perspectives, mathematics or science, English and three credits in integration of knowledge.

Credits exceeding the required minimum cannot be used to satisfy required credits in other course requirements.