Graphic Design-Print (GDD)
AN OPTION OF MARKETING
Type: Career, Degree (AS)
Open Admissions
Division: Career & Tech Education & Bus
Basic Skills Core/Proficiency Requirements
Communications Proficiency and Mathematics Proficiency are required for graduation from NSCC and this program. Please consult the college website or an academic advisor for information about the course prerequisites for all of the courses in this program.
HONORS PROGRAM OPTION
Interested students may refer to the Honors Program website at www.northshore.edu/honors.
First Year
Fall
| ART114 | Visual Design Theory | 3 |
| CMP101 | Composition 1 | 3 |
| CPS100 | Information Technology and Its Applications | 3 |
| GRA102 | Graphic Production | 3 |
| GRA202 | Digital Illustration | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
| ART110 | Basic Drawing 1 | 3 |
| BUS100 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
CMP104-150
| Composition 2 Elective | 3 |
| GRA116 | Electronic Imaging | 3 |
| GRA118 | Digital Page Layout | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Year
Fall
Spring
| COP202 | Cooperative Education/Internship | 3 |
| CPS158 | Dreamweaver | 3 |
| GRA216 | Graphic Design Portfolio | 3 |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective(s) | 3 |
| MKT204 | Advertising | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Requirement Notes
CPS100: May be fulfilled by challenge exam and 3 liberal arts credits.
ART116 is equivalent to GRA130.
COP202: Students may be eligible for COP202 exemption. Please see the COP202 Coop Ed/Internship Exemption Form found on the Academic Program Web page for details. If exemption is approved, student must complete a 3-credit open elective.
Total Credit Hours: 60
Course Learning and Credentialing Options
Distance Learning - some sections of the above courses may be available through a distance learning format.
For information, please go to www.northshore.edu/distance.
Alternative Credentialing - Alternative options for earning course credit may exist and can be explored through the Center for Alternative Studies and Educational Testing.
For information, please go to www.northshore.edu/cas.
Program Information
- GRA courses offered fall and spring semesters, day only in Lynn.
- GRA courses offered evenings in Lynn on a two-year rotating basis.
- ART114 offered fall and spring semesters, day only in Lynn.
- CPS158 offered fall semester, online; spring semester, day only in Lynn.
- MKT204 offered spring semester, day only in Lynn; fall semester, evening only in Danvers, alternating years.
- Liberal Arts Electives (suggested): ART102, ART111, CMP190, CPS101, HIS101, HIS102, IDS102C, IDS102D; IDS108, IDS112, IDS204, MDA108, and MDA110.
- Composition 2 Electives (suggested): CMP104, CMP120, and CMP150.
- While pursuing this degree program, students may also earn a certificate in Graphic Design (GDC). Please speak to your academic advisor about the course requirements needed for the certificate.
- Students are strongly urged to meet with their academic advisor on a semester basis or as needed to review the prerequisites of each course within the program and discuss course selections for successful completion of this program.
- Simultaneous awarding of Certificate and Degree policy: Certificates whose coursework is embedded in an Associate’s degree program will not be awarded simultaneously in the same term as the degree is awarded; i.e. Graphic Design-Print(GDD) and Graphic Design Certificate(GDC).
Admissions and Transfer Information
- This is an Open Admissions Program - Proof of high school graduation or the equivalent is required for admission to this program.
- This program may meet the eligibility criteria for MassTransfer and Joint Admissions with Massachusetts public colleges and universities (please see www.mass.edu/masstransfer); or, it may have a transfer agreement with a private 4-year college (please see www.northshore.edu/academics/departments). You may also visit NSCC’s Student Support and Advising Center on the Lynn or Danvers campus.
Additional Information
Please visit www.northshore.edu/academics/programs for more information about this Program of Study.