Graphic Design, Cert.

Overview

Add to your professional portfolio by earning a Graphic Design certificate! A Graphic Design certificate prepares you for continued growth in your career or for entry-level jobs in advertising agencies, printing companies, publishing firms and companies that maintain in-house graphic design departments.

Admission Requirements

Co/prerequisite requirements for courses listed in the certificate program will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

In addition to a high school diploma, admission requirements for this certificate program include:

• An interview with a member of the full-time faculty prior to admission to the program.
• An Adobe Creative Cloud subscription.
• A computer / laptop that supports Creative Cloud system requirements.
• Being currently employed in the field of graphic design and looking to update professional and technical skills or have already completed a college degree.

Successful candidates to this certificate program have:

• Sufficient speech and language ability to express, comprehend and exchange information and ideas verbally and non-verbally, and to interact clearly and logically with professors, peers and clients.
• Eye-hand coordination to perform intensive project construction.
• Maturity to accept critique of work and perform changes based on constructive criticism.
• Capacity to work in teams to solve design problems.
• Ability to meet deadlines under stressful conditions.

Curriculum: Required Courses