Course Sequence by Term
The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:
- Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Degree Progress Report Tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
- The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
- Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
- Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
- Consult with your faculty mentor or academic advisor to determine educational requirements, including possible university transfer options, for your chosen career field.
Full-time Sequence
Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.
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Term 1
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ENG101 or ENG107 |
First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).View requisites | Critical course | FYC or FYC | 3 |
Mathematics | Mathematics Area | Critical course MAT14+ recommended for students planning to transfer to a university | 3–6 | ||
AVC100 | Introduction to Digital Arts | 1 | |||
AVC177 | Digital Photographic Imaging I | Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | Critical course Gateway course | 3 | |
ART111 or ART116 |
Drawing I or Life Drawing I | 3 | |||
ART113 or AVC114 |
Color or Digital Color | 3 | |||
FYE101 or FYE103 |
Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success | 1–3 |
Term 2
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ENG102 or ENG108 |
First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.View requisites | FYC or FYC | 3 | |
CRE101 | College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).View requisites | OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment | L | 0–3 |
ARH101 or ARH102 or ARH110 |
Art from Prehistory Through Middle Ages or Art from Renaissance to Modernism or History of Graphic Design | Students who intend to transfer should choose either ARH101 or ARH102 to fulfill the [HU] requirement for transfer | H, HU or H, HU or None | 3 | |
AVC169 | 2D Media Design | Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC178 | Digital Arts Studies | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | Critical course | 3 | |
AVC183 | Digital Graphic Arts I | Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | Critical course | 3 |
Term 3
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230 |
Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication | No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisitesView requisites | SB or SB or L or SB | 3 | |
AVC142 | Introduction to Digital Photography | 3 | |||
AVC/MMT190 | Art of Web Site Design | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100, or permission of Instructor. CIS133DA recommended.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC248 or ART255 |
Design Self Promotion or Art Marketing | 3 | |||
AVC283 | Digital Graphic Arts II | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC183 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 |
Term 4
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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SB | Social & Behavioral Sciences | SB | 3 | ||
SG or SQ |
Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative | SG or SQ | 4 | ||
AVC280AA or AVC280AB or AVC280AC or AVC297AA or AVC297AB or AVC297AC |
Digital Media Arts and Design Capstone or Digital Media Arts and Design Capstone or Digital Media Arts and Design Capstone or Commercial Art Internship or Commercial Art Internship or Commercial Art Internship | Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division. or Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division. or Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division.View requisites | 1–3 | ||
RE | Restricted Electives | 3 | |||
Elective | General Elective | Select additional courses 100-level or higher to complete the minimum credits required for this degree. Consult with the Program Director or an Academic Advisor. | 0–3 |
Restricted Electives
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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AVC175 | Electronic Publishing Design I | Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC289 | Computer Illustration | Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC103 | Typography in the Digital Age | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC150 | Multimedia Storytelling | HU | 3 | ||
AVC192 | Advanced Web Presentation Design | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC/MMT190 or permission of Instructor. AVC180AM and AVC180AN suggested but not required.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC200 | Animation and Interactivity | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC210 | Design Tools for Imagery, Production, and Publishing | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 and [AVC169 or (ADA/AVC180AD, ADA/AVC180AE, and AVC180AS)] and AVC181, or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC/THO246 | Digital Fabrication | 3 |
Part-time Sequence
Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.
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Term 1
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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Mathematics | Mathematics Area | Critical course MAT14+ recommended for students planning to transfer to a university | 3–6 | ||
AVC100 | Introduction to Digital Arts | 1 | |||
AVC177 | Digital Photographic Imaging I | Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | Critical course Gateway course | 3 | |
FYE101 or FYE103 |
Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success | 1–3 |
Term 2
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ENG101 or ENG107 |
First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).View requisites | Critical course | FYC or FYC | 3 |
ART111 or ART116 |
Drawing I or Life Drawing I | 3 |
Term 3
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ART113 or AVC114 |
Color or Digital Color | 3 | |||
ENG102 or ENG108 |
First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.View requisites | FYC or FYC | 3 | |
CRE101 | College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).View requisites | OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment | L | 0–3 |
Term 4
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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ARH101 or ARH102 or ARH110 |
Art from Prehistory Through Middle Ages or Art from Renaissance to Modernism or History of Graphic Design | Students who intend to transfer should choose either ARH101 or ARH102 to fulfill the [HU] requirement for transfer | H, HU or H, HU or None | 3 | |
AVC169 | 2D Media Design | Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 |
Term 5
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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AVC178 | Digital Arts Studies | Critical course | 3 | ||
AVC183 | Digital Graphic Arts I | Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | Critical course | 3 |
Term 6
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230 |
Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication | No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisitesView requisites | SB or SB or L or SB | 3 | |
AVC283 | Digital Graphic Arts II | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC183 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 |
Term 7
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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AVC142 | Introduction to Digital Photography | 3 | |||
AVC/MMT190 | Art of Web Site Design | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100, or permission of Instructor. CIS133DA recommended.View requisites | 3 |
Term 8
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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AVC248 or ART255 |
Design Self Promotion or Art Marketing | 3 | |||
SB | Social & Behavioral Sciences | SB | 3 |
Term 9
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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SG or SQ |
Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative | SG or SQ | 4 | ||
RE | Restricted Electives | 3 |
Term 10
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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AVC280AA or AVC280AB or AVC280AC or AVC297AA or AVC297AB or AVC297AC |
Digital Media Arts and Design Capstone or Digital Media Arts and Design Capstone or Digital Media Arts and Design Capstone or Commercial Art Internship or Commercial Art Internship or Commercial Art Internship | Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director or Instructor. or Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division. or Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division. or Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division.View requisites | 1–3 | ||
Elective | General Elective | Select additional courses 100-level or higher to complete the minimum credits required for this degree. Consult with the Program Director or an Academic Advisor. | 0–3 |
Restricted Electives
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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AVC175 | Electronic Publishing Design I | Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC289 | Computer Illustration | Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC103 | Typography in the Digital Age | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC150 | Multimedia Storytelling | HU | 3 | ||
AVC192 | Advanced Web Presentation Design | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC/MMT190 or permission of Instructor. AVC180AM and AVC180AN suggested but not required.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC200 | Animation and Interactivity | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC210 | Design Tools for Imagery, Production, and Publishing | Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 and [AVC169 or (ADA/AVC180AD, ADA/AVC180AE, and AVC180AS)] and AVC181, or permission of Instructor.View requisites | 3 | ||
AVC/THO246 | Digital Fabrication | 3 |
Course Area Key
Gateway Course = Generally the first major-specific course in a pathway.
Critical Course = A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.
- FYC = First Year Composition
- H = Historical Awareness
- HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design
- L = Literacy & Critical Inquiry
- SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
- SG = Natural Sciences General
- SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative