With the availability of affordable publishing software for personal computers and low-cost printing devices, many individuals, businesses and organizations now produce their own print material in-house. Creating print material that is effective requires an understanding of key design elements. The Print Design Certificate is designed to develop the fundamental skills, techniques, and software knowledge necessary to conceive, lay out, and produce graphics and type for print media. Topics include design theory as well as hands-on projects.

A prerequisite to this certificate is the passing of a departmental computer skill competency exam or the completion of CIS110 or CIS-111. Students may apply all coursework from this certificate program to the Associate Degree in Digital Media Technology.

Print Design Certificate		Course Hours Per Week		Semester
		Class	Lab	Credit
FIRST SEMESTER (Fall)
GRD-151	Computer Design Basics	1	4	3
GRD-167	Photographic Imaging I	1	4	3
		2	8	6
SECOND SEMESTER (Spring)
GRA-151	Computer Graphics I	1	3	2
		1	3	2
THIRD SEMESTER (Summer)
DME-115	Graphic Design Tools	2	2	3
		2	2	3
FOURTH SEMESTER (Fall)
GRA-152	Computer Graphics II	1	3	2
		1	3	2
FIFTH SEMESTER (Spring)
GRD-265	Digital Print Production	1	4	3
		1	4	3
Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit				16