This technical certificate prepares the student to work as an entry-level production
artist or entry-level designer. Emphasis is on the ability to take a job, design it, and
prepare it for printing. Design skills and advanced production skills are learned.
Job Opportunities
| Graphic Designer | Art Director | Illustrator |
| Production Artist | Creative Director | Freelance Illustrator |
| Web Designer | Freelance Artist |
Related Degrees
Degree Requirements
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The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.
| REQUIRED COURSES: 33 hours |
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| Credit Hours | Courses | Notes | Grade |
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| 3 | ART 1203 Color | | |
| 3 | ART 1213 2-D Design | | |
| 3 | ART 1313 Drawing | | |
| 3 | GRDS 1103 Introduction to Typography | | |
| 3 | GRDS 1303 Production Techniques | | |
| 3 | GRDS 2203 Digital Publishing | | |
| 3 | GRDS 2213 Digital Illustration | | |
| 3 | GRDS 2223 Digital Imaging | | |
| 3 | GRDS 2313 Production Management I | | |
| 3 | GRDS 2403 Advertising Design I | | |
| 3 | MATH 1303 College Math or MATH 1403 College Algebra | | |
| TOTAL HOURS- 33 |
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Transfer Course Information
The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and the equitable treatment of the application of credits for the admissions and degree requirements. Courses transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as "No Comparable Courses." Courses with a D grade will not transfer unless an appeal for exception is submitted in writing to the provost prior to the first day of class. ACTS-Arkansas Course Transfer System
http://acts.adhe.edu -select Course Transfer. Students may also view the UA Fort Smith Transfer Credit Guide at
www.uafortsmith.edu/Transfer/TransferCreditGuide.
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