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Program checklist · AAS

Graphic Design & Production, AAS

Century College · White Bear Lake, MN

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Program
Award
AAS
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
CIP
50.0409
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Course Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Graphic Design & Production Program at Century College prepares students to use a creative design process to develop ideas into clear and purposeful communication that informs, markets and promotes. Using a hands-on approach, students develop the skills and confidence to take a variety of publications from concept to finished product. Projects include corporate identity, packaging, publishing, advertising, signage, and information graphics.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
175315
CourseShelf checklist
CK_175315_4a62092b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

0 items

    Career/Occupational Requirements

    14 items
    1. GRDP 1012
      3
    2. GRDP 1013
      3
    3. GRDP 1015
      3
    4. GRDP 1018
      3
    5. GRDP 1019
      3
    6. GRDP 1060
      3
    7. GRDP 1061
      3
    8. GRDP 1063
      3
    9. GRDP 2061
      3
    10. GRDP 2062
      3
    11. GRDP 2064
      3
    12. GRDP 2066
      2
    13. GRDP 2067
      3
    14. GRDP 2069
      3

    Career/Occupational Elective Requirements

    3 items
    1. Elective
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. GRDP 1790
      1-6
    3. GRDP 2780
      1-6

    MnTC/General Education Requirements

    0 items

      Goal 1: Communication

      1 item
      1. ENGL 1020
        Composition I
        or: ENGL 1021 - Composition I
        4

      Requirements

      4 items
      1. COMM 1021
        3
      2. COMM 1031
        3
      3. COMM 1041
        3
      4. COMM 1051
        3

      Goal 2: Critical Thinking

      0 items

        Goal 3 and/or 4: Natural Sciences/Math/Logical Reasoning

        2 items
        1. MnTC Goal 3 Course List
          Not resolved to a course
        2. MnTC Goal 4 Course List
          Not resolved to a course

        Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences

        1 item
        1. MnTC Goal 5 Course List
          Not resolved to a course

        Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts

        1 item
        1. MnTC Goal 6 Course List
          Not resolved to a course

        Goals 7-10: Theme Goals

        0 items

          Requirements

          2 items
          1. Goal 7A Human Diversity Course List
            Not resolved to a course
          2. Goal 7B Race, Power, and Justice Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 8 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 9 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 10 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          MnTC Elective Requirements

          0 items

            Additional Elective Requirements

            0 items

              Additional Requirements

              0 items

                Program Information

                6 items
                1. Use a creative design process to conceptualize and create client-based projects that solve real-world communication problems.
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. Apply the formal elements and principles of visual design, color theory, information hierarchy, and typography to successfully communicate narratives, concepts, emotions, and identities across a variety of media.
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. Effectively use contemporary tools and technologies in the creation, reproduction, and distribution of visual messages.
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. Appreciate art/design history and adapt and synthesize examples for use in contemporary contexts for creative and effective communication.
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. Create visual communication solutions that speak to diverse audiences and contexts.
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. Confidently participate in professional design practice including the ability to organize and design projects within a collaborative work environment.
                  Not resolved to a course

                Sample Plan

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                  Semester 1

                  Choose 1 of the following · Select one · 9 items
                  1. GRDP 1012
                    3
                  2. GRDP 1013
                    3
                  3. GRDP 1018
                    3
                  4. GRDP 1060
                    3
                  5. Select one
                    Not resolved to a course
                  6. COMM 1021
                    3
                  7. COMM 1031
                    3
                  8. COMM 1041
                    3
                  9. COMM 1051
                    3

                  Semester 2

                  5 items
                  1. GRDP 1015
                    3
                  2. GRDP 1019
                    3
                  3. GRDP 1061
                    3
                  4. GRDP 1063
                    3
                  5. Goal Six: Humanities and Fine Arts
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3

                  Semester 3

                  5 items
                  1. GRDP 2061
                    3
                  2. GRDP 2067
                    3
                  3. GRDP 2069
                    3
                  4. ENGL 1021
                    4
                  5. MnTC Goal 3: Natural Sciences / Goal 4: Math/Logical Reasoning
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3

                  Semester 4

                  5 items
                  1. GRDP 2062
                    3
                  2. GRDP 2064
                    3
                  3. GRDP 2066
                    2
                  4. GRDP Elective
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  5. MnTC Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3

                  Note

                  0 items
                    Source. Century College, catalog 2026-2027 Course Catalog — https://catalog.century.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=6624. Captured page pages/0205.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.