DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
Computer Animation Digital Photography Graphic Design Illustration Motion Graphics Web Design Gallery Management Jewelry Design and Fabrication
Certificate of Achievement - Digital Arts
El Camino College offers a variety of certificate programs. A Certificate of Achievement is recorded on a student’s transcript. A Certificate of Accomplishment is not recorded on the transcript. Each of the programs requires completion of courses in a particular field. Unlike degree programs, courses outside the field are not generally required. For specific certificate requirements, consult Section IV, Curriculum, of this catalog. Students must file a petition for a certificate in the evaluations area, which is located in the Admissions Office, by the deadline date published in the schedule of classes.
A Certificate of Achievement is awarded to students who complete the prescribed program with a 2.0 grade point average.
A Certificate of Achievement with Honors is awarded to students who complete the prescribed program with a 3.0 grade point average.
A Certificate of Achievement with High Honors is awarded to students who complete the prescribed program with a 3.5 grade point average or above.
A Certificate of Achievement will be issued to students completing the required courses in one of these options: Computer Animation, Digital Photography, Graphic Design, Illustration, Motion Graphics, or Web Design. A minimum of 12 units required for the Certificate of Achievement must be completed at El Camino College.
Computer Animation Option
| Art 10ab |
Drawing Fundamentals I |
(3 units) |
| Art 37ab |
Two-Dimensional Design I |
(3 units) |
| Art 41ab |
Lettering and Typography |
(3 units) |
| Art 141abcd |
Digital Art |
(3 units) |
| Art 142abcd |
Digital Photography |
(3 units) |
| Art 144abcd |
Three-Dimensional Computer Animation |
(3 units) |
| Art 145abcd |
Multimedia Design |
(3 units) |
| Art 147abcd |
Digital Video Design |
(3 units) |
| Art 195ab |
Portfolio and Career Planning for Artist and Designers |
(2 units) |
1 course from the following:
| Art 150 |
The Art of Photography |
(3 units) |
| Photography 51 |
Elementary Photography |
(2 units) |
2 units from the following:
| Art 96abcd |
Cooperative Career Education |
(2-4 units) |
| Art 99abc |
Independent Study |
(1-3 units) |
2 courses from the following:
| Art 17ab |
Life Drawing I |
(3 units) |
| Art 31abcd |
Three-Dimensional Design |
(3 units) |
| Art 82abcd |
Life Sculpture |
(3 units) |
| Art 146abcd |
Designing for the World Wide Web |
(3 units) |
Total Units: 36-37
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Digital Photography Option
| Art 10ab |
Drawing Fundamentals I |
(3 units) |
| Art 37ab |
Two-Dimensional Design I |
(3 units) |
| Art 41ab |
Lettering and Typography |
(3 units) |
| Art 141abcd |
Digital Art |
(3 units) |
| Art 142abcd |
Digital Photography |
(3 units) |
| Art 195ab |
Portfolio and Career Planning for Artists and Designers |
(2 units) |
| Photography 1 |
Basic Photography |
(3 units) |
| Photography 2 |
Intermediate Photography |
(4 units) |
| Photography 23A |
Theory of Color/Color Printing |
(4 units) |
| Photography 51 |
Elementary Photography |
(2 units) |
2 units from the following:
| Art 99abc |
Independent Study |
(1-3 units) |
2 courses from the following:
| Art 143abcd |
Digital Design and Publishing |
(3 units) |
| Art 144abcd |
Three-Dimensional Computer Animation |
(3 units) |
| Art 146abcd |
Designing for the World Wide Web |
(3 units) |
| Art 147abcd |
Digital Video Design |
(3 units) |
| Photography 3 |
Advanced Photography |
(4 units) |
| Photography 4 |
Portraiture |
(3 units) |
Total Units: 38-39
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Graphic Design Option
| Art 10ab |
Drawing Fundamentals I |
(3 units) |
| Art 37ab |
Two-Dimensional Design I |
(3 units) |
| Art 39ab |
Advertising Design I |
(3 units) |
| Art 40abcd |
Advertising Design II |
(3 units) |
| Art 41ab |
Lettering and Typography |
(3 units) |
| Art 141abcd |
Digital Art |
(3 units) |
| Art 142abcd |
Digital Photography |
(3 units) |
| Art 143abcd |
Digital Design and Publishing |
(3 units) |
| Art 146abcd |
Designing for the World Wide Web |
(3 units) |
| Art 195ab |
Portfolio and Career Planning for Artists and Designers |
(2 units) |
1 course from the following:
| Art 150 |
The Art of Photography |
(3 units) |
| Photography 51 |
Elementary Photography |
(2 units) |
2 units from the following:
| Art 96abcd |
Cooperative Career Education |
(2-4 units) |
| or |
|
|
| Art 99abc |
Independent Study |
(1-3 units) |
1 course from the following:
| Art 29ab |
Fundamentals of Color |
(3 units) |
| or |
|
|
| Art 87ab |
Beginning Printmaking |
(3 units) |
Total Units: 36-37
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Illustration Option
| Art 10ab |
Drawing Fundamentals I |
(3 units) |
| Art 17ab |
Life Drawing I |
(3 units) |
| Art 37ab |
Two-Dimensional Design I |
(3 units) |
| Art 41ab |
Lettering and Typography |
(3 units) |
| Art 52abcd |
Rendering |
(3 units) |
| Art 53ab |
Illustration I |
(3 units) |
| Art 54abcd |
Illustration II |
(3 units) |
| Art 141abcd |
Digital Art |
(3 units) |
| Art 142abcd |
Digital Photography |
(3 units) |
| Art 195ab |
Portfolio and Career Planning for Artists and Designers |
(2 units) |
1 course from the following:
| Art 150 |
The Art of Photography |
(3 units) |
| Photography 51 |
Elementary Photography |
(2 units) |
2 units from the following:
| Art 96abcd |
Cooperative Career Education |
(2-4 units) |
| or |
|
|
| Art 99abc |
Independent Study |
(1-3 units) |
1 course from the following:
| Art 19ab |
Water Color Painting I |
(3 units) |
| Art 22ab |
Fundamentals of Painting I |
(3 units) |
| Art 87ab |
Beginning Printmaking |
(3 units) |
Total Units: 36-37
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Motion Graphics Option
| Art 10ab |
Drawing Fundamentals I |
(3 units) |
| Art 37ab |
Two-Dimensional Design I |
(3 units) |
| Art 41ab |
Lettering and Typography |
(3 units) |
| Art 141abcd |
Digital Art |
(3 units) |
| Art 142abcd |
Digital Photography |
(3 units) |
| Art 144abcd |
Three-Dimensional Computer Animation |
(3 units) |
| Art 145abcd |
Multimedia Design |
(3 units) |
| Art 147abcd |
Digital Video Design |
(3 units) |
| Art 195ab |
Portfolio and Career Planning for Artists and Designers |
(2 units) |
1 course from the following:
| Art 150 |
The Art of Photography |
(3 units) |
| Photography 51 |
Elementary Photography |
(2 units) |
2 units from the following:
| Art 96abcd |
Cooperative Career Education |
(2-4 units) |
| or |
|
|
| Art 99abc |
Independent Study |
(1-3 units) |
2 course from the following:
| Art 146abcd |
Designing for the World Wide Web |
(3 units) |
| Film/Video 20 |
Introduction to Film/Video Production |
(3 units) |
| Film/Video 22 |
Production I |
(3 units) |
| Film/Video 28ab |
Television Production |
(3 units) |
Total Units: 36-37
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Web Design
| Art 10ab |
Drawing Fundamentals I |
(3 units) |
| Art 37ab |
Two-Dimensional Design I |
(3 units) |
| Art 39ab |
Advertising Design I |
(3 units) |
| Art 41ab |
Lettering and Typography |
(3 units) |
| Art 141abcd |
Digital Art |
(3 units) |
| Art 142abcd |
Digital Photography |
(3 units) |
| Art 145abcd |
Multimedia Design |
(3 units) |
| Art 146abcd |
Designing for the World Wide Web |
(3 units) |
| Art 195ab |
Portfolio and Career Planning for Artists and Designers |
(2 units) |
1 course from the following:
| Art 150 |
The Art of Photography |
(3 units) |
| Photography 51 |
Elementary Photography |
(2 units) |
2 units from the following:
| Art 96abcd |
Cooperative Career Education |
(2-4 units) |
| or |
|
|
| Art 99abc |
Independent Study |
(1-3 units) |
2 course from the following:
| Art 144abcd |
Three-Dimensional Computer Animation |
(3 units) |
| Art 147abcd |
Digital Video Design |
(3 units) |
| Computer Information Systems 133 |
Web Programming Concepts |
(4 units) |
Total Units: 36-37
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Certificate of Achievement - Gallery Management
A Certificate of Achievement will be granted to the student completing the courses listed below. At least 50% of the units for the certificate must be completed at El Camino College.
| Art 29ab* |
Fundamentals of Color |
(3 units) |
| Art 31abcd* |
Three-Dimensional Design |
(3 units) |
| Art 37ab* |
Two-Dimensional Design |
(3 units) |
| Art 141abcd* |
Digital Art |
(3 units) |
* Only one semester of a course will be credited toward the certificate requirement.
2 semesters of:
| Art 34ab |
Gallery Management and Artist Career Issues |
(4 units) |
6 units from the following:
| Art 1 |
Art in Modern Life |
(3 units) |
| Art 2 |
History of Western Art-Prehistoric to Gothic |
(3 units) |
Art 3
|
History of Western Art-Proto-Renaissance to 19th Century |
(3 units)
|
Art 4
|
History of Western Art - 19th Century to Contemporary Times |
(3 units)
|
| Art 5A |
History of Asian Art - India and Southeast Asia |
(3 units) |
| Art 5B |
History of Asian Art - China, Korea and Japan |
(3 units) |
| Art 6 |
Cross-Cultural Art |
(3 units) |
| Art 7 |
Art History of Mexico and Central and South America |
(4 units) |
Total Units: 26
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Certificate of Achievement - Jewelry Design and FabricationA Certificate of Achievement will be granted to the student completing the courses listed below. At least 50% of the units for the certificate must be completed at El Camino College.
| Art 1* |
Art in Modern Life |
(3 units) |
| Art 10ab* |
Drawing Fundamentals I |
(3 units) |
| Art 37ab* |
Two-Dimensional Design I |
(3 units) |
| Art 73ab* |
Introduction to Jewelry and Metalsmithing |
(3 units) |
| Art 74abcd* |
Jewelry Fabrication |
(3 units) |
| Art 75abcd* |
Jewelry Casting |
(3 units) |
* Only one semester of a course will be credited toward the certificate requirement.
| Business 24 |
Small Business Management |
(3 units) |
Total Units: 21
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