Graphic Design, AFA Statewide Program: 902

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The Graphic Design Associate of Fine Arts degree (AFA) is a studio intensive program that prepares students for transfer to a four-year BFA program. Two-thirds of the total credit hours are in studio art and graphic design courses, and one-third are in General Education courses. The curriculum includes studio art foundations courses as well as specialized study in graphic design and typography. Courses focus on the fundamentals of visual arts and design, and parallel the course work in the first two-years of a BFA degree at a four-year institution. 

The Graphic Design AFA is a designated statewide program. The Maryland Higher Education Commission designates some community college programs as statewide programs. A student may enroll in any of these programs at the same rates as in-county residents if the program is not offered by their local community college or if the student cannot enroll due to an enrollment limit. For more information on statewide programs, please see Curricula Information .

All students should meet with a discipline advisor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts to plan their program of study, as well as their transfer and career goals. Students interested in seeking employment after completion of an associate’s degree instead of transferring to a 4-year institution should consider the Graphic Design AAS: 304A career and technical education program.