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Applied Art and Design—Illustration

AA or AS Degree Applied Art and Design · Sierra College · 2025-2026 Catalog

The Illustration degree offers a comprehensive set of courses in Illustration, animation and gaming, digital imaging, art foundations, digital art, and 3d modeling. This option prepares students for transfer to a four year university in illustration, graphic design, animation, and other related fields. The program stresses the design thinking process as well as the professional production currently used in the industry.

In all cases, students should consult with a counselor for more information on university admission and transfer requirements. Students must fulfill the following major requirements with grades of “C” or better, complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable semester units (12 of which must be completed at Sierra College) with a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complete one of the following three general education patterns:

Required Courses

CourseTitleUnits
Select 9 units from the following:9
AAD 0012Visual Communication (also COMM 0012)
orAAD 0013History of Graphic Design
AAD 0044Sketching for Design
orART 0004ADrawing I
AAD 0060Graphic Design I: Principles and Process
AAD 0070Graphic Design II: Introduction to Digital Design
Select 15 units from the following:15
AAD 0055Illustration (also ART 0055)
AAD 0062Digital Illustration
AAD 0071Introduction to Digital Painting (also ART 0071)
AAD 0073Digital Art Studio: Concepts and Practices (also ART 0073)
AAD 0075Introduction to Photoshop (also PHOT 0075)
AAD 0083Introduction to Three-Dimensional Modeling
AAD 0094Digital Animation
AAD 0096Portfolio Design
ART 0004BDrawing II
orART 0005AFigure Drawing I
ART 0006CColor Theory
ART 0007AOil Painting I
orART 0008AWatercolor Painting I
Total Units24

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