Visual Communication - Graphic Design

This guide records how articulated postsecondary credit from a high school Graphic Design career and technical education (CTE) program of study will be accepted at the colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS).

Credit for Prior Learning Request

COLLEGE CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

To earn KCTCS credit for Graphic Design, a student must have accomplished the following:

1. Completed their high school Graphic Design program with a grade of B or higher.
2. Passed the Graphic Design end of program assessment.
3. Submitted the necessary documentation, signed by the instructor or designee (counselor, or administrator), indicating all requirements have been met (see next page of this document for signature page).
4. Applied to a KCTCS college and enrolled within three years of graduating high school.
5. Successfully completes VCC 125 Computer Graphics I OR VCC 150 Mac Basics at the Kentucky Community & Technical College System.
6. Met with the Visual Communication program coordinator (or their designee) at their home KCTCS college (see final page of this document for signature page).

Upon successful completion of the requirements above, a student will be eligible to receive college credit for the following course:

Credit for prior learning

In addition, a student who has passed and received Adobe certifications in Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or InDesign within the last three years, will receive additional credit for the following courses once they have completed VCC 125 Computer Graphics I or VCC 150 Mac Basics:

VCC 166 Photoshop Basics (3 credit hours) and/or
VCC 200 Illustrator Basics (3 credit hours) and/or
VCC 220 InDesign Basics (3 credit hours)

 

This agreement will be in effect until changes are made to the KCTCS curriculum, the third-party assessment and/ or the end of program assessment. This is valid for students who graduate high school in 2022 and until the criteria for this CTE2KCTCS guide are changed.