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Welcome to Graphic Communications Department!

Due to our intention to mitigate and minimize the spread of the coronavirus (covid-19), no face-to-face classes are being held. Classes are currently held remotely.

Graphics Classes Ad

For updated information, please visit www.palomar.edu/covid-19.
If you have specific questions please contact:
Lillian Payn – Graphics Department Chair at lpayn@palomar.edu
Or
Meei-chun Gau – Graphics Academic Department Assistant at mgau@palomar.edu

Class Schedule 

CALM program (Comets Affordable Learning Materials) = FREE OR LOW COST

TEXTBOOKS!

Courses under CALM (Free Textbook):
GC115
GCIP168
GCIP170/172/270
GCIP152/252
GCMW115
GCMW165
GCMW204
GCMW205

Transferable Courses to University of California and California State Universities

Palomar has many courses which fulfill general education and lower division course requirements which are transferable to colleges and universities across the United States.

All Graphics courses are USC and/or CSU transferable. Please check Palomar College Catalog for course listing.

Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) – UC/CSU

  • GC102 History of The Book – AREA 3B: Humanities
  • GC115 Graphics & Media – AREA 3A: Arts
  • GCMW100 History of Multimedia – AREA 4: Social & Behavioral Sciences

California State University General Education (CSUGE) Requirements

  • GC101 History of GC – AREA C1: Arts
  • GC115 Graphics & Media – AREA C1: Arts
  • GC102 History of The Book – AREA C2: Humanities
  • GCMW100 History of Multimedia – AREA D: Social Sciences

Palomar College Associate Degree General Education Requirements

  • GC101 History of GC – AREA C: Humanities
  • GC102 History of the Book – AREA C: Humanities
  • GC115 Graphics & Media – AREA C: Humanities
  • GCMW100: History of Multimedia – AREA D: Social & Behavioral Sciences

Multicultural Requirement

  • GC115 Graphics & Media – AREA C: Humanities

Distance Learning Courses

Distance learning course are designed for you. You decide the time and days you take the class. Distance learning offers flexibility for your active lifestyle.

*NOTE: Distance Learning students must use their STUDENT PALOMAR E-MAIL ACCOUNT to communicate with their instructors. How do you set up your e-mail account? Instructions are listed at Enrollment Services web site (click here)

  • GC100 Graphic Communications
  • GC101 History of GC
  • GC102 History of The Book
  • GC115 Graphics & Media
  • GCIP140 Digital Imaging / Photoshop I
  • GCIP141 Digital Imaging / Photoshop II
  • GCIP149 Page Layout with InDesign
  • GCMW100 History of Multimedia
  • GCMW102 Web Page Layout I
  • GCMW115 Web Page Layout / WordPress
  • GCMW177 SEO for Web Design
  • GCMW232 Web Accessibility Design

Face to Face

Face to Face courses are designed for the student who wants extra support. You are in a hands-on lab atmosphere to receive that extra help when needed.

  • GCIP140 Digital Imaging / Photoshop I
  • GCIP141 Digital Imaging / Photoshop II
  • GCIP168 Digital Imaging with Drones I
  • GCIP170 Screen Printing
  • GCIP172 Textile Screen Printing
  • GCIP268 Digital Imaging with Drones II
  • GCMW165 Digital Video Design
  • GCMW204 Motion Graphics for Multimedia
  • GCMW205 Digital Video for Multimedia

Partially Online Classes

Need extra help but flexibility as well? Partially Online courses have one class a week face 2 face then the other class time is designed by you. You select when you can spend the extra time working on your course work each week.

  • GCMW204 Motion Graphics for Multimedia

To enroll in classes, please go to Palomar College web site at www.palomar.edu

Palomar College – Graphic Communications
1140 West Mission Road, San Marcos, CA 92069
760-744-1150 ext.2452
graphics@palomar.edu