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This recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. Three writing intensive courses are required in the major and/or school core (examples are marked by WI designation in the plan below). Consult with your advisor for specific details.
The Visual Communication Design major offers three possible concentrations to Ramapo College students:
- Game Design and Immersive Media
- Motion and Interaction Design
- Graphic Design
NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2025-2026 academic year.
CRWT Placement
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
Math Placement
MATH 021/022 to MATH 104-121
NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 110 - FOUNDATIONS OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (recommended) (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 202 - FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 237 - GRAPHIC DESIGN (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 239 - TYPOGRAPHY (HRS 4)
- Major: History/Theory/Criticism Course (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Major: CREATIVE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION 1* (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 263 - PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DESIGNERS (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: CREATIVE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION 2* (HRS 4)
- Major: CREATIVE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION 3* (HRS 4)
- HISTORY/THEORY/CRITICISM 200-300 LEVEL COURSE REQUIREMENTS (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary Course – WI (HRS 4)
- Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: CREATIVE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION 4* (HRS 4)
- Major: CREATIVE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION 5* (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: Capstone Portfolio Course: COMM 404 - SENIOR PROJECT: VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN OR COMM 405 - VISUAL IDENTITY DESIGN (Category 4) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:
Social Science Inquiry (+W)
Scientific Reasoning
Historical Perspectives (+W)
Studies in the Arts and Humanities (+W)
Global Awareness (+W)
Distribution Category (Outside of CA)
Distribution Category
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
REQUIRED CONCENTRATION: CREATIVE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION
GAME DESIGN AND IMMERSIVE MEDIA
(Five courses, 20 credits)
- COMM 322 – WEB DESIGN
- COMM 2XX – INTRO TO VIDEO GAME DESIGN (In Development)
- COMM 219 – IDEA DEVELOPMENT (Course cannot be double counted)
- COMM 374 – GAME DESIGN
- COMM 3XX – GAME DESIGN 2 (In Development)
- COMM 378 – USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
MOTION AND INTERACTION DESIGN
(Select five courses, 20 credits)
- COMM 327 – MOTION GRAPHICS and TITLE DESIGN
- COMM 3XX – MOTION GRAPHICS and TITLE DESIGN II (In Development)
- ARTS 2XX – 3D ANIMATION (In Development)
- COMM 219 – IDEA DEVELOPMENT (Course cannot be double counted)
- COMM 322 – WEB DESIGN
- COMM 362 – INTERACTIVE ANIMATION DESIGN
- COMM 374 – GAME DESIGN
GRAPHIC DESIGN
(Five courses, 20 credits)
- COMM 219 – IDEA DEVELOPMENT
- COMM 372 – PACKAGING DESIGN
- COMM 322 – WEB DESIGN
- COMM 339 – PUBLICATION DESIGN
- COMM 405 – VISUAL IDENTITY or COMM 3XX – 3D DESIGN
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