Packaging Design AAS
The Packaging Design AAS comprises 60 credits of coursework that prepares students for entry-level employment in the multi-billion dollar packaging and display industry. It also provides workers who want to update their skills in this discipline the opportunity to do so.
Students are required to own a laptop computer and purchase specified software. Please review full program requirements at Graphic Communications Laptop Policy (pdf). Students must earn at least a C grade or better in all program courses to continue in the Graphic Communications/Packaging Design program. *NOTE: Students entering the Graphic Communications/Packaging Design program must own or have access to a camera (digital SLR or phone) capable of shooting in RAW format.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| Oral Communication | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3.00 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA | ||
| COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| CALCULUS I | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE SCIENCES | ||
| MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS II | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | ||
| STATISTICAL REASONING | ||
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| HRPT/SS-185 | HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | 3.00 |
| Additional General Education Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
ID-300A - ID-300Z (see course descriptions for options) | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
or PHYS-112 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
| Total Credits | 15.00-19.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PITPT-102 | INTRO/GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS | 3.00 |
| PITPT-111 | INTRODUCTION TO PACKAGING | 3.00 |
| PITPT-119 | ADOBE INDESIGN | 3.00 |
| PITPT-129 | ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR | 3.00 |
| PITPT-139 | ADOBE PHOTOSHOP | 3.00 |
| PITPT-194A | INTERNSHIP IN PRINTING TECHNOLOGY I | 3.00 |
| PITPT-211 | GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS III | 6.00 |
| PITPT-229 | PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN I | 3.00 |
| PITPT-281 | PACKAGING STRUCTURAL DESIGN | 3.00 |
| PITPT-289 | PACKAGING GRAPHICS | 3.00 |
| PITPT-285 | POINT OF PURCHASE DISPLAYS | 3.00 |
| PITPT-288 | PACKAGING OPTIMIZATION | 3.00 |
| PITPT-329 | PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN II | 3.00 |
| Select 3 elective credits | 3.00 | |
| Completion of a Technical Skills Assessment is required | ||
| Total Credits | 45.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| CORE | Mathematical Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| CORE | Oral Communication | 3.00 |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| PITPT-102 | INTRO/GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS | 3.00 |
| PITPT-111 | INTRODUCTION TO PACKAGING | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| HRPT-185 or SS-185 |
HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS or HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS |
3.00 |
| PITPT-119 | ADOBE INDESIGN | 3.00 |
| PITPT-129 | ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR | 3.00 |
| PITPT-229 | PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN I | 3.00 |
| PITPT-281 | PACKAGING STRUCTURAL DESIGN | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE | Additional General Education Course | 3.00 |
| PITPT-139 | ADOBE PHOTOSHOP | 3.00 |
| PITPT-289 | PACKAGING GRAPHICS | 3.00 |
| PITPT-329 | PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN II | 3.00 |
| Elective | Elective Credits | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| PITPT-194A | INTERNSHIP IN PRINTING TECHNOLOGY I | 3.00 |
| PITPT-211 | GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS III | 6.00 |
| PITPT-285 | POINT OF PURCHASE DISPLAYS | 3.00 |
| PITPT-288 | PACKAGING OPTIMIZATION | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Total Credits | 60.00 | |