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Associate in Arts
Major Code – PHTC.AA

Parallels the first two years of most four-year institutions offering a major in Photography. Students must provide for their own use the following equipment: digital camera (of design approved by instructor), light meter, flash unit and tripod.
Program Requirements
General Education Requirements (42 Semester Hours)
Communication – 9 Hours
Speech
ENGL 1301 – Freshman Composition I
ENGL 1302 – Freshman Composition II
Social/Behavioral Sciences – 15 Hours
Social/Behavioral Science
GOVT 2305 – Government of the United States
GOVT 2306 – Government of Texas
HIST 1301 – History of the United States I
HIST 1302 – History of the United States II

Associate in Science
Major Code – PHTC.AAS

Prepares students for positions in the photographic profession. Students satisfactorily completing this program will have the necessary skills and knowledge to qualify for entrance positions as darkroom technicians, commercial photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists and general photographic technicians.

Students must provide for their own use the following equipment: digital camera (of design approved by instructor), light meter, flash unit and tripod.
Program Requirements
General Education Requirements (18 Semester Hours)
Communication – 9 Hours
Speech
ENGL 1301 – Freshman Composition I
ENGL 1302 – Freshman Composition II
Humanities/Fine Arts – 3 Hours
ARTS 2356 – Fundamentals of Photography I
Mathematics/Natural Sciences – 3 Hours
MATH 1332 – Contemporary Mathematics I

(or any college level Mathematics course)
Social/Behavioral Sciences – 3 Hours
Social/Behavioral Science
Major Course Requirements (36 Semester Hours)
ARTS 2357 – Fundamentals of Photography II
PHTC 1300 – Photo Digital Imaging I
PHTC 1313 – History of Photography
PHTC 1341 – Color Photography I
PHTC 1343 – Expressive Photography
PHTC 1345 – Illustrative Photography I
PHTC 1353 – Portraiture I
PHTC 2341 – Color Photography II
PHTC 2343 – Portfolio Development
PHTC 2345 – Illustrative Photography II
PHTC 2349 – Photo Digital Imaging II
PHTC 2353 – Portraiture II
Related Required Courses (9 Semester Hours)
COMM 1337 – Television Production
Select One of the Following:
COMM 1307 – Introduction to Mass Communication
COMM 2327 – Introduction to Advertising
Select One of the Following:
ARTC 1325 – Introduction to Computer Graphics
BCIS 1305 – Business Computer Applications
Photo Practicum or Electives (5-6 Semester Hours)
Total (68-69 Semester Hours)

Associate in Arts
Major Code – PHTC.AS

Parallels the first two years of most four-year institutions offering a major in Photography. Students must provide for their own use the following equipment: digital camera (of design approved by instructor), light meter, flash unit and tripod.
Program Requirements
General Education Requirements (42 Semester Hours)
Communication – 9 Hours
Speech
ENGL 1301 – Freshman Composition I
ENGL 1302 – Freshman Composition II
Social/Behavioral Sciences – 15 Hours
Social/Behavioral Science
GOVT 2305 – Government of the United States
GOVT 2306 – Government of Texas
HIST 1301 – History of the United States I
HIST 1302 – History of the United States II
Humanities – 3 Hours
Humanities
Fine Arts – 3 Hours
Fine Arts
Mathematics – 3 Hours
Mathematics
Natural Sciences – 8 Hours
Natural Sciences
Lifetime Fitness – 1 Hour
Lifetime Fitness
Major Course Requirements (9 Semester Hours)
ARTS 2356 – Fundamentals of Photography I
ARTS 2357 – Fundamentals of Photography II
DRAM 2366 – Introduction to Film
Recommended Courses (12 Semester Hours)

Students will be advised for other courses based on the university to which they plan to transfer.

Take the following 48 units:

COM 101 and 200 with grades of C or better (6 units)

JLS 130 and SC 111 (6 units)

VC 251 (3 units)

PHO 281, 285, 381, 383, 384, 481 or 483, and 484 (21 units)

one of ADV 311W, JLS 331W, MER 300W, PR 372W, or SC 300W, each of which meets NAU’s junior writing requirement (3 units)

6 units from PHO 382, 385, 408 (up to 3 units), 481, and 497; COM 150, 382, 383, 400, and 450; PHY 101; ART 101, 122, 135, and 150; VC 251; ACC 205 and 255; MGT 101; CIS 120; ECO 284; FIN 250; MGT 303; MKT 303; and ENG 302W

PHO 488C, which meets NAU’s senior capstone requirement (3 units)

All majors must earn the grade of “C” or better in COM 101, COM 200, their freshman composition required course and their foundation mathematics course.

Be aware that you must maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or higher in all courses required for this 48-unit major to earn a degree in photography.