Animation

Details

Field of Interest

Visual and Performing Arts

Degree Type

Certificate of Completion (CCL)

Academic Plan

Animation (CER)

Academic Plan Code

5169

Effective Term

Fall 2026

Full-time
Part-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AVC100	Introduction to Digital Arts				1
ART111	Drawing I			AHM	3
AVC150 or AVC191 or CRW150 or CRW172 or CRW176 or FMT121	Multimedia Storytelling or Storyboarding and Layout or Introduction to Creative Writing or Introduction to Comic Book Writing or Writing Narrative for Video Games or Story Theory for Film, Television and Media			AHM, HU or None or AHM or None or None or None	3
AVC177	Digital Photographic Imaging I	Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.	Critical course Gateway course		3
AVC/MMT185	3D Modeling and Animation I	Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.			3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Credits
AVC/MMT184	Digital Animation I	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ART111 or ART116) or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.	Critical course	3
AVC170 or AVC/THO246	3D Computer Design or Digital Fabrication	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or AVC169 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites		3
AVC178 or AVC169	Digital Arts Studies or 2D Media Design	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.		3
AVC200	Animation and Interactivity	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or permission of Instructor.		3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Credits
ART116	Life Drawing I		3
AVC284	Digital Animation II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC184 or permission of Instructor.	3
AVC/MMT285	3D Modeling and Animation II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC/MMT185.	3
AVC287	3D Character Animation	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC184. Corequisites: ART116 or permission of Instructor.	3
AVC240	Cinematography and Directing for 2D/3D Animation	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (AVC184, or AVC185, or FMP108) or permission of Instructor.	3

Part-time Sequence

Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AVC100	Introduction to Digital Arts				1
ART111	Drawing I			AHM	3
AVC177	Digital Photographic Imaging I	Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.	Critical course Gateway course		3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AVC/MMT184	Digital Animation I	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ART111 or ART116) or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.	Critical course		3
AVC178 or AVC169	Digital Arts Studies or 2D Media Design	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or permission of Instructor. or Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.			3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AVC150 or AVC191 or CRW150 or CRW172 or CRW176 or FMT121	Multimedia Storytelling or Storyboarding and Layout or Introduction to Creative Writing or Introduction to Comic Book Writing or Writing Narrative for Video Games or Story Theory for Film, Television and Media			AHM, HU or None or AHM or None or None or None	3
AVC/MMT185	3D Modeling and Animation I	Prerequisites or Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor.			3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AVC170 or AVC/THO246	3D Computer Design or Digital Fabrication	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or AVC169 or permission of Instructor. or No requisites			3
AVC200	Animation and Interactivity	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC100 or permission of Instructor.			3

Term 5

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 5
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ART116	Life Drawing I				3
AVC287	3D Character Animation	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC184. Corequisites: ART116 or permission of Instructor.			3

Term 6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 6
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AVC284	Digital Animation II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC184 or permission of Instructor.			3
AVC/MMT285	3D Modeling and Animation II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AVC/MMT185.			3

Term 7

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 7
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AVC240	Cinematography and Directing for 2D/3D Animation	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (AVC184, or AVC185, or FMP108) or permission of Instructor.			3

Courses Not Currently Offered

Glendale Community College does not currently offer these courses. These courses may be offered by other Maricopa Community Colleges as indicated below. Alternative courses, as outlined in the term-by-term course listing above, may also meet the same requirements for your degree or certificate.

Courses listed in this pathway map that are not currently offered at Glendale Community College
Course Number	Course Name	Offering Colleges
AVC150	Multimedia Storytelling	Mesa, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale
AVC170	3D Computer Design	Mesa
AVC191	Storyboarding and Layout	Mesa
CRW172	Introduction to Comic Book Writing	Chandler-Gilbert, Phoenix
CRW176	Writing Narrative for Video Games	Chandler-Gilbert, Paradise Valley
FMT121	Story Theory for Film, Television and Media	Scottsdale

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