该证书计划使学生能够通过将理论与实际应用相结合，并同时处理计算机显示的图形和打印的图形，来发展使用视觉符号的特殊能力。用于Web的电子设计工具，多媒体，图像编辑，页面布局和插图使通信人员可以轻松地集成文本和图形，但是它们也要求通信人员同时具有文字和视觉图像的命令。图形证书计划将设计理论与深入的工作室工作结合在一起。它在学生和准雇主中都很受欢迎。
This certificate program enables students to develop a special competency in the use of visual symbols by combining theory with practical applications, and treating both computer-displayed and print graphics. Electronic design tools for the Web, multimedia, image-editing, page layout and illustration enable communicators to easily integrate text and graphics, but they also demand that communicators have command of both words and visual imagery. The Graphics Certificate program integrates design theory with in-depth studio work. It has been popular with both students and prospective employers.