Program Plans
Program plans assist in tracking academic progress for degrees and concentrations, minors, and certificate and certification programs. Pair this planning tool along with helpful advice from your mentor ... and you’ve discovered a game-changing recipe for academic success.
Accessing Program Plans
- You’ll find program plans in the course catalog for each major’s concentration, minors and other programs.
- Search course catalog or select “Programs of Study” from right column options.
- Select major, concentration or minor under affiliated academic school (links also offered, below).
Locate and select document icon to view and print program plans.
- Additional options are available to identify favorites for your portfolio, share programs of study to Facebook and Twitter, print program details and get help using the catalog.
Note: Past program plans are available from archived catalogs.
School of Business
School of Education
School of Health Sciences
School of Liberal Arts
Area F options and psychology specializations
- Clinical / personality specialization
- Cognitive neuroscience specialization
- Developmental / educational specialization
- Social / applied specialization
School of Science and Technology
Nexus Degrees
The nexus degree in motion picture set lighting is an experiential program that provides students with hands-on, real-world understanding of electrical distribution and the operations of set lighting (design, planning and execution of lighting professional settings) necessary to facilitate entry-level jobs in film and television production. Through their coursework, students learn practical skills and knowledge of lighting theory to develop advanced skills in lighting sets and locations for motion pictures or episodic series. Students are trained on how to operate industry equipment, the best practices in lighting, networking practices and workplace etiquette.
Potential Careers
- Lighting technicians (rigging grip, rigging gaffer)
- Lighting designer
- Camera operators, television, video and motion pictures
- Broad cast technicians
Learn more about how nexus degree students benefit from professional training, internships, apprenticeships and job placement opportunities from GGC's partnership with the Georgia Film Academy.
Contact LiberalArts [at] ggc.edu (LiberalArts[at]ggc[dot]edu) with questions or to learn more.
- Course catalog requirements and program plan for a nexus degree in motion picture set lighting
The nexus degree in production design is an experiential program that provides students with hands-on, real-world experience performing the day-to-day activities of the production field. Students will be trained on how to operate industry equipment, the best practices in production, industry resume and networking practices, and workplace etiquette. Production design includes all of the visual elements that make up a film, television show or theater production. Production designers oversee the overall look and feel of a production, working with a team that creates props and sets, and manages the location scouting department.
Potential Careers
- Set and exhibit designers
- Camera operators, television, video and motion pictures
- Art director
- Production designer
- Prop master
- Location scout
Learn more about how nexus degree students benefit from professional training, internships, apprenticeships and job placement opportunities from GGC's partnership with the Georgia Film Academy.
Contact LiberalArts [at] ggc.edu (LiberalArts[at]ggc[dot]edu) with questions or to learn more.
- Course catalog requirements and program plan for a nexus degree in production design
The nexus degree in production for film and television is an experiential program that provides students with hands-on, real-world experience performing the day-to-day activities of the production field. Students will be trained on how to operate industry equipment, the best practices in production, industry resume and networking practices, and workplace etiquette. Students also gains skills in lighting design through an understanding of electrical distribution and the operations of set lighting (design, planning and execution of lighting professional settings) necessary to facilitate entry-level jobs in film and television production. Production is the process through which a film or television series is produced, involving a number of complex stages, a variety of technologies and cinematic techniques.
Potential Careers
- Lighting technicians
- Camera operators, television, video and motion pictures
- Director of photography
- Set and exhibit designers
Learn more about how nexus degree students benefit from professional training, internships, apprenticeships and job placement opportunities from GGC's partnership with the Georgia Film Academy.
Contact LiberalArts [at] ggc.edu (LiberalArts[at]ggc[dot]edu) with questions or to learn more.
- Course catalog requirements and program plan for a nexus degree in production for film and television
The nexus degree in professional editing for film and television is an experiential program that provides students with hands-on experience with the tools and techniques of post-production for careers in editing. Students participate in creative, narrative editing projects to demonstrate proficiency in post-production theory and practice. Editing is the manipulation and arrangement of shots used to structure and present film/video information in ways that convey content visually to viewers. This includes film, television, advertisement, video essays, etc.
Potential Careers
- Film and video editors
- Camera operators, television, video and motion pictures
- Video technicians
- Special effects artists and animators
- Media technical directors/managers
- Broadcast technicians
Learn more about how nexus degree students benefit from professional training, internships, apprenticeships and job placement opportunities from GGC's partnership with the Georgia Film Academy.
Contact LiberalArts [at] ggc.edu (LiberalArts[at]ggc[dot]edu) with questions or to learn more.
- Course catalog requirements and program plan for a nexus degree in professional editing for film and television
The nexus degree in professional sound design for film and television is an experiential program that provides students with hands-on experience with the tools and techniques of post-production for careers in sound editing. The final and most important element needed to create an immersive film/television experience for the audience. Sound designers work in post-production by recording, acquiring, manipulating or generating audio elements that enhance the mood, atmosphere and/or tone of a film/television episode. Sound design components include sound effects (SFX), mixing, foley, dialogue and music.
Potential Careers
- Sound engineering technicians
- Sound editor or mixer
- Audio technicians
- Media technical directors/managers
- Broadcast technicians
- ADR editor
Learn more about how nexus degree students benefit from professional training, internships, apprenticeships and job placement opportunities from GGC's partnership with the Georgia Film Academy.
Contact LiberalArts [at] ggc.edu (LiberalArts[at]ggc[dot]edu) with questions or to learn more.
- Course catalog requirements and program plan for a nexus degree in professional sound design for film and television
Minors, ROTC program
Minors
Military Science Leadership/ROTC
Minors
Military Science Leadership/ROTC
Multiple Majors
Double Major
Students may enroll in a program leading to a double major. A student may complete a double major by completing one type of baccalaureate degree (e.g., a Bachelor of Science) and electing to concurrently pursue two majors of that type of degree. A student must complete a double major simultaneously. In order to complete a double major, students must satisfy all requirements for both majors, including general education requirements across schools if applicable. Courses common to both majors may be counted toward the requirements of each major. Courses that are required or are electives in one major may be used to fulfill electives in the other major, however, the double major must contain coursework of a minimum of 150 credit hours. Student completing a double major will receive one diploma with both major fields of study noted on the transcript. To declare a double major, students must be advised by faculty in both academic disciplines and complete the Application for Double Major form (PDF).
Double Degree
Students may enroll in a program leading to a double degree. A student may complete a double degree by completing two types of baccalaureate degrees (e.g., a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Business Administration). A student must complete a double degree simultaneously. In order to complete a double degree, students must satisfy all requirements for both majors, including general education requirements across schools if applicable. Courses common to both majors may be counted toward the requirements of each major. Courses that are required or are electives in one major may be used to fulfill electives in the other major, however, the double degree must contain coursework of a minimum of 150 credit hours. Students completing double degrees will receive two diplomas. Both degrees will be noted on the transcript. To declare a double degree, students must be advised by faculty in both academic disciplines and complete the Application for Double Degree form (PDF).
Multiple Concentrations
Students may choose to complete multiple concentrations within the same academic degree program. In order to complete multiple concentrations, students must satisfy all required courses for each concentration, including specified general education requirements across schools, if applicable. In addition to the completion of these required courses, students must earn the total number of credits required in the first concentration and they also must take a minimum of 15 additional hours for each concentration, or the stipulated amount of hours for the concentration in that discipline, as is applicable. Multiple concentrations will be noted on the transcript.
To declare multiple concentrations, students must complete the Application for Multiple Concentrations form (PDF). After declaring multiple concentrations, students must be advised by the appropriate faculty in each of the academic specialty areas, if applicable.
If a student would like to take 15-18 hours in a discipline or major outside of his/her academic degree program, the student should pursue the appropriate academic minor.