Associate of Applied Science

Photography AAS

Program
Available Locations
Online

Program Manager:
Clint Saunders
clint.saunders@dakotacollege.edu

Program Advisor:
Jacob Pommerer
701-228-5678
jacob.r.pommerer@dakotacollege.edu

The Photography program prepares students to confidently enter the photographic profession by obtaining a job or by starting a business. Students will receive intensive training in the photographic profession by combining basic business classes with 11 photography classes including outdoor photography, advertising photography, portrait photography, and documentary photography. Students will also take practicum classes in which they will receive hands-on training and experience by working as campus photographers.

First Year Experience

All new freshman students at Dakota College are required to enroll in UNIV 105 First Year Experience. An exception to this requirement will be made for transfer students who have earned 24 college-level credits prior to attending or who have successfully completed a similar freshman orientation course for credit at another higher education institution. The course orients students to college and examines topics that are important for student success and positive student outcomes.

Digital Literacy Requirement

All associate degrees offered by Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) require students to meet the digital literacy standard as identified in SBHE Policy 461. Students may accomplish this requirement through any of the following instructional methods: successful completion of one of the courses outlined in the DCB Digital Literacy policy, or successful completion of a non-credit self-paced module, or successful completion of an approved course through the Dakota Digital Academy, or successful completion of this requirement at another North Dakota University System (NDUS) institution.

Freshman Year

Fall

Course Code
Title
Credits
3.0
Sub-Total Credits
15.0

Spring

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15.0

Sophomore Year

Fall

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
16.0-17

Spring

Course Code
Title
Credits
3.0 - 4.0
Sub-Total Credits
15.0-16
Total Credits
61-63