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Award of Completion in Visual Effects Online

Program Description

The Award of Completion in Visual Effects Online is a personal enrichment program, designed for students interested in acquiring the basic to advanced skills necessary to work in the feild of animation as a professional rotoscope artist, match mover, and/or compositor.

The Award of Completion in Visual Effects Online requires completion of five undergraduate courses in Animation. Online Award of Completion and personal enrichment students may have these courses credited toward a degree at the Academy of Art University pending portfolio review and approval by the department director. Degree seeking students must satisfy existing degree requirements.

Please note: The Online Award of Completion requires all courses must be taken online.

Required Courses

(3 units each unless otherwise noted)
ANM 101 Introduction to Computer Graphics for Animators
ANM 243 Rotoscoping
ANM 241 Visual Effects 1 - Principles of Digital Compositing
ANM 105 Computer Animation Production
ANM 341 Visual Effects 2 - Intermediate Digital Compositing

Course Schedule

The Academy of Art University makes its best effort to post an accurate projected schedule, however, due to unforeseen circumstances the course schedule may change. View Course Catalog/Schedule.

Admissions Requirements

Personal Enrichment and Online Award of Completion Students: None

Students entering Degree Programs (AA and BFA) at the Academy of Art University must provide the following:

  1. Domestic Students: Proof of high school graduation (diploma or GED/CHSPE)
  2. International Students: English translated official high school transcript

Online Award of Completion Application Procedure

Upon completion of all required online courses, students must submit a request to receive their award. Please e-mail the following information directly to the Cyber Campus department at online@academyart.edu, or call us at 415.618.3545 or 1.888.431.2787:
- Name and Student ID number
- Certificate of Completion for which you are applying

Upon review of your academic record showing successful completion of the required online courses, your award will be mailed to you. If you have moved, please be sure to update your contact information by logging in to Student Self Service. If you have any problems logging in to your Student Self Service account, please call 1-888-703-ARTS (2787).

Contact

Online: Request Information
Telephone: 1.800.544.ARTS

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