Although this department does not require its students to purchase a computer for classes, the university does require that our students have a computer while attending VCU. Please visit http://www.vcu.edu/sci/ for the university’s recommended minimum configurations. Specifications are subject to change.
Please note that VCUarts offers a computer rental program. For more information on the VCUarts rental program please click on the following link.
To directly purchase a VCU recommended system visit this link to get started: http://g2g.vcu.edu/getit/
SUGGESTED MINIMUM COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
•Data Storage: minimum 2 GB USB Flash Drive
Software:
•MS Office Professional 2007 or 2008
•Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended and Illustrator CS5
(Please consider purchasing Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Standard from an educational retailer. Adobe Create Suite 5 Design Standard includes Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator and can sometimes be purchased for less than purchasing the software titles individually.)
Virginia Commonwealth University computer requirements.
