Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design

The University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design
Duration4 Years
LevelBachelors Program
  • The UIC Bachelor of Design (BDes) offers a focused, studio-intensive professional education that prepares students for direct entry into professional practice in graphic design or industrial design and the related outgrowths of these disciplines in an expanding job market
  • Graphic design makes ideas visible
  • Instruction combines the art of typography with the skillful rendering of signs, symbols, and images
  • The practice of graphic design serves to communicate, distinguish, characterize, clarify, brand, instruct, guide, promote, and inform. Students learn to communicate visually—and compellingly—across print and digital media in the service of community, industry, and the greater good
Fees componentsAmount
Tuition & fees2172445 INR
Hostel & Meals844677 INR
Insurance98581 INR
Transportation106344 INR
Housing Application Fee3662 INR
Housing Technology Access Fee11718 INR
Student Fees160835 INR
Personal expenses159370 INR
International Credential Evaluation7324 INR
Books and Supplies 102536 INR
Total1495047 INR

Entry Criteria

Class 12thNo specific cutoff mentioned
  • Applicant must have passed 12 with Official mark sheets for all secondary coursework completed and the official board issued Senior Secondary School Certificate.
  • Applicants must have successfully have completed or had in progress the following high school courses with recommended years/level: 
    • English: 4 years
    • Mathematics: 3-4 years (including algebra, geometry, advanced algebra/trigonometry)
    • Science: 3-4 years
    • Science and Social Science: 3 years
    • Foreign Language: 2 year
  • Pre-requisite programs:
    • Design Colloquium
    • 2D Form Studio
    • 3D Form Studio
    • Design Drawing
    • Digital Media Design I
    • Design Photography
    • Color Theory
ExamsTOEFL: 80

IELTS: 6.5
  • With minimum 6 in each band

PTE: 54
  • With 47 in Listening, 56 in Writing, 51 in Reading and 53 in Speaking

SAT: Accepted
  • Average SAT scores of class-2020 ranges between 1040-1260

Additional info
  • Applicants may qualify for an exemption to the English Proficiency requirement if they have completed two consecutive years of full-time high school or university study in the U.S. or other country where English is the only official language
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