Admission
for all undergraduate applicants to the Department
of Industrial, Interior and Visual Communication
Design is based on a competitive evaluation of the
candidates potential design skills. All candidates
will complete the Department's Entrance
Exam, which
includes the following:
-Student background questionnaire
-Supplementary portfolio
-Student advising record
-Student agreement
-Personal statement
-Department curriculum schedule
-Resume (extracurricular information)
-Submittal checklist
-Visual test material
-Selection of an undergraduate major
The Department faculty will review the completed exams and select the students
for admission.
Please note:
all international students must achieve a 550 or
higher TOEFL score.
The Department accepts only approximately
54 undergraduate students each year, equally
divided into approximately 18 students for each major.
If you have any questions concerning the above
information, please see Karen Dimmick, the Department
Academic Counselor, in room 375-a Hopkins Hall.
You may
also reach her at (614) 292-2637, or via e-mail at dimmick.9@osu.edu.
The 2009 edition of U.S. News and World Report - America's
Best Graduate Schools has ranked OSU's Design graduate program as #5 in the nation, and #1 in public
institutions! [more]
OSU Design Department Industrial Design undergrad program
ranked #3 nationally by DesignIntelligence survey; graduate program ranked
#10. [more]
"We work together, eat together, play together;
we're like family." Lindsay Rego, junior industrial design major
on her 18-student class, quoted in a February 28 article in the Columbus Dispatch
[more]
Our 40th year celebrations
began February 11 and will continue into next fall. Go to the [article] in
our [newsletter] for
more information and scheduled events.
The Design Department's latest newsletter, Quick Sketches.
[more]
Tha Computer Animation and Visualization graduate program is now called the
Digital Animation + Interactive Media program. For more information, visit
the ACCAD site [here]
The Department of Design offers an undergraduate Minor in
Industrial, Interior and Visual Communications Design. [more]