Bachelor in Graphic Design (Bachelor's)

On the Lisle campus, students can take part in clubs, organizations, intramurals, leadership opportunities, athletics, campus ministry, and community volunteer work. Lisle is one of Benedictine's campus locations, alongside Mesa, Arizona, with additional options in China, Vietnam, and online. Small classes and a low student-faculty ratio support a setting where professors and advisors can know students personally.

Benedictine began as St. Procopius College in 1887 and has grown within the Catholic intellectual tradition. Its educational approach combines personal and spiritual growth with preparation for lives of meaning and purpose, welcoming students of all cultures, racial and ethnic identities, genders, faiths, and no faith. Academic options span the Goodwin College of Business and Liberal Arts, College of Science and Health, and School of Education.

Programs include fields such as accounting, business analytics, computer science, biology, chemistry, engineering science, education, communication arts, criminology, and nursing, with study available in Lisle, Mesa, China, or online depending on the program. The university offers 42 undergraduate majors, 17 graduate degrees, three doctoral programs, and 17 certificate programs. International undergraduates are reviewed for scholarships upon admission and may be eligible for up to $20,000. Applicants with overseas credit need an official course-by-course evaluation, and English proficiency requirements apply. Short-term and exchange students work through formal agreements with their home institutions.

The programme emphasizes theory-to-practice application in visual communication. Students develop skills in solving visual problems using design principles and industry-standard software. They study typography, graphic design fundamentals, and emerging trends in digital media. The curriculum integrates artistic foundations with technical execution across multiple media formats.

Focus areas include Typography, UI/UX Design, Motion Graphics, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Digital Media.

The programme requires 120 credits, distributed across general education, core design courses, and electives. Students complete coursework in design theory, software application, and portfolio development, with no separate capstone or thesis requirement.

Graduates work as graphic designers, web designers, user experience designers, and motion graphics artists in creative agencies, corporate design departments, and digital media firms.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required. Submission of official transcripts and a portfolio of creative work is mandatory for admission.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is around the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 77% of applicants.