Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Approximately 400 full-time undergraduate students are enrolled in the Graphic Communications major. They come from over one-third of the United States. An additional 35 full-time graduate students are enrolled in the masters program, and one to three doctoral candidates pursue their terminal degrees with specialization in Graphic Communications at any given time. Graduates are employed in 29 states and three foreign countries in a broad spectrum of career areas.

Typical Student Background
The specific backgrounds of individual students vary across the spectrum, typical backgrounds include having a strong mechanical aptitude and interest, or having performed well and enjoyed art, having participated in journalism, school newspaper or yearbook programs, and gotten along well with people. Those who remain in this program will tend to be, or become, self-starters, more independent than average, and slightly to substantially more assertive. Advanced students tend to either be "technical or technically-oriented," enjoying learning and using technology, or "creative," enjoying the process of carrying their creative interest through to mass produced products.

The program does not require creativity, although those with a creativeinterest and aptitude tend to enjoy the process of getting their degreewhile they prepare for the widest variety of career opportunities which may include creative endeavors in design and design applications. Some of the most talented in design have found their design capability and interest best served in opportunities in sales. They combine their design and creative talents with their personalities to achieve sometimes remarkable successes as they gain a firm following due to personal attributes and service capabilities. The more technically inclined have excelled in technical management and grown in production management and technical sales areas.

This site is created and maintained by the students and faculty
in the Department of Graphic Communications at Clemson University.
Any questions or comments should be directed to Nancy Leininger at lnancy@clemson.edu.
Date last updated: January 24, 2003.