Academic Assessment

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The Department of Design seeks to promote excellence and ensure the competency of each graduate by imposing routine progress requirements.

Students must maintain an overall cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a 2.5 or higher GPA in all department courses to proceed to the following year and to graduate.  

Students must earn a "C" or better in all first year courses in their major before proceeding to the second year in the program sequence.

Students must also pass department-wide assessments.  These assessments are performance based measures and are normally not tied to a specific class.

These performance measures include: 

  • Basic Skills Assessment
  • Skills/Portfolio Review
  • Internship Review
  • Capstone Activity
  • Career Preparation & Professional Skills Review