Equipment & Software

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Laptop Requirements

In addition to the standard tuition and fees, students entering the Foundations in Design program should also factor in the cost of a laptop and recommended software in order to complete projects and course deliverables. Both PC and Apple laptops will satisfy the laptop requirements for the program.

Laptop Specifications

  • OS:  Windows 10 64-Bit or later
  • Processor:  7th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ Quad Core or equivalent
  • Memory:  16GB DDR4 2400MHz
  • Graphics:  NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1050Ti with 4GB GDDR5 (or equivalent)
  • DirectX:  Version 11
  • Network:  Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage:  512GB SSD

MacBook (Apple) - Comparable specifications to the above PC requirements.

Software Specifications

  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Microsoft Office Suite (available for download for KPU students here)
  • Anti-Virus Software

Students may refer to this page to stay up to date on software and specification requirements.