To succeed at RMCAD and in your professional career beyond, you'll need access to industry-leading software and course materials. RMCAD outlines program-specific course materials below to ensure you have the technological tools you'll be working with in your field.
TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE INFORMATION
On-ground students are required to maintain a laptop that meets the degree specific requirements, online students may choose either a desktop or laptop, but a laptop is recommended.
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire Office 365 at their discretion as well as Autodesk.
All 2D students are required to acquire the following applications/hardware on their own:
Online 2D students are additionally required to acquire the following materials:
Windows
– Multicore processor with 64-bit support
– Microsoft windows 7 with sp1 (64bit) or newer
– Dedicated Nvidia or AMD Graphics Card (Nvidia recommended)
– 8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
– 1280×800 display minimum 1920×1080 recommended or better
– 7200 rpm Hard drive or Faster, RAID or comparable SSD
– 512 GB Hard Drive, solid state hard drive recommended with at least 60 GB of free space to hold software.
Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
MAC OSX 10.10 or newer
Dedicated Nvidia or AMD Graphics Card (Nvidia recommended)
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display minimum 1920×1080 recommended or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or Faster, RAID, or comparable SSD
512 GB Hard Drive, solid state hard drive recommended with at least 60 GB of free space to hold software.
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion as well as Autodesk.
Students are required to acquire the following or equivalent hardware on their own:
Windows
Multicore processor with 64-bit support
Microsoft windows 7 with sp1(64bit) or newer
Dedicated Nvidia or AMD Graphics Card (Nvidia recommended)
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display minimum 1920×1080 recommended or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or Faster, RAID or comparable SSD
512 GB Hard Drive, solid state hard drive recommended with at least 60 GB of free space to hold software.
Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
MAC OSX 10.10 or newer
Dedicated Nvidia or AMD Graphics Card (Nvidia recommended)
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display minimum 1920×1080 recommended or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or faster, RAID, or comparable SSD
512 GB Hard Drive, solid state hard drive recommended with at least 60 GB of free space to hold software.
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion.
Students are required to acquire the following or equivalent hardware on their own:
Windows
Multicore processor with 64-bit support
Microsoft windows 7 with sp1(64bit) or newer
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or Faster, RAID or comparable SSD
at least 60 GB of free space to hold software
Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
MAC OSX 10.10 or newer
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or faster, RAID, or comparable SSD
at least 60gb of free space to hold software and OS.
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion.
ArtRage -Latest release
Students are required to acquire the following applications and hardware on their own:
Windows
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Phenom 2 processor with 64bit support or better Multicore processor
Microsoft windows 7 with sp1 or newer
4gb of ram (8gb recommended)
1280×800 display or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or Faster, RAID or comparable SSD
at least 40 GB of free space to hold software and OS.
Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor
MAC OSX 10.9.5 or newer
4gb of ram (8gb recommended)
1280×800 display or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or faster, RAID, or comparable SSD
at least 40gb of free space to hold software and OS.
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion.
RMCAD will provide the Optitex software.
Windows
Intel Core i5 or better Multicore processor
Microsoft windows 7 with sp1 or newer
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or Faster, RAID or comparable SSD
at least 40 GB of free space to hold software and OS.
128mb or better open gl nvidia card (NVIDIA Fermi Architecture GPU 2GB VRAM or better recommended) (NOTE: As of this document optitex does not support the pascal generation harware, GTX 1080/70, nor the Quadro P5000, P6000)
We do not recommend Mac for our Fashion Design Program.
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion.
Windows
Multicore processor with 64-bit support
Microsoft windows 7 with sp1(64bit) or newer
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or Faster, RAID or comparable SSD
at least 60 GB of free space to hold software
Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
MAC OSX 10.10 or newer
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or faster, RAID, or comparable SSD
at least 60gb of free space to hold software and OS.
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion as well as Autodesk.
Windows
Single or multicore Xeon, I series processor ,or AMD Equivalent. (Recommended up to 16 cores or better for near photorealistic rendering operations).
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or Faster, RAID or comparable SSD
at least 50 GB of free space to hold software and OS.
We do not recommend Macs for our Interior Design Program.
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion.
Students are required to acquire the following applications on their own:
Windows
2.5GHz or faster Quad core Intel or AMD processor
Microsoft windows 7 with sp1 or newer
Dedicated Nvidia or AMD Graphics Card (Nvidia recommended)
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display minimum 1920×1080 recommended or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or Faster, RAID or comparable SSD
at least 50 GB of free space to hold software and OS.
Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor
MAC OSX 10.9.5 or newer
Dedicated Nvidia or AMD Graphics Card (Nvidia recommended)
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display minimum 1920×1080 recommended or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or faster, RAID, or comparable SSD
at least 50gb of free space to hold software and OS.
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion.
Students are required to acquire the following applications and hardware on their own:
Windows
Multicore processor with 64-bit support
Microsoft windows 7 with sp1(64bit) or newer
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or Faster, RAID or comparable SSD
at least 60 GB of free space to hold software and OS.
Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
MAC OSX 10.10 or newer
8gb of ram (16gb recommended)
1280×800 display or better
7200 rpm Hard drive or faster, RAID, or comparable SSD
at least 60gb of free space to hold software
Current Package Contents:
Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract
Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion
Equipment Purchase Requirements
Students enrolled in the Photography BFA Program will be required to purchase an entry level Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) or Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera (MILC) and 2 head studio strobe light kit. There are many options at a variety of price points. The following lists provides recommended equipment for appropriate models of camera and light kits.
Entry Level DSLR/MILC Model Recommendations:
Lighting Kit Brand Recommendations:
Mac OS
Computer: Macbook Pro Processor: Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
Operating system: macOS v10.12 (Sierra), macOS v10.13 (High Sierra), or macOS v10.14 (Mojave) RAM: 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended)
Hard disk space: 2 GB of available hard-disk space (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
Graphics processor acceleration requirements:
Monitor Resolution: 1024 x 768 display
Windows
Computer:
Processor: Intel® or AMD processor with 64-bit support; 2 GHz or faster processor Microsoft Windows 10* with 64-bit support (Version 1709 or later)
RAM: 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended)
Hard disk space: 2 GB of available hard-disk space for program installation
Graphics processor acceleration requirements:
Monitor resolution: 1024 x 768 display
Learning Management System (LMS) – Your Online Classroom
Whether you’re an on-campus or online student, you’ll spend time working in our Learning Management System (LMS). The LMS is a powerful online environment that serves as the primary means by which students participate in online courses to view course material, communicate with instructors, interact with peers, submit projects, receive feedback, and track their work progress.
Package Contents
Whether you’re an on-campus or online student, you’ll spend time working in our Learning Management System (LMS). The LMS is a powerful online environment that serves as the primary means by which students participate in online courses to view course material, communicate with instructors, interact with peers, submit projects, receive feedback, and track their work progress.
OS X 10.6 or above ;
Windows 7 or above.
Mozilla Firefox v24.0;
Google Chrome v30.0;
Apple Safari v6.0
Minimum: 5 Mbps download/1 Mbps upload;
Recommended: 10Mbps download/ 2 Mbps upload
Windows
Computer with a 1ghz or faster processor
1gb of memory
16gb of disk space free
dx9 graphics device with wddm 1.0 or higher driver
Mac
Computer with Intel processor 1.6ghz or faster
1gb of memory
5gb of disk space free
dvd drive for installation
At RMCAD, you’ll be able to select your preferred textbook format and corresponding price range—hardback, paperback, electronic—or public library checkout, where available. Please click the link below to download the master list of required course textbooks for your classes:
