preparation for the major     
art 01: intro to art & design
art 12: 2D concepts
art 13: 3d concepts 3 units
art 14: color
art 24: beginning drawing
art 26: representational drawing

prerequisites for admission to the major    
dsgd 99: introduction to typopgraphy
dsgd 104: introduction to graphic design (portfolio review entry to dsgd105)
dsgd 105: intermediate graphic design (entry to the BFA program)

personal laptop and software requirements     
The school of art and design requires all students enrolled in graphic design courses to use their own laptop computers as creative tools in class. The university provides student loan programs and educational discount programs in conjunction with apple, dell, and gateway computer and other prestigious software companies available in the university book store (see detailed information at www.sjsu.edu)

http://www.apple.store.com
http://www.creationengine.com

software requirement     
The school of art and design recommends all students whose major is graphic design be familiar with the following software:
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat
Microsoft Word, QuarkXpress and/or Adobe Indesign
HTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Flash