College of Architecture, Arts and Construction
Note:
• Art Majors need a minimum of 16 GB RAM, Adobe Creative Cloud and a digital camera. Camera recommendations are
the Canon Rebel or Nikon D3200 or better. A Wacom Intuos Pro Tablet for upper-level drawing/figure/visual.
• Construction Science Development and Planning majors should note that Windows will not run on Macs with M2/M3
Processors.
• Parallels® is not supported by Clemson.
• Architecture majors should note that the Lenovo P1 Architecture computer has all the specs needed. Rhino software is
required and can be purchased at an educational price through the TigerTech Shop.
• Click here to get Adobe Creative Cloud free
.
Major
Lenovo
Thinkpad
L13
Dell Latitude
3450
Lenovo
Thinkpad
T14
Dell Latitude
7450
Lenovo
Thinkpad P1
Dell Precision
5690
MacBook
Air 13”/14”
MacBook
Pro 14”
MacBook
Pro 16”
Architecture No No No No Preferred Preferred No No No
Landscape Architecture No No No No Preferred Preferred No No Acceptable
Historic Preservation Resilient
Urban Design
Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Planning, Design and the
Build Environment
Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred Acceptable Acceptable Preferred
Construction Science
Development and Planning
No No No No Preferred Preferred No No Preferred
Art No No No No Preferred Preferred No Acceptable Preferred
College of Arts and Humanities
Note:
• Performing Art majors will need a graphics card of 6GB or more, upgraded memory to 16GB and storage to 500 GB
minimum. Adobe Creative Cloud is required.
• Theatre Emphasis majors are not required for the memory upgrade, nor are the larger storage emphasis majors.
• Audio emphasis majors, the high-end PC or high-end Mac laptop specifications meet the requirements.
• Design emphasis majors, the high-end PC and Mac laptop specifications meet the requirements.
• Lighting Design work, a 3-button mouse is recommended for our drafting programs.
• Click here to get Adobe Creative Cloud free
.
Major
Lenovo
Thinkpad
L13
Dell Latitude
3450
Lenovo
Thinkpad
T14
Dell Latitude
7450
Lenovo
Thinkpad P1
Dell Precision
5690
MacBook
Air 13”/14”
MacBook
Pro 14”
MacBook
Pro 16”
English No No No No Preferred Preferred Acceptable Acceptable Preferred
History and Geography Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Interdisciplinary Studies Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Languages Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Performing Arts Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred Acceptable Acceptable Preferred
Philosophy and Religion Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Note:
• Mac laptops have M2/M3 processors and cannot run the Windows Operating System.
• Parallels® is not supported by Clemson.
• Click here to get Adobe Creative Cloud free
.
Major
Lenovo
Thinkpad
L13
Dell Latitude
3450
Lenovo
Thinkpad
T14
Dell Latitude
7450
Lenovo
Thinkpad P1
Dell Precision
5690
MacBook
Air 13”/14”
MacBook
Pro 14”
MacBook
Pro 16”
Animal and Veterinary
Sciences
Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences
Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Forestry and Environmental
Conservation
Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Food, Nutrition and Packing
Sciences
Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Packing Sciences, Design Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred Preferred
College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
Note:
• Mac laptops have M2/M3 processors and cannot run the Windows Operating System.
• Parallels® is not supported by Clemson.
• Click here to get Adobe Creative Cloud free
.
Major
Lenovo
Thinkpad
L13
Dell Latitude
3450
Lenovo
Thinkpad
T14
7450
Lenovo
Thinkpad P1
Dell Precision
5690
MacBook
Air 13”/14”
MacBook
Pro 14”
MacBook
Pro 16”
Communication Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Nursing Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Management
Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Political Science Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Psychology Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Public Health Sciences Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Sociology Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Anthropology Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Criminal Justice Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
College of Business
Note:
• MBA Majors note that Mac laptops have M2/M3 processors and cannot run the Windows Operating System.
• Parallels® is not supported by Clemson.
• Click here to get Adobe Creative Cloud free
.
Major
Lenovo
Thinkpad
L13
Dell Latitude
3450
Lenovo
Thinkpad
T14
Dell Latitude
7450
Lenovo
Thinkpad P1
Dell Precision
5690
MacBook
Air 13”/14”
MacBook
Pro 14”
MacBook
Pro 16”
Air Force ROTC Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Army ROTC No Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable No No No
Finance Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred Preferred Preferred No No No
Accounting Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred Preferred Preferred No No No
Economics Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Public Health Sciences Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Management Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Marketing Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Graphic Communications No Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred
College of Education
Note:
• Graduate Students need to contact their Program Coordinators before purchasing new equipment.
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Major
Lenovo
Thinkpad
L13
Dell Latitude
3450
Lenovo
Thinkpad
T14
Dell Latitude
7450
Lenovo
Thinkpad P1
Dell Precision
5690
MacBook
Air 13”/14”
MacBook
Pro 14”
MacBook
Pro 16”
Education & Human
Development
Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Education & Org. Leadership
Dev.
Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Eugene T. Moore School of
Education
Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Teaching & Learning Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
Note:
• Computing Majors can find more information on the school’s webpage by clicking here.
• Mac laptops have M2/M3 processors and cannot run the Windows Operating System.
• Parallels® is not supported by Clemson.
• Click here to get Adobe Creative Cloud free
.
Major
Lenovo
Thinkpad
L13
Dell Latitude
3450
Lenovo
Thinkpad
T14
Dell Latitude
7450
Lenovo
Thinkpad P1
Dell Precision
5690
MacBook
Air 13”/14”
MacBook
Pro 14”
MacBook
Pro 16”
Automotive No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Bioengineering No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Biosystems No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Chemical No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Civil No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Computer No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Electrical No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Environmental No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Industrial No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Materials Science No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Mechanical No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
General No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Geology No No Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Preferred No No No
Computing No No Preferred Preferred Acceptable Acceptable Preferred Acceptable Acceptable
College of Science
Note:
• 16 GB RAM is recommended for all laptops.
• Mac laptops have M2/M3 processors and cannot run the Windows Operating System.
• Parallels® is not supported by Clemson.
• Click here to get Adobe Creative Cloud free
.
Major
Lenovo
Thinkpad
L13
Dell Latitude
3450
Lenovo
Thinkpad
T14
Dell Latitude
7450
Lenovo
Thinkpad P1
Dell Precision
5690
MacBook
Air 13”/14”
MacBook
Pro 14”
MacBook
Pro 16”
Biological Sciences
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Preferred
Acceptable
Acceptable
Chemistry
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Preferred
Acceptable
Acceptable
Genetics & Biochemistry
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Preferred
Acceptable
Acceptable
Physics & Astronomy
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Preferred
Acceptable
Acceptable
Mathematical Sciences
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
Preferred
Acceptable
Acceptable