The school has been twice recognized as a Program of Excellence by the Ohio Board of Regents. Students can earn a Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication. The program is designed to provide students with realistic and thorough broad-based professionally oriented training in visual communication while providing the necessary liberal arts and cultural background for a strong educational foundation. In an effort to provide practical training, the school students to work at least one paid internship for 10 weeks during their college career. Any qualified student may compete for an internship.
Many students have several internships before graduation.
In recent years, Ohio University visual communication students have worked on paid internships at newspapers and magazines and in advertising, photo illustration, and audio-visual production. Internships have been available in almost all states and several international locations, including Brazil, France, Japan, and Norway. Many Ohio University visual communication students are active members of the Ohio News Photographers Association and other state press photographer groups and are student members of the National Press Photographers Association, the Society for News Design, and the American Society of Media Photographers. Ohio University students have been successful in state and national competitions. The School of Visual Communication admits a limited number of students and the selection process is very competitive.