Requirements and Deadlines

Transfer applicants must submit the same materials required of first-time freshman applicants, with some specific guidelines for submitting a portfolio and transcripts. Transfer applicants must present a minimum cumulative college GPA of 2.5. Applicants with fewer than 12 college credits must also meet the first-time freshman admission standards.

First-year transfer candidates for the studio foundation program are reviewed on a rolling basis, beginning in January for September enrollment. The priority deadline for foundation applications is February 1. Complete applications that are received before this date are given priority consideration for admissions, financial aid, and housing. Applications received after February 1 are considered on an ongoing, space-available basis. The review process may take a month or more from the date of completion of all requirements, especially for those applications that are submitted on or near the deadlines. You are encouraged to complete your application well in advance of the date by which you want to learn of the admissions decision.

Sophomore and junior transfer applicants for September admission, special or visiting students, and readmission candidates are reviewed in April by faculty from the department to which they are applying. The college notifies candidates by mail that they have been approved for admission, not approved for admission, or placed on a waiting list. Any vacancies are filled by wait-listed candidates throughout the late spring and early summer.