Transfer


Admission to the School of Art + Design is a two-part process. You must be accepted to the University of Illinois through the Office of Admissions and Records application process and to the School of Art + Design through a portfolio review.

Important Dates

  1. Office of Admissions and Records Application must be postmarked or received online by March 1, 2010. Transfer applications will be accepted September 1 through March 1, 2010.
  2. The School of Art + Design Fall 2010 Transfer Portfolio Review Request Form must be submitted online by March 1, 2010.
  3. The School of Art + Design Fall 2010 Transfer Portfolio Submission Form must be submitted online by March 1, 2010.

The portfolio review will take place in late March and interviews in early April.

Final Notification dates: mid-April, 2010

Transfer Eligibility

Transfer students who meet the admission requirements of the College of Fine and Applied Arts are eligible to apply to the B.F.A. program of their choice: Art Education, Art History, Crafts/Ceramics, Crafts/Metals, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, New Media, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture.

Transfer Admission Requirements

  1. 3.0 grade point average on graded transferable collegiate coursework
  2. Completion of 30 semester hours of graded transferable collegiate coursework
  3. Completion of one year of drawing and design coursework at the collegiate level (2 drawing and 2 design classes), equivalent to the following University of Illinois courses: ARTF 102 Drawing 1, ARTF 103 Design 1, ARTF 104 Drawing 2, ARTF 105 Design 2
  4. Completion of one year of art history coursework at the collegiate level, equivalent to two of the following University of Illinois courses: ARTH 111 Ancient to Medieval Art, ARTH 112 Renaissance to Modern Art, ARTH 113 Introduction to African Art, ARTH 114 Introduction to East Asian Art, ARTH 115 Art in a Global Context
  5. Submit your high school transcripts if you have less than 30 graded transferable semester hours of college coursework at the application deadline (March 1, 2010) and/or if you need to prove that you've completed the foreign language requirement. Please request that official transcripts be sent from your postsecondary institution directly to the Office of Admissions & Records when you apply. If you question whether you need to submit your high school transcripts and test scores, contact the Office of Admissions and Records.
  6. Art Education applicants must pass the Illinois Basic Skills Exam prior to admission

University of Illinois Office of Admissions and Records Application Form

The University of Illinois application form can be completed online, or you can download a PDF and mail it in. Only complete applications will be considered for admission (include all collegiate transcripts — include high school transcripts and ACT/SAT scores if applicable [see Transfer Admission Requirements above]).

University of Illinois School of Art + Design Admissions Process

The second part of the application process involves submitting a portfolio of your creative work to the School of Art + Design. We encourage you to submit your application form and fees to the Office of Admissions and Records at the same time you submit your portfolio to the School of Art + Design.

Portfolio Review

Submit the Fall 2010 Transfer Portfolio Review Request Form by March 1, 2010. On the form, in order of preference, select a maximum of 5 degree programs that you wish to be considered for application. Separate faculty panels representing each of the various programs review the portfolio of each applicant that checked their program. If you only select 1 program, only that program will review your application. Applicants who receive a positive review of the portfolio will progress to the second stage, the interview or other follow up procedure.

Submit your digital portfolio by March 1, 2010 using the School's Fall 2010 Transfer Portfolio Submission Form. If you encounter problems with the online form or have questions, contact Mark Avery at mavery@illinois.edu or 217-333-6632.

Portfolio Contents. The portfolio is a collection of your recent work that illustrates your ability for advanced study as an art and design practitioner, educator or historian. If you have strong works in a variety of media, consider including that range in your portfolio. Your images and objects tell us a great deal about your ideas and process. That information translates easily across all media, to all programs. The portfolio should consist of 10 examples of your recent work, and may include up to 2 movies (optional).

Portfolio Submission Guidelines:

  • 10 required JPEG images, each of which is no larger than 2048x2048 and 500KB in size.
  • Up to 2 movies (optional), each of which can be played with VideoLAN Client. No movie file should be longer than 1 minute in length and 50MB in size.

Art History applicants - see Fall 2010 Transfer Guidelines for the Admissions Process for the Art History Program (FAA) for additional information.

Criteria for Evaluation. Portfolios will be evaluated in terms of the quality of the candidates' skills, artistic perception, theoretical knowledge, and their sense of composition, form, imaginative imagery, technical skills, and ability to articulate and communicate ideas.

Interviews. Applicants whose portfolios have received a positive review from one or more programs may be required to participate in interviews or another follow up procedure conducted by faculty panels from the respective programs. Additional information regarding the interviews will be included in your portfolio acceptance email. Transfer students who are close enough to participate in this process in person (preferred) must sign up for an appointment with each program to which they are seeking admission. If you are not close enough to schedule an appointment in person, it is your responsibility to contact the interviewer indicated in your portfolio acceptance email within the stated timeframe to schedule a phone interview.

Notification of Acceptance

All offers for a place in the School of Art + Design depend on you meeting the University's entrance requirements along with a positive assessment of your portfolio. All acceptance notifications will be issued from the Office of Admissions and Records.

Inquiries regarding your admissions status should be directed to the Office of Admissions and Records. The School of Art + Design will not be able to respond to admissions status questions.

Fall 2010 Art and Design Transfer Application Checklist

Admissions and Records

  1. Submit your University of Illinois Transfer Application.
  2. Send all collegiate transcripts to the Office of Admissions and Records. If you have less than 30 completed collegiate credits at the application deadline (March 1, 2010), also send your high school transcripts and submit your test scores (ACT/SAT). If you question whether you need to submit your high school transcripts and test scores, contact the Office of Admissions and Records.

School of Art + Design

  1. Submit the Fall 2010 Transfer Portfolio Review Request Form and the Fall 2010 Transfer Portfolio Submission Form by March 1, 2010.
  2. Art History: review Fall 2010 Transfer Guidelines for the Admissions Process for the Art History Program (FAA) for application guidelines.
  3. Art Education: review Fall 2010 Transfer Information for Prospective Students in Art Education and schedule the earliest possible date to take the Illinois Basic Skills exam.

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