LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ART
TRANSFER INFORMATION GUIDE
Art majors who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university should
be aware of several important items:
1. Most four-year institutions prefer that the student complete a minimum
of one year of college-level basic drawing and design, and art history.
2. Many four-year institutions require that a student present a portfolio
in order to determine admission & transfer credit to the Art Department.
3. Many four-year institutions admit only a limited number of transfer
students and will thus impose various limiting admission criteria.
4. In addition to art practice and art history courses, students should
enroll for the following general education courses: humanities, natural
science, social science, writing/English.
The following summarizes information important to transfers in art:
1. Special admissions criteria for transfer art majors.
2. Portfolio required.
3. Deadline for submitting portfolios.
4. Should art major transfer at the end of the first year?
1 2 3 4
Adrian College (*) No * --- Optional
Albion College (*) No BFA-Yes --- Optional
BA-No
Alma College No BFA-Yes April-BA/BFA Optional
BA-No Scholarship
Dec-jr.yr. BFA
Calvin College BFA-Yes BFA-Yes BFA-April 1 Optional
BA-No BA-No
Central Michigan BFA-Yes BFA-Yes Sept 1 & Feb 1 Optional but
University BA-No BA-No for Graphic Design recommended
College for Creative Yes Yes April 30 Optional
Studies (*)
Eastern Michigan No BFA-Yes Prior to Optional
University BS/BA-Yes Registration
Grand Valley State No BFA-Yes --- Optional
University (See Note 1)
Kendall College of Art No Yes None Optional
and Design of FSU
Madonna University No Yes None Optional
Marygrove College (*) No Yes Prior to Optional
Registration
Michigan State No BFA-* Prior to Optional
University (*) BA-No Registration
Northern Michigan No Yes At Registration Optional
University
Olivet College (*) No No No Optional
Saginaw Valley State BFA-Yes Yes BFA only Optional
University BA-No No Prior to
Registration
Siena Heights No BFA-Yes Variable Optional
University BA-No
University of Yes Yes **Fall Adm-Apr 15 Optional
Michigan (*) **Wint Adm-Nov 1
Western Michigan Yes Yes 2nd Sem/freshman yr Optional
University (*) (BFA Graphic Design only)
Fall Adm-March 9
Spring Adm-Nov 10
* Possibly: for placement purposes
** Application deadline; portfolios submitted later
(*) Institution did not update information for 2008-2009
NOTES:
1. Portfolio review required for admission and specific GVSU studio credit.
2. Portfolio review required for scholarship consideration at Adrian College.
Effective from Fall 2008 through Summer 2009
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