Key information about undergraduate admissions:

Applications are submitted to the UIC Admissions office. Everything is available online. Please do not sumbit a portfolio. All timelines are established by that office.


All students are admitted to the Art Foundation program. Upon completion of the first year, a portfolio review will take place. Each student must pass the review for the area in which they wish to major. Once they have done so, they will then enter into the sequence of courses required for the specific major.

Those interested in the School of Art and Design are encouraged to attend preview days which are sponsored by the Admissions Dept.

Freshmen:
Admission is based on a combination of things: ACT/SAT score, high school GPA, class rank, personal statement and recommendation letters.

Transfer students:
Admission is based on GPA from transfer institution, personal statement, and recommendation letters.

Transfer students will be given a Degree Audit Report at orientation which will explain what courses are being accepted for credit. This review will not take place prior to that time.

Students who have completed nearly all of the first year program courses (Graphic Design I, Industrial Design I, Photo I, Drawing I, Sculpture I and Time Based Visual Arts) will be notified about the option of a summer portfolio review.

Once accepted, students should carefully read each piece of correspondence they receive. There are several things that will need to be returned to UIC to be fully admitted and to reserve a place at an orientation session.

Inter-collegiate transfers:
Anyone who is presently a student at UIC and wishing to transfer to the School of Art and Design must complete an application form. (These are available in 306 Jefferson Hall) Admission is based on GPA, no portfolio will be reviewed. The minimum GPA is a 2.75.