Apply to Undergraduate Programs

First-year Applicants

Please fill out the application and submit the following items:

  • Official high school transcript (this can be requested from your registrar’s office or from your high school counselor)
  • Official college transcript (if applicable)

Please note: You don't need to submit your ACT or SAT score. Read more about test-free admission requirements at NIU.

First-year Application

Transfer Applicants

Please fill out the application and submit the following items: 

  • Official transcript(s) from all colleges attended 
  • Official high school transcript (not required if you’ve earned 24 or more transferable credit hours) 

Transfer Application

Scholarship for Incoming Art Students

Need money for school? The School of Art and Design offers a limited number of full and partial tuition scholarships to talented incoming first-year and transfer students. 

Contact Us

School of Art and Design
Jack Arends Hall, room 216
815-753-1473
815-753-7701 (fax)
artanddesigninfo@niu.edu