Undergraduate Transfer

Transfer to the NIU School of Art and Design, the preferred choice for transfers in Illinois.

The NIU School of Art and Design is committed to transferring your credits into our programs so that you can graduate after only two years (2+2). The School of Art and Design has articulated over 500 transfer courses and developed over 40 2+2 agreements with community colleges. We are committed to your smooth transfer to NIU.

• The visual communication program (Graphic Design) has a long-standing reputation for quality within the region and throughout the United States.
• Art education has had a 100% job placement each of the last several years, and thanks to our certification test scores being among the highest in the nation, we are the preferred institution for art education in the state.
• Illustration students are in high demand due to our outstanding reputation in this area.
• Animation, photography and video students are in high demand due to our outstanding reputation in these areas.
• We also offer students the opportunity to continue study in just about every conceivable art media or area, such as painting, printmaking, drawing, ceramics, metalwork and jewelry design, fiber, sculpture, art history.

Transfer students are eligible for School of Art and Design scholarships.

Please email Janelle O’Malley at jomalley3@niu.edu to matriculate to NIU.

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