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ACADEMICS

 

Learn about ArtCenter’s academic departments and interdisciplinary programs here.

All undergraduate and graduate departments are open to exchange students, with the following exceptions: Undergraduate Creative Direction, Graduate Brand Design and Strategy, Graduate Interaction Design, and Graduate Industrial Design. Each exchange student is hosted by one department and takes a majority of their classes in that department.

CALENDAR

 

ArtCenter’s semester dates are as follows:

  • Fall: early September to mid-December

  • Spring: early January to mid-April

Detailed Academic Calendar

A semester at ArtCenter lasts for 14 weeks, with a mandatory four-day New Student Orientation prior to the start of the term. The exchange program is for one term only, either in fall or spring. The exchange is not available in summer term.

STudent Life

 

Information on student resources, support services, and living in Los Angeles is available here.

COVID-19 Response

 

Information on ArtCenter’s response to the pandemic and current plans for reopening our campuses is available here.