Exchange Application

To apply to and be considered for ArtCenter’s exchange program, you must be enrolled as a full-time student at one of ArtCenter’s partner institutions. Additionally, you must be nominated by the international exchange office at your home institution.

Please note that the following departments are not open to exchange students: Undergraduate Creative Direction, Graduate Brand Design and Strategy, Graduate Interaction Design, and Graduate Industrial Design. (Undergraduate Interaction Design is open for exchange.)

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for exchange from students who do not attend one of our partner schools.

Application Deadlines

 

Fall: May 1

Spring: September 1

Applicants are typically notified about their status approximately one month after the deadline. Note that the exchange is not available in ArtCenter’s summer term.

Instructions

 

After you are nominated by your home institution, you will apply through our online system. Do not apply through ArtCenter’s Office of Admissions.

Follow these instructions to set up your account, log in, and complete your exchange application.

Required
Application Materials

 

  • Online application form

  • Course interest list

  • Digital portfolio of work relevant to your major and to your intended host department at ArtCenter. There are two options for submitting your portfolio:

    • Submit a link to your website, if you have one.

    • Submit a link to a folder on a file sharing website such as Google Drive or Dropbox that contains your portfolio files. Please change the share settings of the folder to “anyone with the link can view” so the people that review your application will be able to view your portfolio files without logging in to the file sharing website.

  • Motivation letter

  • Academic transcript from your home institution (in English)

  • Proof of English proficiency in one of the following formats:

    • TOEFL: minimum score of 80 (undergraduate level) or 100 (graduate level) on iBT

    • IELTS: minimum score of 6.5 (undergraduate level) or 7.0 (graduate level) on Academic

    • Duolingo English Test: minimum score of 115 (undergraduate level) or 130 (graduate level)

    • Statement of your English proficiency provided by your home institution, preferably by your exchange office or an English language instructor