from friends or family members except in the case of a teacher-parent. 2. Statement of purpose. The statement should be no more than 500 words in length and should provide an overview of the applicant’s academic and personal experience, describing preparation for and commitment to further study at SCAD, as well as educational and professional goals and aspirations. 3. Portfolio, audition, riding or writing submission. 4. Résumé or list of achievements and awards. 5. In-person or telephone interview (may be scheduled by contacting the admission office). Articulation agreements Articulation agreements outline the specific programs of study students may complete at certain colleges in order to transfer to SCAD with advanced standing as a Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Arts candidate after earning an associate degree. Students must apply (see requirements for “undergraduate transfer application guidelines”) and be accepted to SCAD. A complete listing of SCAD articulation agreements is available online at scad.edu/articulation.
Advanced Placement credit Advanced Placement examinations are administered through the College Board to provide documentation of a level of achievement that qualifies a student for advanced standing. Credit is awarded for AP courses taken at the high school level if certain requirements are met. AP credit awarded by another college or university is not transferable without proper documentation. Official AP scores must be submitted to the admission office. Transfer credit from all sources (including AP) may not exceed 90 quarter hours. A chart of credit awarded is available at scad.edu/ap. British A-level credit British Advanced-level examinations are well established and internationally recognized. The A-level examinations indicate a level of achievement that may qualify a student for advanced standing. Credit is awarded for A-level examinations if certain requirements are met. Credit awarded by another college or university for A-level examinations is not transferable without proper documentation. Official A-level scores must be submitted to the admission department. Credit is awarded on a selective basis. Transfer credit from all sources (including A-level) may not exceed 90 quarter hours. A chart of credit awarded is available at scad.edu/alevel. British AS-level credit British Advanced Subsidiary-level examinations are well established and internationally recognized. The AS-level examinations indicate a level of achievement that may qualify a student for advanced standing. Credit is awarded for ASlevel examinations if certain requirements are met. Credit awarded by another college or university for AS-level examinations is not transferable without proper documentation. Official AS-level scores must be submitted to the admission department. Credit is awarded on a selective basis. Transfer
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Undergraduate transfer credits After an undergraduate transfer applicant is accepted for admission, official transcripts showing completed collegiate coursework are evaluated by the admission office to determine whether or not the student may be granted advanced standing. The coursework must be found to be relevant to the degree the student is seeking at SCAD, with course content and level of instruction resulting in student competencies comparable to or higher than those of students enrolled at SCAD. In assessing and documenting comparable learning through course content and level of instruction, SCAD uses recognized guidelines that aid in the evaluation of credit, such as those published by the American Council on Education and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. This policy is consistent with the mission of SCAD and ensures that coursework and learning outcomes are at the collegiate level and comparable to SCAD degree programs. Generally, transfer credit may be accepted from institutions that are approved by the U.S. Department of Education and hold regional accreditation, or have appropriate specialized or programmatic accreditation, or have been evaluated and proven to be comparable in course content and level of instruction to SCAD, or are recognized by the ministry of education or equivalent agency in the applicant’s home country. Course content is evaluated by comparing the curricula of other institutions with that of SCAD and assessing whether foundation studies, general education and major discipline courses are comparable to those offered at SCAD. Level of instruction is evaluated by comparing the percentage of faculty at other institutions who hold graduate and terminal degrees with the percentage of faculty at SCAD who hold graduate and terminal degrees. Students who wish to appeal the decision of SCAD regarding transfer of credit from international institutions may provide an outside credential evaluation; SCAD reserves the right to make the final determination of transfer credit. A list of acceptable outside evaluators may be obtained from the admission department. A maximum of 90 quarter hours of undergraduate credit for a bachelor’s degree may be given for courses appropriate
to the SCAD curriculum. Only courses with a final grade of 2.0 (C) or higher may be transferred for undergraduate credit. Failure to submit an updated transcript may result in loss of transfer credit. A portfolio review is required for final transfer credit determination of specific studio courses before or during the student’s first quarter of enrollment. To receive specific studio course credit, students must follow the portfolio submission criteria and guidelines available through the admission department. Additionally, a review of all course syllabuses may be required. Portfolios are reviewed by faculty members from the applicable department. Transfer credit is granted when the quality of work in the portfolio is found to be at least equivalent to that which would earn a grade of 2.0 (C) or higher in an equivalent or comparable course at SCAD. Failure to submit a portfolio during the first quarter of enrollment results in the loss of opportunity to transfer studio credit. Transfer of credits earned in a distance-learning program is evaluated on a case-by-case, course-by-course basis. Students who wish to appeal the transfer credit process after the first quarter of enrollment must submit a written request to the admission department. Transfer credit appears on the transcript as T and is not calculated in the student’s grade-point average. The final 45 hours of any degree program must be earned at SCAD. Study abroad programs offered by SCAD and SCAD eLearning courses are considered in residence and may be counted as such.