Art and Design Department
Review of Transfer Courses Toward a Major
Who evaluates Art and Design Department transfer courses?
Approved Art and Design faculty are responsible for Art and Design transfer course equivalency, substitution, or waiver decisions. The Chair is the arbiter in the case of a dispute.
What courses do not need a portfolio review?
If you have successfully completed, at another institution, equivalent foundation level arts courses for these Columbia College Chicago courses
you do not need a portfolio review.
What art courses require a portfolio review?
All other art courses require a portfolio review.
Note: In order to ensure the proper placement of transfer students, the Art and Design Department does not guarantee the equivalence of any other Art and Design course. Both an interview and a portfolio review with an Art and Design faculty counselor are required to determine whether or not other Art and Design transfer courses will be accepted as equivalent, substitute or waived courses.
Who should students contact?
Transfer Contact
Abby Duepner
623 S. Wabash Ave.
312-369-6849
aduepner@colum.edu
What do students need to provide?
How long does it take?
Faculty will respond within one week of the portfolio review. Faculty will record their evaluation on a Course Equivalency, Substitution, and Waiver Form. A copy of this form will be given to the student, to the Office of Degree Evaluation, and to the College Advising Center.
What will the student receive?
Office of Degree Evaluation evaluators will revise the student's credit evaluation to reflect faculty decisions. A new or revised Transfer Evaluation Report will be issued to the student within a week of receipt of the Course Equivalency, Substitution, and Waiver Form from the department.
Questions?
Please contact the Office of Degree Evaluation
Susan Sindlinger
Director
312-369-7984
ssindlinger@colum.edu
Effective: Fall 2009
Who evaluates Art and Design Department transfer courses?
Approved Art and Design faculty are responsible for Art and Design transfer course equivalency, substitution, or waiver decisions. The Chair is the arbiter in the case of a dispute.
What courses do not need a portfolio review?
If you have successfully completed, at another institution, equivalent foundation level arts courses for these Columbia College Chicago courses
Fundamentals of 2-D Design
Fundamentals of 3-D Design
Drawing I
History of Art I
History of Art II
Fundamentals of 3-D Design
Drawing I
History of Art I
History of Art II
you do not need a portfolio review.
What art courses require a portfolio review?
All other art courses require a portfolio review.
Note: In order to ensure the proper placement of transfer students, the Art and Design Department does not guarantee the equivalence of any other Art and Design course. Both an interview and a portfolio review with an Art and Design faculty counselor are required to determine whether or not other Art and Design transfer courses will be accepted as equivalent, substitute or waived courses.
Who should students contact?
Transfer Contact
Abby Duepner
623 S. Wabash Ave.
312-369-6849
aduepner@colum.edu
What do students need to provide?
- Transcript
- Course description or course syllabus
- Portfolio of course artwork
How long does it take?
Faculty will respond within one week of the portfolio review. Faculty will record their evaluation on a Course Equivalency, Substitution, and Waiver Form. A copy of this form will be given to the student, to the Office of Degree Evaluation, and to the College Advising Center.
What will the student receive?
Office of Degree Evaluation evaluators will revise the student's credit evaluation to reflect faculty decisions. A new or revised Transfer Evaluation Report will be issued to the student within a week of receipt of the Course Equivalency, Substitution, and Waiver Form from the department.
Questions?
Please contact the Office of Degree Evaluation
Susan Sindlinger
Director
312-369-7984
ssindlinger@colum.edu
Effective: Fall 2009