School of Visual Art '1 +3' Program?

Our 1+3 program is specially designed for transfer students. In this program, students can earn college credits at Ashcan Studio while completing their portfolios. We currently have a transfer credit agreement with the School of Visual Arts, in New York City.

The School of Visual Arts is widely recognized as one of the finest schools in the country, for its innovative and experi­mental program philosophies, its participation in the cultural life of New York City, and the accessibility it offers to its un­paralleled faculty of professional artists.

In a transfer credit agreement with the School of Visual Arts, students at Ashcan Art may earn course credits that are transferrable to SVA. Students must be registered for their 3rd semester (2nd year). In this program, students may earn credits equivalent to one year of education at SVA, as long as they continue their undergraduate studies at SVA in one of the following five majors: Fine Arts, Cartooning, Design, Illustration, or Advertising.

Students can earn up to eighteen credits at Ashcan Studio, in Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, and Design.

Who is eligible?

To earn these credits at Ashcan Art, students must also earn (or have earned) at least twelve liberal arts credits at an accredited institution. Accredited institutions include community colleges, which typically allow enrollment for students with lower proficiency test scores. They also include most foreign colleges and universities. This is an excellent, afford­able option for transfer students who want to get a head start at one of New York's top art schools.

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