Transfer Students
Attracted to our prime location: faculty of active practitioners and innovative, hands-on approach, many students transfer to NSAD from community colleges, career education institutions and other universities.
You can easily join them— and begin your program during three out of the four 10-week quarters offered: fall, winter, or summer quarters.
Undergraduate Transfer Student Admission Requirements:
- Application Form and Fee. Complete an application and pay the required fee. Contact the school at 1-619-684-8888 for an application or visit http://www.newschoolarch.edu/ for an online application form.
- High School Graduation. Graduation from a recognized high school or acceptable evidence of comparable academic achievement; e.g., satisfactory score on GED tests
- Transcripts. Applicants must have completed at least one quarter of full-time, post-secondary level education to be considered a transfer student. An official transcript is required in order for transfer credit from an accredited institution of higher learning. Applicants seeking admission based on equivalent education must submit official documentation or certification as well as a portfolio of design courses.
- Grade Point Average. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required in all prior college work.
- Portfolio. A portfolio review is required for all architecture students seeking advanced placement. Portfolios are a compilation of the student’s art and design work. Work must be reduced to 8.5”x11”. The portfolio will be reviewed by the Portfolio Committee, whose decision is final. (Note: The portfolio requirement does not apply to students in Construction Management.)
