For transfer students
Many students who attend Kansas City Art Institute are transfer students from other colleges and universities.
The Summer Foundation program is a 10-week, 9 credit hour course. It is intended for transfer students who have some credit but still need a semester of foundation prior to matriculating into either the School of Design or the School of Fine Arts. The program runs from June 4 until August 9, 2007.
This curriculum is an accelerated version of the 15-week fall semester foundation offering. It is offered at a discounted tuition rate of $9000, and is intended to allow students to get “on track” for their department’s curricular mandates and encourages graduating on time.
The Summer Foundation program is a general-purpose curriculum that attempts to increase technical facility, design skills, conceptual skills and critical analysis. Your strengths are assessed and you are conditioned for the KCAI workload and studio standards, and you develop a focus for your chosen major. The curriculum includes: drawing, design, 3-D structure and design, digital camera, computer orientation, woodshop orientation and hand tool orientation. We also invite studio critics, visit the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, as well as other field trips around Kansas City.
Additional information:
- Classes run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday
- Studios accessible from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Shop and computer labs available on the weekends
- On or off campus living arrangements can be made through the Student Life office at 816-802-3429
- Financial aid, in the form of scholarships and student loans, is available for this program for those who qualify. Call the financial aid office at 816-802-3337
- Holidays: July 4 - studios will be accessible from 7 a.m. – 11 p.m.
- There will be some digital work within this program and computer access is available throughout this period. However, if you have a laptop you will find it convenient to bring it along
- Supplies will run approximately $500, plus Foundation kit at $152
Registration deadline for the 2007 Summer Foundation Program is May 25, 2007.
Orientation: Friday, June 1.
For more information, please call Admissions at 800-522-5224 or 816-802-3300.
Frequently asked questions (click for answers):
Who may transfer to KCAI?
What documentation is required to transfer to KCAI?
How is it determined at what level a transfer student will enter KCAI?
What courses will transfer?
How is it determined how much transfer credit a student will receive?
How does KCAI convert a transfer student’s quarter hours to semester hours?
Will transferred courses be figured as part of a student’s cumulative grade point average?
What KCAI coursework is required of transfer students?
Who may transfer to KCAI?
Transfer students may be admitted only up to and including the first semester junior level because they must complete a minimum of four full-time semesters at KCAI to qualify for the B.F.A. degree.
What documentation is required to transfer to KCAI?
All students petitioning for transfer credit(s) must submit official transcript(s) from the school(s) attended. Additional support documents may be requested by the Office of Admissions.
Transfer students who have completed less than 30 college credits must submit their standardized (SAT or ACT) test scores.
How is it determined at what level a transfer student will enter KCAI?
Placement is determined by the total number of transferable hours and by the level of competence as indicated by their portfolio review.
What courses will transfer?
KCAI will consider transferring in any liberal arts or studio credits that meet KCAI's requirements, with a grade of "C" or better, from colleges accredited by any of the regional accrediting associations or by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. Credits earned at nonaccredited institutions will not generally be accepted. Credit may be given for courses appropriate to the curriculum at KCAI. In the case of studio courses, individual exceptions can be made based on portfolio review and course evaluation by studio chairs and approval of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
How is it determined how much transfer credit a student will receive?
In order to determine transfer credits, applicants must make an appointment or send in their portfolio for placement. Prior to registration, the transfer student receives an estimate by the Office of Admissions of the credit that can be expected for work done at a previous college(s).
How does KCAI convert a transfer student’s quarter hours to semester hours?
Credits at KCAI are semester credits. The length of a semester at KCAI is sixteen weeks. A student coming from a college on the quarter system will receive two-thirds of a semester credit for every quarter credit. Thus, a three quarter credit class transfers as two semester credits. A four-quarter credit class also transfers as two semester credits. A five-quarter credit class transfers as three semester credits. A six-quarter credit class transfers as four semester credits. Students should contact their academic advisor for further information.
Credit Conversions
Quarter = Semester credits
3 Quarter = 2 Semester credits
4 Quarter = 2 2/3 Semester credits
5 Quarter = 3 1/3 Semester credits
6 Quarter = 4 Semester credits
Will transferred courses be figured as part of a student’s cumulative grade point average?
Grades for transferred credit will not be calculated into the KCAI cumulative grade point average, with the exception of mobility and KCASE exchange course grades, which are included in the GPA.
What KCAI coursework is required of transfer students?
Students enrolling at KCAI with 12 or more liberal arts transfer credits must complete all remaining liberal arts credits at KCAI. Students enrolling with fewer than 12 liberal arts transfer credits may transfer in up to a total of 12 liberal arts credits to be applied toward liberal arts requirements.
With approval, students may enroll in studio classes in their major concurrent with completing the Foundation requirement.