Transfer Student Portfolio Review

All students wishing to apply for the Visual Communication program must complete a minimum of three of the five required foundation courses:   these courses are Art 1102 Drawing Studio, Art 1202 Two-Dimensional Design Studio, and Art 1205 Design Studio- Color. It is preferable to have completed the five required foundation courses prior to coming, but admissible to finish the remaining foundation courses at SPU. (Art 1102, 1103, 1202, 1203, 1205) Transfer students must have taken the equivalent of Two Dimensional Design (Art 1202), and at least one Drawing course (Art 1102) to be considered.   If the student wishes to transfer and be considered for the Visual Communication program for Fall quarter of the next academic year, they must submit a portfolio by the beginning of the sixth week of SPU's spring quarter.

At the completion of the three priority courses, the student must submit the following:

• 3 Projects from Art 1202 (2-D Design)
• 3 Projects from Art 1205 (Color Theory)
• 4 Drawings from Art 1102 or 1103 (Beginning and Advanced Drawing)
• 1 unofficial transcript with current grades from your first two-quarters
• A 1 Page Essay responding to the following prompt: "I am attracted to the Visual Communication Emphasis because..."

These works should be submitted in a portfolio case large enough to contain all the works with a label clearly marked on the face of the portfolio:

Name, Transferring from:
Visual Communication Portfolio Review
Art Department, Seattle Pacific University
Address of the student

Portfolios containing all of the materials listed above are due on the first day of the 6th week of Spring Quarter.   Students will be notified by mail of their status in the following week.   Registration appointments will begin in the 7th week, (the week of notification), and registration for fall courses will begin the 8th week.Portfolios will be available for pick up in the art offices during the 8th week.

Applicants that are not included in the class for the following fall are encouraged to apply at the same time a year later.

Transfer students and students who are completing summer courses in order to apply must also submit a portfolio using the same criteria.   Those submitting Applications by invitation after the summer are due the day after Labor Day.   Students will be notified of their status the following week, and those accepted into the program will be able to register after meeting with the appropriate Visual Communication staff.

Criteria for acceptance will be based upon the following:

• Quality of work
• Grades
• Perceived potential

It is highly recommended that Transfer Students make an appointment with Professor Feldman prior to the deadline for portfolios in order to review transcripts and to have a clear understanding of what coursework would be required to complete the degree if they are admitted to the Visual Communication program.   Transfer Students must know that it may take three years at SPU to complete the degree if they have not had appropriate coursework that prepares them for this emphasis in the Art Major.   For further information and to set up an appointment, please contact Professor Feldman, (206) 281-3442, or "rfeldman@spu.edu."

Portfolio Contents: Check to make sure you have the following:

• 3 Pieces, Art 1202 Design (2-D Design)
• 3 Pieces, Art 1205 Design (Color)
• 4 Pieces, Art 1102 or 1103 or 1104 Drawing
• 1 Page Essay
• Unofficial Transcript

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