UArts Transfer Students

Welcome UArts transfer students! If you’ve been affected by the recent closure of your UArts campus, we have a place for you. Academy of Art University is offering students like you a path to graduation through our transfer and articulation agreements. You can transfer to the Academy regardless of how many credits you still need to graduate.

Transferring to the Academy also offers a fantastic opportunity for you to explore majors that might better align with your career goals.

A Glimpse At Academy Life

What The Academy Offers You

There are a few important things you should know about transferring to the Academy from a closed UArts campus:

There are NO portfolio requirements to transfer
There are NO test score or grade requirements to transfer
You do NOT have to be in San Francisco to study with us; we offer two distinct online modalities for attending the Academy remotely
We are a portfolio-focused university; you will graduate with a professional-level, career-ready portfolio of work
We offer industry collaboration opportunities that can give you a leg up when seeking employment in your chosen field
Our classes are taught by working professionals employed in the disciplines they teach
14 STEM programs (25+ degrees) offer international students the opportunity to enroll in three years of Optional Practical Training (OPT) after graduation
We have 13 NCCA Division II sports teams with walk-on opportunities

Don’t wait: Submit your fee-free application today and join us at the Academy—on campus or online—for a creative education unlike any other.

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Online Education

Study At The Academy From Anywhere In The World

Studying art and design online at the Academy of Art University offers you the same hands-on education you’ll receive on campus, and you can do it from anywhere in the world and on your schedule. Online classes are taught by the same instructors who teach on campus—most are working professionals employed in the disciplines they teach.

Two Ways To Study Online

Our online programs are tailored to your needs and lifestyle choices. We offer both asynchronous (study on your schedule with no traditional classroom participation) or Zoom/virtual online classes where you participate in class at a set time “live” with other students who are on campus in San Francisco.

Traditional Online Courses
Asynchronous learning is all about flexibility. Asynchronous courses are a mix of video lecture content, written content, recorded audio, interactive slideshows, virtual libraries, exchanges across discussion boards or social media platforms, and hands-on work. You will complete one module a week and upload your work for critique.

Virtual Online Courses (via Zoom)
You will attend our regularly scheduled on-campus courses from wherever you are in the world via Zoom in real time, learning alongside on-campus students. You will be a welcome participant in all classroom projects and team assignments. Best of all, your work will be critiqued by your classmates and instructors just as if you were an on-campus student.

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UArts Undergraduate Program Title	Academy of Art Equivalent Program
BFA Animation	BFA Animation
BFA Art	BFA Fine Arts
BFA Illustration	BFA Illustration
BFA Creative Writing	BFA Writing for Television Film & Digital Media
BFA Film	BFA Motion Picture & Television
BFA Film & Animation	BFA Animation BFA Motion Picture & Television
BFA Fine Arts Emphasis in Expanded Drawing & Print Media Emphasis in Painting Emphasis in Sculpture	BFA Fine Arts Emphasis in Printmaking Emphasis in Drawing & Painting Emphasis in Sculpture
BFA Game Art	BFA Game Art BFA Game Art – Concept Art BFA Visual Development BFA Game Design
BFA Graphic Design	BFA Graphic Design
BFA Illustration	BFA Illustration
BFA Interaction Design	BFA Interaction & Ui/UX Design
BFA Product Design	BFA Industrial Design
BFA Screenwriting	BFA Writing for Television Film & Digital Media BFA Motion Picture & Television – Screenwriting
BFA Acting	BFA Acting
BFA Directing Playwriting & Production	BFA Motion Picture & Television
BS Music Business Entrepreneurship & Technology	BFA Music Production BFA Sound Design BFA Scoring and Composition
UArts Graduate Program Title	Academy of Art Equivalent Program
Educational Program Design MEd	MA/MFA/MAT Art Education
Educational Technology MEd	MA/MFA/MAT Art Education
Product Design MDes	MA/MFA Industrial Design
Museum Studies MA	MA Art History
Visual Arts MAT	MA/MFA Fine Arts MA/MFA Illustration MA/MFA Visual Development

Industry Collaborations

The Academy partners with industry-leading companies, filmmakers, and manufacturers such as GM, Adidas, Jeep, Hasbro, Audi, Pininfarina, Jaguar, NASA, Camelbak, and Volvo, to offer our students exposure to working professionals and to create valuable networking opportunities.

In our cross-disciplinary collaborative classes, you’ll work on real-world, industry-supplied design briefs to create concepts for your industry sponsor. You’ll have the opportunity to work with corporate and agency professionals in small collaborative teams. These classes are designed to maximize individual recognition, build portfolios, and create employment opportunities for you and your fellow students.

Explore Past Collaborations

Students in our Studio X classes collaborated with the producer and director to create the visual effects for this Academy-Award-nominated film.

Students from our Industrial Design, Interior Design and Architecture, and Interaction & UI/UX Schools collaborated with Subaru to envision their 2030 vehicles.

Companies That Hire Our Students

Our students are hired by some of the biggest companies in the world.