Updated June 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All transfer credits are evaluated for relevance to the College\u2019s programs and policies. Grades earned at another institution are not factored into the calculation of cumulative grade point average at CCS. The College makes every effort to ensure you get credit for your past graduate-level work, subject to the following conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only transcripts mailed directly from your previous institution(s) to CCS, as well as transcripts sent directly to you and forwarded to CCS in the original sealed envelope, are considered official. Transcripts received by CCS from a certified digital document service such as Parchment or Clearinghouse are all considered official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For in-person programs, CCS operates on a semester academic calendar of two fifteen-week long terms. Colleges operating outside the US, as well as those utilizing alternate units of credit, such as a \u2018unit\u2019 or a \u2018quarter hour\u2019- an academic calendar consisting of 3-4 main terms spanning 10 to 11 weeks per year- will need to be assessed to determine transferability. Since \u2018quarter hour\u2019 terms are shorter, a quarter \u2018credit hour\u2019 will require less instructional time. For this reason, students seeking transfer credit from intuitions that operate on a quarter-hour calendar (or other alternate structure) may have their courses combined to equal the instruction time and learning outcomes required in the equivalent CCS course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*The low residency MA in Art Education utilizes the 8 week summer semesters for resident courses. The MA in User Experience Design (Distance Ed) operates with 8 compressed 7-week terms for accelerated completion. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In-person MA and MFA degrees are offered in full- and part-time mode. A full-time MFA degree may be completed in two years, and typically takes four years in part-time mode. The MFA in Interdisciplinary Design Studies can be taken in half that time if 30 credits are transferred (see above). A full-time MA degree takes one year to complete, two years in part-time mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The MA in Art Education is a low-residency program lasting 26 months. It runs over seven semesters (including three short summer semesters). Students attend campus for four weeks each July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The MA in User Experience Design (Distance Ed.) is fully online, and takes 18 months to complete. It comprises 8 condensed 7-week courses for accelerated learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n New students seeking clarification on time required to complete their degree at CCS should follow up with their Academic Adviser and\/or Department Chair after receiving their Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE). Current students should meet with their Academic Adviser to review their degree audit for an understanding of remaining requirements and time required to complete them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students wishing to change their graduate design major, or mode of study, should refer to the Change of Graduate Program Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Students should express their intent to change their major before finalizing enrollment. This allows the admissions office to re-evaluate all potential transfer credit for application to the student\u2019s new major prior to enrollment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If a current student decides to change majors at CCS, the transfer credit granted upon initial enrollment will undergo re-evaluation by the Program Chair. All relevant courses completed at CCS will be applied toward the student\u2019s updated degree requirements. However, courses previously transferred to CCS may potentially fulfill an elective requirement, but if they no longer fulfill graduation requirements will default to an \u2018Other Courses\u2019 category, remaining in the student\u2019s academic record but not counting towards degree completion. 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What If I Want To Change Majors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What Happens To My Transfer Credit If I Change My Major?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n