Application Form
Enter general personal and educational information. There is no fee associated with the CCS Undergraduate application; students may apply on the CCS native application or via the Common App. If you choose to submit your portfolio on ccs.slideroom.com, Slideroom will require $10US. In-person or live on-line portfolio reviews can be used toward your application at no cost.
Portfolio
The following majors require an admissible portfolio for admission: Animation (BFA), Game Design (BFA), Fashion Design (BFA), Illustration (BFA), Interdisciplinary Art + Design (BFA), Studio Art & Craft (BFA), Transpiration Design (BFA).
The following majors do not require a portfolio for admission: Communication Design & Strategy, Fashion Business Management (BA), Film (BFA), Film Studies (BA), Human-Centered Robotics Design (BFA), Interior Design (BDes and BFA), Product Design (BFA), Business for Creative Industries (BA). Applicants with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or a cumulative college GPA of 2.5 or higher for 12+ credits completed within a single semester do not need to submit a portfolio. Any applicant has the option to submit a portfolio to be considered alongside their academic transcript. If an applicant’s GPA is below stated requirements, applicants must submit a portfolio if they wish to be considered for admission.
How to Submit a Portfolio
Upload 8-12 pieces of your original visual artwork to ccs.slideroom.com or meet one-on-one with a CCS representative. Five drawings from imagination or observation are required for the following majors: Entertainment Arts: Animation or Game, Illustration, and Transpiration Design. Works from all visual mediums can be submitted.
High School or College Transcript(s)
Email or request an electronic version of your current transcript (unofficial or official electronic version) to the CCS Admissions office admissions@ccsdetroit.edu or request that your school send it to CCS via Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse or other online service.
High school students who have attended more than one high school: Submit a transcript that details all four years of enrollment or a transcript from each school attended.
Homeschooled applicants: Submit a detailed transcript that includes student’s full name, address, dates and detail of courses completed, grades earned and the signature of the person who oversaw the education plan and created the document. If any coursework was completed at a college or high school, a transcript from that institution must be submitted as well.
Transfer applicants: Submit transcripts from all previously attended colleges if they want to transfer previously-earned credit.
International Applicants: Submit official, detailed mark sheets, test scores and credentials earned translated into English (if not already in English). If you’ve completed coursework outside the United States and wish to transfer credits, we strongly recommend you obtain a professional course-by-course evaluation of your academic records. Please use recognized credential evaluation services World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE), to ensure your coursework aligns with the U.S. education system.
Official Transcript Confirming Graduation from High School is Required of all Enrolled Students: Official copies of all transcripts confirming graduation from high school, a GED test transcript, or the equivalent international education level, must be one file for each enrolled student prior to the Add/Drop Deadline of the student’s initial start term, and is required for matriculation.
Test Blind for Domestic Applicants
Starting with applications for semesters in 2020, CCS will not require a standardized test (ACT or SAT) score. If a Test Score is submitted it will not be used to influence admission or scholarship. While CCS is committed to admitting students who have proven potential to succeed in our programs, our historical data indicates that Test Scores do not consistently identify that potential.
English Language Test Score for International Applicants
International applicants whose primary and/or native language is not English must submit one of the following English language test scores: TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English Test, SAT or ACT. The test requirement may be waived if the primary language of instruction at their secondary school or college is English.
An application Essay is optional, and Letters of Recommendation and Artists Statements are not required.
Conditional Admission
The College may occasionally admit students as Conditionally Admitted if their potential to succeed is not directly reflected in their High School Cum GPA. Conditions of admission and enrollment are as follows:
- You will be limited to taking 13 credits during the first semester of your first year of study while you acclimate to the rigors of college. While this is still considered full-time enrollment, your limitation on credit load during this first semester may mean that you will need to attend classes during a summer semester or take an additional semester in order to satisfy your degree requirements.
- You will successfully complete the CCS First Year Experience (SLP 007) course in your first semester.
- You must receive a 2.0 or better GPA during your first semester at CCS or you will be placed on academic warning.
- You are strongly encouraged to meet regularly with the staff of the Center for Tutoring and Writing to identify and receive any academic support you need.
These guardrails support student success by engaging students with the staff, offices and processes that will foster their success.
Reapplication Guidelines
If an applicant for admission to the College has been admitted to the same academic level four times in the past, but has never completed attendance through the first semester Add/Drop period of any admitted Start Term, the fifth and following applications for admission will be denied.