Northern Illinois University
School of Art and Design
College of Visual and Performing Arts

Transfer to NIU, the School of Art and Design, the preferred choice for transfers in Illinois

The NIU School of Art and Design is committed to transferring your credits into our programs so that you can graduate after only two years (2+2). The School of Art and Design has articulated over 500 transfer courses and developed over 40 2+2 agreements with community colleges over the past year alone. We are committed to your smooth transfer to NIU.

• The Visual Communication program (Graphic Design) has a long-standing reputation for quality within the region and throughout the United States.
• Art Education has had a 100 percent job placement each of the last several years and thanks to our certification test scores being among the highest in the nation, we are the preferred institution for art education in the state.
• Illustration students are in high demand due to our outstanding reputation in this area
• Animation, Photography and Video students are in high demand due to our outstanding reputation in these areas.
• We also offer students to the opportunity to continue study in just about every conceivable art media or area as well such as: Painting, Printmaking, Drawing, Ceramics, Metalwork and Jewelry design, Fibers, Sculpture, Art history.

Please email Janelle O’Malley at jomalley3@niu.edu to matriculate to NIU.

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