High School Visual Arts Admissions

UPDATE: Visual Arts interviews will be conducted virtually over Zoom.

The School of Design & Production offers a one or two year high school Visual Arts program for incoming 11th or incoming 12th graders. Students in both 10th and 11th grade are eligible to apply.

You must meet the minimum educational requirements. An interview is required for admission. Interviews are conducted live virtually over Zoom, with the requirement to share a portfolio of your work in a group critique with other applying students. Admission is based on a combination of your artistic and academic merits.

Deadlines & Virtual Interview Dates

In order to be reviewed for admission the application, fee and all required documents must be submitted by:

Application Deadlines	Virtual Interview Dates
November 2, 2021 (11:59 pm) January 19, 2022 (11:59 pm) March 1, 2022 (11:59 pm)	February 11, 2022 February 18, 2022 February 25, 2022 March 4, 2022 March 18, 2022

Your interview day will start at noon and last until 5 pm. Parents may attend the first half of the interview day. You will be discussing your portfolio during the event. Please be sure all pieces are uploaded to your Admissions Portal in advance. Please review the portfolio requirements.

GPA & Academic Requirements

Applicants should have a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.3 (C+), no more than one failing grade in the previous year's work and no more than two failing grades in their overall coursework.

Completed Application, Fees & Required Documents

1. Complete the online application.

2. Pay your Application Fee: $95 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, $130 for international applicants. Application fees are non-refundable.

Payment Options

Online: Follow payment instructions at the end of the application or on your Admissions Portal.
Check or Money Order (through a U.S. bank): Make payable to "UNCSA" and include your full legal name. Mail your payment and fully legible name of the applicant to the Office of Admissions.
International Applicants: Use Flywire to pay your application fee online through an international bank or pay by check or money order through a U.S. bank as listed above.

3. Upload all Required Application Documents prior to your listed application deadline.

Please note: If you are applying to two different UNCSA art schools (Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts) you will need to complete a second application and pay a second application fee.