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Application Requirements

All Outset Year (Freshman) Applicants

one. Submit a completed Common Application Form*, forth with a nonrefundable $70 application fee. (Delight note that if you asking a fee waiver, you volition exist required to provide documentation from your school advisor to back up the asking.)

2. Ask your high schoolhouse counselor to submit the Secondary Schoolhouse Report*, OR inquire one of your high school teachers to consummate a Teacher Evaluation Form*, OR submit a letter of recommendation.

iii. Ask your loftier school to transport an official copy of your transcript. We also take GED certificates. If you lot took any college courses, whether or non yous received credit, request that the college send united states of america the transcript too. A minimum 2.0 combined academic course bespeak average from all previously attended institutions is required to be considered for access. You lot must also be in proficient academic standing (not on academic probation or dismissal) at your last attended establishment.

4. Submission of a visual fine art or written portfolio is required for all majors. All portfolios, both visual and written, must be submitted digitally through the Portfolio** portion of the Common Application. Please see our Portfolio Prep page for information and suggestions based on your called major. Once you have submitted your portfolio to Slideroom, it is locked. Y'all may no longer brand any changes or additions.

v. Saturday and ACT scores are not required for access. If you take either the SAT or Act, we encourage you to submit your scores since they can be helpful in academic counseling.

**To submit your portfolio:

1. Get to www.commonapp.org and select Ringling Higher on the My Colleges tab.

2. Under Art Supplement, select instructions.

3. Follow the link to the Ringling College of Art and Design Art Supplement Site which will take you to SlideRoom.

Transfer Applicants

1. Submit a completed Common Application Form*, along with a nonrefundable $70 application fee. (Ringling does not accept fee waivers for transfer applicants. If y'all select the fee waiver pick, you will still need to send a check/money guild for the $seventy application fee to the Function of Admissions. This is an application requirement.)
2. Consummate a recommendation request through the CommonApp, or submit a letter of recommendation. Recommendations must be submitted to Ringling College via the Common Awarding, mail, or courier.
3. Ask your loftier school and each college you take attended for credit to send an official copy of your transcript. A minimum 2.0 combined academic course bespeak average from all previously attended institutions is required to be considered for admission. You lot must also be in good academic continuing (not on academic probation or dismissal) at your concluding attended institution. A high school transcript is non required if you have earned 24 or more semester hours credit at a regionally-accredited higher.

   Important: We volition only accept official transcripts sent in the following ways:
        A sealed, official copy sent via postal service or courier
        E-transcripts
        Parchment
        The Key Application Service in CommonApp

4. Submission of a visual art or written portfolio is required for all majors except Business of Art & Design. For fine art majors, an art portfolio will be required to receive credit for studio art coursework. All portfolios, both visual and written, must be submitted digitally through the Portfolio* portion of the Common Application. Please see our Portfolio Prep page for more than details on what your portfolio should contain.

*Available at www.commonapp.org.

Transfer Credits and Placement
Ringling College will consider for transfer any liberal arts or studio art credit that meets our academic requirements and where a grade of C or better was earned from a regionally-accredited college or university. Studio fine art credit will be awarded based upon the criteria above and a portfolio review. All of Ringling Higher's studio courses are sequential and take pre-requisites.  Students take to consummate the 1st-year studio courses before taking 2nd-year studio courses; 2nd 'year studio courses before taking 3rd-year studio courses; and 3rd-year studio courses before taking the quaternary-twelvemonth capstone/thesis courses.

If you lot accept taken Liberal Arts courses at another higher/academy, those courses will be evaluated past the Academic Directorate in the Office of Advising, Records, and Registration Services to decide if they meet the degree requirements for the Available of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Arts Caste. The number of Liberal Arts classes completed has no begetting on your class level. Simply studio classes determine your class level.  Students enrolling with an Associate of Arts or a Bachelor of Arts degree from a regionally accredited college or university will be considered to take met the Liberal Arts requirements for the BFA degree.

Please make sure yous have requested a final transcript from all colleges/universities that you accept attended and then that you tin can receive the appropriate transfer credit.

Students are limited to a total of 66 semester hours of transfer credits. A minimum of 54 semester hours must be taken at Ringling College of Art and Design. The final ii academic years of study for a Ringling College of Art and Design degree must be completed in courses of study inside a major of the Higher. Ringling College of Art and Pattern reserves the right to reject credit for coursework that is more than 10 years quondam.

Please note that admission to upper-level studies is contingent on space availability.

Transfer Credits for Military machine Applicants

Transfer credit may be awarded for military courses based upon ACE Guidelines. If the student'southward military course has an ACE recommended equivalency, and the recommended equivalent is a course that Ringling offers, transfer credit may exist given at the discretion of the Registrar with as needed consultation with Academic Diplomacy administrators and Department Chairs/Program Directors. All other transfer credit must be from a regionally accredited establishment. Ringling Higher of Art and Blueprint does non honour credit for non credit piece of work or for experiential learning.

Transfer Credits from International Institutions

International students who have attended a college/university outside the United States and are requesting transfer credit must accept their academic credentials evaluated by a Foreign Credential Evaluation Service. This evaluation must include a "form by grade" evaluation with grades or marks and credits or hours equated to the U.S. system. The official and sealed credential evaluation must be submitted direct to the Office of the Registrar at Ringling College of Art and Design. International students must have their transcripts evaluated by World Education Services (WES) or Joseph Silny & Associates International Education Consultants.

Jump Semester Applicants

In order to exist eligible to enroll in the Spring Semester, y'all must have previously completed specific college-level courses. These course requirements vary by major. Please note that spring semester admission is NOT available for the Department of Computer Animation. For data about Spring Semester access, delight contact the Admissions Office at 941.309.0195 or admissions@ringling.edu.

Transfer of Credit Policies + Articulation Agreements

Studio Transfer Credit
Students who accept taken studio art courses at some other regionally accredited institution of higher educational activity may have those courses and a portfolio reviewed past the department head or Academic Diplomacy designee to determine if the credits can employ to the caste requirements for the Available of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Arts degrees.  Requests for studio transfer credit must be supported past a sufficient number of portfolio submissions that demonstrate the competencies associated with those required by the majors.

Permission to have courses at other colleges during the summer is granted through the Office of Advising, Records and Registration Services.  Students must meet with their Academic Advisor who will consider all aspects of the student's asking, including the quality and level of the proposed class and its office in the pupil's program of study before completing a Transient Educatee grade.  Courses intended to fulfill major requirements must likewise exist canonical by the department head.

Students inbound with an Associate of Arts or Bachelor of Arts degree from a regionally accredited college or university volition exist considered to have met the liberal arts requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts caste or Bachelor of Arts degree.  Students inbound with an Associate of Science or Bachelor of Scientific discipline caste from a regionally accredited college or university will have their liberal arts credits evaluated to determine if they fulfill the distribution requirements for the B.F.A. caste or the B.A. degree.  Boosted course work may be required.

Art History Transfer Credit
Students who have taken art history courses at some other regionally accredited institution of higher education may have those courses evaluated by the Academic Advisors in the Part of Advising, Records, and Registration Services to determine if they meet the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Arts Degree. Departments at Ringling College may have specific art history requirements such equally a history of the discipline. The proposed transfer credit will be reviewed by the Academic Advisor and/or an Bookish Affairs designee to make up one's mind if the credit meets institutional standards for course equivalence.

Liberal Arts Transfer Credit
Consistent with the requirements for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Ringling College will take for credit, courses drawn from the post-obit three areas of knowledge: humanities and fine arts; social and behavioral sciences; and natural sciences and mathematics.

Admission to Advanced Continuing by Portfolio Review
A portfolio of work is internally reviewed by the department head or designee for advanced standing in the student's selected program of study. The portfolio must demonstrate mastery of skills and sufficient noesis of content in the college level course for which placement is existence sought. Students demonstrating competence beyond that required for entrance may be exempted from i or more college-level courses in the subject or subjects covered past the portfolio review, provided that such demonstration of competence is confirmed by further successful report in residence in the same field.  Credit is not awarded for advanced continuing and students will be expected to consummate a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation. Transfer credit is granted merely when the coursework is externally validated through a regionally accredited institution of higher educational activity with a C or better or through programs such as IB and AP.

Residency Requirement
Students are limited to a total of 66 semester hours of transfer credits.   A minimum of 54 semester hours must be taken at Ringling College of Art and Design.  The last ii academic years of study for a Ringling College of Fine art and Design degree must exist completed in courses of written report within a major of the College.

Dual Enrollment
Courses taken in high school on a dual enrollment footing with a regionally accredited college or university volition be considered for transfer credit.

Articulation Agreement
Florida transfer students who consummate the AA Degree in studio art or photography from select Florida community colleges are eligible to apply to the 2 + two BFA in Fine Arts or the BFA in Photography & Imaging.  Once accustomed to the program, students are enrolled at the inferior level and consummate an boosted two years in residency at Ringling College to complete the B.F.A. degree.

Participating Customs Colleges:

• Country College of Florida: AA with an emphasis in Studio Art or AA with an emphasis in Photography
• Saint petersburg Higher:  AA with an emphasis in Studio Art
  Valencia College: AA in Art/Studio Art

Veterans
Ringling College is approved for veterans' study nether several GI bills, and participates in the Yellowish Ribbon Program.  Veterans should contact the Veteran Certifying Official in the Office of Advising, Records and Registration Services for more than information.

International Students:
International students who have attended a college/academy exterior the U.s.a. and are requesting transfer credit must take their bookish credentials evaluated past a Strange Credential Evaluation Service. This evaluation must include a "form by course" evaluation with grades or marks and credits or hours equated to the U.S. system. The official and sealed credential evaluation must be submitted straight to the Function of the Registrar at Ringling College of Fine art and Blueprint. International students must have their transcripts evaluated by World Education Services (WES) or Joseph Silny & Associates International Pedagogy Consultants.

Advanced Placement Credit:
Ringling College must receive the official Avant-garde Placement (AP) Transcript within the starting time year of the educatee's matriculation if credit is to be awarded. No AP credit volition be awarded after the student has completed one full yr at Ringling Higher.

Boosted Requirements for International Applicants

To provide the very best support for our international students, we require students who are citizens of countries where English is non the common language to demonstrate proof of English language proficiency by submitting results of the Test of English as a Foreign Linguistic communication (TOEFL) or International English Linguistic communication Testing System (IELTS).

Minimum score requirements:

1. TOEFL -  A minimum score of 61 (internet version) is required for admission. Students who score between 61 and 79 may exist required to enroll in English equally a 2nd Language (ESL) courses at the Higher. Students who score 80 or higher may be allowed to waive English as a 2d Language (ESL) courses at the College. ESL courses are taught concurrently with other coursework and practice not require additional semesters or delay graduation. There is no additional accuse for ESL courses.
2. IELTS - A minimum score of 6.0 is required for admission. Students who score between 6.0 and 6.5 may be required to enroll in English language as a 2d Language (ESL) courses at the Higher. Students who score 6.5 or college may be allowed to waive English as a Second Linguistic communication (ESL) courses at the College. ESL courses are taught concurrently with other coursework and exercise not require additional semesters or delay graduation. There is no additional charge for ESL courses.
3. Duolingo – A minimum score of 90 is required for admission. Students who score between 94 and 104 may be required to enroll in English as a Second Linguistic communication (ESL) courses at the College. Students who score 105 or higher may be allowed to waive English every bit a 2d Language (ESL) courses at the Higher. ESL courses are taught concurrently with other coursework and practice not crave boosted semesters or delay graduation. There is no additional accuse for ESL courses.

International students who have attended a college/university outside the United States and are requesting transfer credit must accept their academic credentials evaluated by a Strange Credential Evaluation Service. This evaluation must include a "course by course" evaluation with grades or marks and credits or hours equated to the U.South. organization. The official and sealed credential evaluation must be submitted directly to the Part of the Registrar at Ringling Higher of Art and Design. International students must have their transcripts evaluated by World Education Services (WES) or Joseph Silny & Associates International Education Consultants.

For more than information well-nigh international student services, visa requirements, and life at Ringling Higher, visit our folio for international students.

Homeschool Applicants

Homeschoolers must achieve a standard high school diploma, recognized past their local school district, or a GED.

Veteran Applicants

Students applying for benefits will be required to provide proof of eligibility prior to receiving benefits.  New students applying for benefits must make an appointment to see the Veteran's Assistants (VA) Certifying Official in the Office of Advising, Records and Registration.  The VA Certifying Official will then complete eligibility papers for the pupil and submit them to the VA.  Eligible students must maintain satisfactory academic progress for all terms in which they are enrolled, in order to continue to receive benefits.

For information and forms, visit the Department of Veteran Affairs website at www.gibill.va.gov.  Click on the links, "Apply for Benefits" and "Go Started".  This website contains all of the information you will need to take you lot through the step-by-step process of applying for your VA benefits.  You may also contact the VA past phone at 1-888-GIBill1 (one.888-442.4551) and a VA Education Case Manager will aid you through this process.

You lot can contact the Ringling College VA Certifying Office at vabenefits@ringling.edu with whatsoever questions or concerns that you may accept.

Readmission Applicants

Application For Readmission - Click 'Create New Account' to access the form.

Students who have previously attended Ringling College of Art and Design and wish to return to complete their caste program should complete this application.  Students who took courses at other institutions since attending Ringling College must present an official final transcript with grades of "C" or meliorate to be considered for readmission. Additional data such equally updated portfolio may be required. Acceptance will be decided on a competitive basis among other readmit students vying for the same level and on a space-bachelor footing.

Leap readmit – awarding should be received no later than Nov 15.
Fall readmit – application should be received no later than April 15.

For any questions or concerns, please email: registrar@ringling.edu

Important Dates

September ane: Application opens.

Jan fifteen: Computer Animation Awarding Deadline.

Feb 15:
President'due south Scholarship Deadline.
Students who complete their awarding and submit all required admissions materials prior to this appointment will considered for the President's Scholarship (one awarded per major).
Other merit-based scholarships are ongoing.

March ane:
Priority FAFSA filing deadline.
Students who fill up out a FAFSA past this date will be given priority by the Office of Fiscal Aid when awarding financial aid.

May 1:
Deadline to asking a refund for a confirmation fee (for all majors except Calculator Blitheness). Students accepted for majors other than Reckoner Animation may withal ostend intent to enroll after May ane; however, all confirmation fees are nonrefundable subsequently this date.

Application Deadlines

Calculator Animation

Computer Animation is the only major at Ringling College with specific awarding deadlines.  Estimator Animation applicants may choose from two options: Early on Action and Regular Decision.  Early Action is not-binding, significant applicants who choose this pick volition receive a determination earlier, but will notwithstanding have until May ane to confirm their intent to enroll.  Calculator Animation applicants who practice not specifically choose the Early Action option on their application will automatically be reviewed for Regular Decision.

Early Action (not-bounden)

• November 1 – Application deadline.  All admissions materials must be received by the Function of Admissions.  (Applicants for Early Action who exercise not submit all required materials by Nov i will be automatically deferred to Regular Decision.)

• Late December – Decisions sent.  Decisions will exist mailed to all Early Action applicants past late December.

• May 1 - Borderline to submit intent to enroll/confirmation fee.  In order to hold a spot in the programme, students accepted to Figurer Blitheness must confirm their intent to enroll and submit the confirmation fee by May 1.  Delight note that all confirmation fees for the Computer Animation major are nonrefundable.
  

Regular Determination

• Jan 15 – Application deadline.  All admissions materials must be received by the Office of Admissions.

• By April 1 – Decisions sent.  Decisions will be mailed to all Regular Determination applicants by Apr 1st.

• May 1- Deadline to submit intent to enroll/confirmation fee.  In lodge to hold a spot in the programme, students accepted to Estimator Blitheness must confirm their intent to enroll and submit the confirmation fee by May 1.  Please note that all confirmation fees for the Computer Blitheness major are nonrefundable.

All Other Majors

Ringling College accepts applications throughout the year on Rolling Admission for all majors other than Computer Animation, meaning in that location is no specific application deadline.

Credits

International Baccalaureate Credit

Ringling College recognizes the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Students with IB coursework may be given credit for individual liberal arts courses if they score five through 7 on the IB College-Level Examinations. No credit is given for Subsidiary-Level or Standard-Level work. See more information hither.

Advanced Placement and CLEP Credit

Ringling College awards credit for both Avant-garde Placement (AP) and Higher-Level Examination Placement (CLEP) examinations. Meet more information on CLEP hither. See more information on AP hither.

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Ringling College of Art and Pattern
2700 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34234-5895

P: 941-309-0195

E: admissions@ringling.edu

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Ringling College of Art and Design is a fellow member of the Common Awarding. To first your application, visit the Mutual Application website atcommonapp.organd search for Ringling College.

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