Studio Art & Design

If you are a freshman or first-year student:

• Undergraduate applicants who have no previous work at the post-secondary level must have at least a 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) from a secondary school. Students must also meet the criteria for admission to university-level study in their home country.

If you are a transfer student:

• Undergraduate applicants who have attended a post-secondary institution and have completed at least 14 transferable semester credits at an accredited institution must present a minimum grade point average of 2.0 for all post-secondary work. For admission into the College of Engineering, transfer students must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.8. Other departments may have additional requirements. Students who have completed fewer than 14 transferable semester credits (post-secondary) must meet the freshman or first-year student requirements in addition to the transfer student requirements. 
• Please note: Students transferring to the University of Idaho from another U.S. college or university must notify their current international student advisor of their plans to transfer to the University of Idaho. Please refer to the SEVIS Transfer Process Form for more information about this topic.

With this degree, you could become a/an:

• Studio artist
• Digital photographer
• Advertising artist/designer
• Exhibition Designer
• Editorial Designer
• Editorial Illustrator
• Technical/Medical Illustrator
• Commercial Illustrator
• Web designer
• Art educator
• Art director
• Creative Director
• Creative Consultant
• Mural/public artist
• Printmaker/Screenprinter
• Packaging Designer
• Multimedia Design
• User Interface (UI) Designer
• User Experience (UX) Designer
• Experience Designer
• Concept Artist
• Cartoonist

Students must submit:

• An international application for admission.
• $70 application fee (nonrefundable).
• Official secondary school transcripts identifying subjects taken, marks received and graduation date. If you have not yet graduated from your secondary school, a transcript showing all completed work may be accepted for early admission. External examination reports should be provided when applicable.
• Official transcripts with subjects and marks received from any colleges or universities attended.
• An official TOEFL score or equivalent.
• Certified, literal translations of all credentials issued in any language other than English. To find more information about the University of Idaho’s policy on academic transcripts and certified translations see the Transcripts and Translations Document.
• A statement of your activities if you've had a gap in education.

Please note: Students applying after the deadlines above or with incomplete files by these deadlines can still be considered for admission if they have their educational credentials evaluated by a professional evaluation service. There are five professional credential evaluation services from which the University of Idaho will accept evaluations.