Prior to your arrival on campus the Admissions Office in conjunction with the program chairs will determine transfer credit evaluation and placement. Please note that transfer placement is studio driven and determined on a case-by-case, individual basis.
In the BFA, MECA&D will award up to 60 credits in transfer for courses matching our curriculum and completed with a grade of C or better. Only credits completed at regionally accredited colleges, universities or post-secondary professional schools will be considered.No more than 30 credits will be awarded for humanities coursework, 15 for art history course work, and 36 in studio coursework. Official college transcripts and course descriptions for all such coursework are required. Visual documentation must be submitted in slide or digital format, from all courses for which studio credit is sought. Please make sure that all work submitted is clearly labeled with your first and last name.
If you are a current MECA&D student who is planning to take a summer course and you would like to receive transfer credits for this work please refer to the following:
- You must receive a “C” or better for the credit to transfer.
- Make sure the course you are taking is a 100-level course or above. This means it is at least a first-year college course and will transfer into the MECA&D curriculum. Note: Course descriptions should be approved prior to enrolling in a course. Email course descriptions to registrar@meca.edu
- Once you have completed the course and received your grade, please request an Official Transcript from the institution.
- Official copies of the transcript must be sent directly from the college you attended to:
- Office of Registration & Academic Advising
Maine College of Art & Design
522 Congress St.
Portland, ME 04101 - Only official transcripts are accepted by MECA&D. Faxed or unofficial copies are not accepted as proof of credit.
Affirmation of Compliance with Federal Regulations Relating to Title IV
Credit Hour: Federal regulation defines a credit hour as an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by student achievement that is an institutional established equivalence that reasonably approximates not less than: (1) One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out of class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester or trimester hour of credit, or ten to twelve weeks for one quarter hour of credit, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or (2) At least an equivalent amount of work as required in paragraph (1) of this definition for other academic activities as established by the institution including laboratory work, internships, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.