Applications are open for 2025 undergraduate and graduate programs – Apply now!

Transfer Applicants

Transfer and former VCU students can start the application process by choosing a program below.

Daniel Diasgranados transfer student

All VCUarts programs review applicants to begin in either the spring or fall semesters, except for the following programs in which students may only begin coursework in the fall semester: Cinema, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Kinetic Imaging, and Photography + Film.

* These programs require Art Foundation.

Not sure what program you’d like to study? Check out our academic program finder.


Choose your program of study for application requirements.

art foundation student installing an exhibition

Visual Arts and Design

For students who want to major in Art Education, Communication Arts, Craft/Material Studies, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Kinetic Imaging, Painting + Printmaking, Photography + Film, and Sculpture + Extended Media.

Questions? Contact our office at 804-VCU-ARTS (804-828-2787) or arts@vcu.edu. You can schedule a virtual meeting with an admissions counselor here.