Art Department Transfer Portfolio Form

Before Completing This Form

Please review our Art Transfer Student Guidelines and ensure that your studio art courses have already transferred to RIC.

Art courses that appear on your MyRIC Transfer Report are eligible for Art Program credit. To view your Transfer Report just log in to MyRIC > Student Center > Academics > Transfer Credit Report. For help with your MyRIC account, see Your MyRIC Account. Our Transfer Admissions Counselors can help with transferring courses: email Brian Stevens at bstevens@ric.edu, or email Lucas C. Del Savio at ldelsavio@ric.edu.

If you have questions about this form as you complete it, please visit the Art Department | our.ric.edu for various ways to contact us.

After Submitting This Form

What to Expect

1. Results will be provided via email.
2. A list of approved courses will be sent to you and Admissions via email.
3. Decisions on studio art concentration courses (e.g., Graphic Design, Photography) submitted after the end of the Spring semester may be deferred to the Fall semester.
4. Keep track of the courses you submitted for Transfer Credit. Check your MyRIC Transfer Report and Academic Advisement Report (AAR) to veryify that all approved courses are updated and listed as expected. Please Note: Processing updates can take a few days. If an approved art course is not currently one of your program requirements, it will flow to a section of your AAR named Unused. If the major or concentration is changed, and if an approved Unused course is required, it will automatically flow to the new list of requirements on your AAR.
5. Bring your Review Results to Orientation.
6. Note: If you seek Art Program Credit for studio art courses that transfers to RIC after the Portfolio Review, a new/additional Portfolio Review Form must be submitted.
7. Please contact the Art Department Chair, as noted on Art Department | our.ric.edu, with questions regarding your review.

Possible Review Results

• Full Art Program Credit – (All Art Programs) (e.g. ART 1XX/2XX: Name of Course) The portfolio for this studio art course is approved for requirements in all Art Programs: BA Studio Art, BA Art History, BFA Studio Art, BS Art Education, Minor in Studio Art.
• Studio or Art Elective – (BA in Studio Art or BFA in Studio Art Only) (e.g. ART 350: Topic: Name of Course) While the portfolio exhibits talents that will support your development as an artist/designer, it is missing skills or content taught in the RIC Art Curriculum. It will count as a Studio Elective or Art Elective but cannot replace a Foundations or Studio Concentration course.
• Art Elective – (BA in Studio Art Only) (e.g. ART 250: Topic: Name of Course) The portfolio shows potential but is missing a significant portion of skills or content taught in the RIC curriculum. It will count as an Art Elective for the BA in Studio Art program but cannot replace a Foundations, Studio Concentration or Studio Elective course.
• Remains General Elective – Transferred courses that are not approved for Art Program credit will remain in the General Elective category. These credits will be listed in the “unused” section of the Academic Advisement Report (AAR) and will accumulate toward your degree.
• Gen. Ed. Fine and Performing Arts Credit for Non-Art Majors – Course approved for General Education Fine Performing Arts credit only will be listed on the Transfer Report as: ART 175: General Education Fine and Performing Arts
• What About Your Art History Courses? *Please Note: The Portfolio Review is intended for transferred studio art courses. The Admissions department determines transfer credit for Art History courses based on articulation agreements with other colleges. If you have transferred an Art History course that is listed as “Elective” on your Transfer Report, and think it may be eligible for RIC Art Program Credit, please contact one of our Art History faculty: Dr. Sara Picard or Dr. Natasha Seaman. A course description and verification that the course has transferred to RIC will be required. For details regarding Art History requirements, please consult the Art Department section of the RIC College Catalog.