Advanced Placement, Transfer and Proficiency Credit 
Students applying to The Art Institute of Washington may be eligible to receive advanced standing credit in a number of ways:

• Take the College Board Advanced Placement (AP)
  or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses and score 3 or higher on an AP exam or 4 or higher on
  an IB for those courses while in secondary school.
  
  

• Successfully complete programs included in articulation agreements that have been established between The Art Institute of Washington and their high schools.
  
• Earn college credit at other accredited post-secondary institutions.
  
  
• Complete the requirements of a transfer agreement established between The Art Institute and the post-secondary institution they attend before coming to The Art Institute of Washington.
  
  
• Complete the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and score in the 50th percentile or higher on CLEP examinations equivalent to Art Institute courses.
  
  
• Complete training or other education experience in the military as measured through DANTES or DSST Examinations.
  
  
• Present evidence of experience obtained in the workplace or through other means, as demonstrated through a portfolio of their work and additional supporting documentation.
  

In all cases, new students are responsible for informing their assistant director of admissions during the application and enrollment process of any educational experiences they may have had which they feel could lead to advanced standing credit at The Art Institute of Washington. Any documentation supporting the award of advanced standing credit, including, but not limited to: copies of examination score reports, official copies of final college transcripts from other post-secondary institutions, or portfolios of outside work, and any required supporting documentation must be submitted to the credit transfer evaluator, through their assistant director of admissions, well in advance of registration for a student’s first quarter at The Art Institute. Any exemption testing must be completed by the end of the first week of classes. No advanced standing credit will be awarded later than the end of the fifth week of a student’s first quarter.

Students transferring from another Art Institutes location must complete at least 25 percent of their required coursework at The Art Institute of Washington. Students transferring from other colleges must complete at least 50 percent of their required coursework at The Art Institute of Washington.

• For more detailed information about the advanced standing credit please see the Student Handbook.