Information Regarding Transferring To or From an Existing School

Transferring to an Existing School

If you are considering transferring to another one of our affiliated Art Institutes your first step is to contact the Admissions Office of The Art Institute you will be transferring into to complete a diploma or degree program. You must have the name of a contact person at the new school to submit an External Transfer Form.

For the telephone numbers, addresses or email addresses for the school you wish to attend contact:
The Art Institutes
210 Sixth Avenue, 33rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2598
Phone: 1-888-624-0300
webadmin@aii.edu

The next step is to determine which quarter you wish to start at the new Art Institute location. If you begin this process and need to change the quarter you planned to start please contact Registrar’s Office immediately at (713) 860-4316.

The Art Institute of Houston has been granted a certificate of authority by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to award the Associates of Applied Arts degree, Associates of Applied Science degree and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. However, the fact that a school is licensed and accredited is not necessarily an indication that credits earned at that school will be accepted by another school. In the U. S. higher education system, transferability of credit is determined by the receiving institution taking into account such factors as course content, grades, accreditation and licensing.

The mission of The Art Institute of Houston is to help you to prepare for entry-level employment in your chosen field of study. The value of degree programs like those offered by The Art Institute of Houston is their deliberate focus on marketable skills. The credits earned are not intended as a stepping stone for transfer to another institution. For this reason, it is unlikely that the academic credits you earn at The Art Institute of Houston will transfer to another school.

Programs offered by one school within The Art Institutes system may be similar to but not identical to programs offered at another school within the system. This is due to differences imposed by state law, use of different instructional models, and local employer needs. Therefore, if you decide to transfer to another school within The Art Institutes system, not all of the credits you earn at The Art Institute of Houston may be transferable into that school's program.

If you are considering transferring to either another Art Institute or an unaffiliated school, it is your responsibility to determine whether that school will accept your Art Institute credits. We encourage you to make this determination as early as possible. The Art Institute of Houston does not imply, promise, or guarantee transferability of its credits to any other institution.

Transferring from an Existing School

If you are considering transferring from another Art Institutes location, your first step is to contact our Admissions Office here at The Art Institute Houston. If you are not taking any quarters off between the time you leave the previous Art Institute you attended and the time you will start attending The Art Institute of Houston you will want to speak with our Assistant Director of Readmission at (713) 353-3698 or 1-800-275-4244 ext. 3698. If you will be taking at least one quarter off between when you will begin attending The Art Institute of Houston anyone of our Assistant Directors of Admissions may help you. Simply call 1-800-275-4244 and press one for Admissions.

Your next step is to contact the Registrar’s Office at The Art Institute you are currently attending and complete the External Transfer Form indicating the name of the admissions person you are working with at The Art Institute of Houston.

Programs offered by one school within The Art Institutes system may be similar, but not identical to programs offered at another school within the system. This is due to differences imposed by state law, use of different instructional models, and local employer needs. Therefore, if you decide to transfer to another school within The Art Institutes system, not all of the credits you earn at one of our Art Institutes may be transferable into The Art Institute of Houston’s programs. If you are considering transferring from another Art Institute it is your responsibility to determine, through the admissions process, if The Art Institute of Houston will accept your credits. We will help you with this process by evaluating your transcripts for advanced standing. We encourage you to make this determination as early as possible.Please contact our Admissions Office if we can be of further assistance.

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