MAXIMUM TRANSFERABLE UNITS / RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

FIDM is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission.

• * All FIDM Art & Design majors are accredited by NASAD
• For qualified transfer students

Transferring college credits into a Bachelor's program:

• FIDM maintains upper-division pathway articulation agreements with many colleges in the U.S. Students holding degrees from these colleges are invited to apply to the Bachelor of Arts in Creative Industry Studies program or to the specialized Bachelor’s degree program to which their Associate’s degree major is linked.
• FIDM welcomes upper-division transfer applicants from most U.S. colleges to its Bachelor of Arts in Creative Industry Studies program. A student is eligible for admission if they have completed:
  • an Associate’s degree in an academic or career-focused major; or
  • the certified transfer curriculum for admission to their state university; or
  • at least 45-60 semester units (67-90 quarter units) of transferable academic coursework
• FIDM’s specialized Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science programs welcome