Transfer Student Application Process

Transfer Student Application Process

Transfer Student Application Overview

 

Welcome to UConn's Department of Digital Media & Design! We are excited to meet prospective transfer students and invite them to learn more about our DMD program!

Application to the UConn School of Fine Arts as a Digital Media Design (DMD) major
involves three simple steps:

Step 1. Research and Choose Your Degree & Campus

Degree:
» B.A. in Digital Media Design (no portfolio required)
» B.F.A. in Digital Media Design (portfolio required)

 Campus:

» Select either Storrs or Stamford

The DMD major is highly competitive, especially at the Storrs campus. If you’re not admitted to your first-choice campus, you’ll have the option to be considered for the DMD major at the other campus as a second-choice. To ensure full consideration, be sure to check the appropriate box and also select DMD as your second-choice major for the alternate campus in the UConn Application. UConn offers B.A. and B.F.A. in Digital Media Design degrees at the Stamford campus. Residential housing is available in Stamford, a growing campus located just 45-minutes from NYC, in close proximity to DMD industry partners. 

Step 2. Submit Your University of Connecticut Transfer Application

Complete AND submit an application to the University of Connecticut Transfer Admissions office

Please read the Transfer Application Instructions for current information and how to apply online.

If you are a B.A. applicant, you are done and do not need to proceed to Step 3.

Step 3. Portfolio Submission via Slideroom (B.F.A. applicants only)

Portfolio review is a vital part of B.F.A. admissions. Your B.F.A. application isn’t complete until both items have been uploaded to SlideRoom. Submit the Following:

  1. One-Minute Video:
    » Tell us your story: Why DMD? Why UConn?
    » File formats: .mov | .mp4 | .wmv
    » We judge substance, not production quality.
  2. Creative Portfolio
    » Up to 60 MB of your strongest work: digital art, photography, animation, film/video,
    code samples, writing, mixed media, etc. Combine or compress files if needed.

For detailed portfolio requirements, please review the "Detailed Portfolio Requirements" section below.

Entrance into the B.F.A. in Digital Media Design program is highly competitive and the portfolio review is a vital part of the admission process for the B.F.A. If you are applying to the B.F.A. in DMD, your application to UConn DMD will not be complete until you upload a SlideRoom portfolio.

 

Deadlines

TRANSFER APPLICANTS to Digital Media & Design (Storrs & Stamford Campuses):

  • February 1, 2026- STORRS Transfer Student Campus Application and SlideRoom Portfolio
  • February 15, 2026 - FAFSA Deadline for Financial Eligibility
  • March 1, 2026 - STAMFORD Transfer SlideRoom Portfolio Deadline**
  • May 1, 2026 - STAMFORD Transfer Campus Application Deadline**
  • **Students requesting Stamford housing should apply as soon as possible.

All interested students may contact the University Admissions Office for more information at BeAHusky@uconn.edu or at (860) 486-3137.

Additional Info About Transferring Credit

Transfer students who have previously taken courses in Art and/or Design should be prepared to submit course syllabi to UConn Admissions and UConn Digital Media & Design Department for additional transfer credit evaluation and course review. Please save your detailed syllabus (including assignment descriptions) and the full body of work created for each class that you want reviewed for credit so that we can properly evaluate your transfer credits for equivalency.

Students who are transferring from another Connecticut college/university may review transfer course equivalencies at Transfer Course Equivalencies.

 

New England Regional Student Eligibility

The University of Connecticut participates in the New England Regional Student Program. The New England Board of Higher Education provides New England residents with a tuition reduction when they pursue certain majors at New England public colleges and universities. Due to its unique nature, UConn’s Digital Media & Design (BFA & BA) is one of the approved degree programs. Students from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont are eligible for a significant discount on out-of-state tuition (175% of UConn's in-state tuition cost) when they choose Digital Media & Design as their major at UConn.

 

Detailed Portfolio Requirements (B.F.A. applicants only)

Both the portfolio requirements below are to be uploaded to the media section of Slideroom.

  1. Create a 1-minute video that tells your personal story of engagement with, and affinity for, Digital Media and Design. Share your thoughts and reflections about the digital medium and why UConn is the place for you to advance your studies. We ask that you produce your video as simply as possible (use a smartphone or webcam) and keep the focus on you - we want to meet you and get to know more about you through your video. Your video will be judged on substance (what you have to say), not on production values (how you shoot or edit) so don’t worry about making the coolest looking video. Instead, focus on making a video that tells your personal story. Also, we will watch only 60-seconds of your video, so running longer than 1-minute will not help your application. The file format for all video submissions should be: .mov, .mp4, or .wmv.
  • Upload a creative portfolio: A portfolio is a collection of the strongest creative work that represents you - your artistic interests and experiences in art, digital media, design, and related areas. It should contain the best creative work you have made including: films/videos, animations, digital imaging, traditional art (drawings, paintings, photography, sculpture, mixed media), web design, creative blogs, writing samples, and even work in math, science, technology, business, music, or other areas.  You may want to  compress or zip your files prior to uploading if you think your files are too large. The portfolio must include:

- Five or more samples of creative work in various media

  • For each, please add these captions:
    • Title of Work: (required)
    • Medium: (required)
    • Description (list your role if collaborative): (required)

Provide up to 7 files / items. Your portfolio can include process work with more than one image on an individual item.

Size limits: Images (up to 10MB each), Video (up to 500MB each), Audio (up to 60MB each), PDFs (up to 20MB each), Models (Sketchfab) and Other Types (.doc, .docx, .rtf, .xls, .zip, .ppt and .pptx) (up to 20MB each). You may also link to media from YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Only applicant portfolios that have been reviewed through SlideRoom, in accordance with the deadlines indicated, will be considered for admission into the Digital Media & Design program for the following fall semester. Portfolios received outside of these processes or after the indicated deadlines will NOT be considered. We do not schedule private review sessions. Please keep in mind that we DO NOT accept USB drives, CDs, or DVDs – only digital files uploaded to SLIDEROOM.

 

B.A. DISCLAIMER:

Note: Students accepted into DMD’s B.A. degree program (i.e. do not submit a SlideRoom portfolio) will ONLY be eligible to request a change to the B.F.A. in Digital Media Design degree if there is (1) they apply to the B.F.A. in Digital Media Design and submit a portfolio for review at the end of their first year and (2) there is available space in their desired B.F.A. concentration. There is no guarantee there will be space in your desired B.F.A. concentration.