Pre-college programs

eLearning students collaborating at a table

Start your SCAD journey early

Take college-level classes while in high school with SCAD joint enrollment, where you have early access to virtual class instruction by renowned professors, Zoom hangouts with your classmates, and unparalleled academic resources.

For more information, contact SCAD admission at[email protected]or 800.869.7223.

Apply for joint enrollment

Earn college credit before graduating high school

Students can take up to two online courses per quarter and receive five credit hours for each successfully completed course. Credits may be applied to an eventual degree at SCAD. Available courses span a variety of creative areas of interest, from advertising to drawing to digital communications and camera technique.

100+

degree programs

Browse through more than 100 degree programs to design the path to your creative career.

Explore joint enrollment courses

Courses offered may vary.

ANAT 100General Anatomy
ANTH 101Introduction to Anthropology
ADBR 150Introduction to Advertising: Concept to Content
BUSI 110Business I: Fundamentals
BUSI 210Management in the Creative Environment
BUSI 220Business II: Economic Principles*
BUSI 265Principles of Marketing*
CHIN 101Basic Grammar and Vocabulary (Mandarin)
CHIN 150Survey of Chinese Culture
CTXT 121Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives
CTXT 122Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities
DRAW 100Drawing I: Form and Space
DRAW 101Drawing II: Composition and Media*
DRAW 200Life Drawing I*
DRAW 206Drawing for Storyboarding*
DWRI 106Introduction to Screenwriting*
DSGN 100Design I: Elements and Organization
DSGN 101Color: Theory and Application*
DSGN 102Design II: 3-D Form in Space*
DSGN 105Visual Design Systems*
DSGN 208Storyboarding Essentials*
DIGI 130Digital Communication
拉米123在文学和墨水的想法:关键概念Writing
ENGL 142Foundations of Story*

ENGL 166African-American Literature*
ENGL 168American Moderns: Skeptics and Rebels*
FASH 105Introduction to Textiles
FASH 110Introduction to Fashion Design*
FASM 215Fashion Aesthetics and Style
GRDS 201Introduction to Graphic Design*
IDUS 215Contextual Research Methods*
ITGM 120Introduction to Interactive Design and Game Development*
ITGM 122Introduction to Interactive Design*
ITGM 130Digital Design Aesthetics*
ITGM 220Core Principles: Programming
MATH 100College Mathematics
MATH 140The Geometry of Physical Space
PHIL 202World Religions
PHOT 113Camera Exploration and Technique
PHOT 114Digital Imaging and Compositing*
POLS 100Politics in America
PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology
SEQA 100Introduction to Sequential Art*
SOCL 110History and Evolution of Social Media*
SNDS 101Sound for Film and Television
SNDS 102Sound for Animation and Games
WRIT 178The Short Story*
WRIT 255Business and Professional Writing*

*Course requires prerequisite coursework

Requirements

Must be a high school student 16 years of age or older, currently in your junior or senior year
Application
$100 application fee
Transcript
Résumé
Two letters of recommendation

If you attended SCAD Rising Star, you are only required to submit your transcript and résumé.

Dates

(10-week quarters)

Fall:Sept. 12-Nov. 17, 2022
Winter:Jan. 9-March 16, 2023
Spring:March 27-June 1, 2023
Summer:June 20-Aug. 24, 2023

What's the difference between joint and dual enrollment?

SCAD offers joint enrollment, a program where high school students are enrolled in both college and high school. Students earn college credit, but this credit may not be applied to meet high school graduation requirements. Dual enrollment is an agreement between a college and the student’s high school in which the student earns dual credit, which can be applied to a high school graduation requirement. Individual students may request credit for college courses from their high school, but this is on an ad hoc basis.

International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme

International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (IBCP) students can earn up to 25 credit hours at SCAD, benefitting from the advanced resources and individual attention from professors at The University for Creative Careers.

Learn about IBCP joint enrollment