Continuing Education and Summer Programs

Apply to SCAD Summer Seminars! 

It's not too late to apply! Atlanta and Savannah locations are still accepting applications!

Application Forms

• Admission Recommendation Form
• Admission Essay Form 

 

View the Summer at SCAD brochure.

SCAD Summer Seminars offer workshops for high school students who have completed their freshman, sophomore or junior years. Students have the opportunity to gain a valuable educational experience while developing their creative vision through exciting art and design assignments and projects.

Students may attend only one session per location.

Students attend two workshops each day, where they have access to the university's extensive facilities, resources and libraries. Workshops may include demonstrations, lectures, studio work and local field trips. Courses are taught by SCAD professors or selected SCAD graduate students.

A closing exhibition of student work is held at the end of each session.

Dates
Savannah

• Session I:  June 24-30, 2012 (full)
  
• Session II:  July 8-14, 2012
• Session III:  July 15-21, 2012
• Session IV:  July 29-Aug. 4, 2012

Atlanta

• Session I:  June 17-23, 2012
• Session II:  July 29-Aug. 4, 2012

Fees

• Application fee (nonrefundable): US $35
• Residential: US $1,100
• Nonresidential: US $900

All payments must be submitted online. Students who are unable to make an online payment should contact the Summer Seminars office.

Payment Options
The program fee can be paid in one or two installments. Option A is full payment of $1,100 (residential) or $900 (nonresidential). Option B requires an initial minimum payment of $400 and a final payment of the remaining balance. The initial payment secures a place in workshops. If the final payment is not received by May 15, the student is removed from workshops. Students admitted on or after May 15 must make payment in full.

Admission Requirements
Admission to SCAD Summer Seminars is competitive. Applicants should demonstrate academic strength and social maturity as well as a desire to succeed in the arts.

Application materials should be submitted to the intended SCAD Summer Seminars location. If applying to both locations, all application materials, including the application fee, must be submitted to both locations.

The following application materials are required and must be received by May 1:

• Completed online application
• $35 application fee
• High school transcript; official is preferred (Include Fall 2011 grades.)
• One recommendation. The recommendation should be completed by a teacher, preferably an art teacher. Recommendations from family members or friends are not considered.
• Essay no longer than one page discussing your long-term goals as an artist and how the SCAD Summer Seminars program can help you achieve these goals.

The high school transcript, recommendation and essay must be mailed together in one envelope to the intended SCAD Summer Seminars location.

Application Deadlines
May 1 (Priority deadline - both locations will continue to review applications as space allows)

• Completed online application
• Application fee
• Supporting documents
  

May 15 (Priority deadline - students accepted on or after May 15 must submit the program fee upon notification)

• Program fee (residential and nonresidential)
• After May 15, completed application files are reviewed on a space-available basis.

Scholarships
We are no longer accepting applications for scholarship consideration.

SCAD Challenge Competition Series
Winners of the SCAD Challenge Junior Scholarship Competition are awarded a SCAD Summer Seminars scholarship.

Waiting List
A waiting list is established when all spaces in a SCAD Summer Seminars session are filled. Only students who have been accepted into the program are eligible to be placed on the waiting list. If the preferred session is full, the student may request to be placed on a waiting list. If a space becomes available at least two weeks prior to the start of a session, the student is notified. If the student chooses to accept an available space, all fees are due immediately.

Cancellation/Refund Policy
Students who have been accepted into a SCAD Summer Seminars session and have paid their program fee are considered enrolled in the program. SCAD Summer Seminars sessions are limited in size and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis by accepted applicants who have paid the program fee. Students who cancel enrollment more than two weeks prior to the start date of their session receive a full refund less a $50 processing fee. Students who cancel enrollment later than two weeks prior to the start date of their session receive a refund of 80 percent of the program fee. Students who cancel enrollment due to extenuating circumstances may submit a written request for a full refund less the $50 processing fee. Refunds are not granted to students who are dismissed from the program for disciplinary reasons.

Travel
Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from SCAD Summer Seminars. Atlanta and Savannah are easily accessible by airplane, train, bus and automobile. A shuttle service is available for $25 (nonrefundable), providing transportation to and from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport and SCAD Savannah, or the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and SCAD Atlanta. Shuttle service is offered on check-in and checkout days at specific times. Students should not make travel arrangements until written confirmation of acceptance has been received. Transportation is not provided between SCAD locations.

Automobiles/Transportation
SCAD Summer Seminars students are permitted to bring cars, but these must remain in SCAD parking lots during the program. Students are not permitted to drive cars during the program. Transportation to and from class and activities is provided.

Arrival
Students arrive and check in at the residence hall between 4 and 5 p.m. on Sunday, the first day of the program. International students may arrive one day before check-in but must notify the SCAD Summer Seminars office at least three weeks prior to the start of their session.

Departure
Residential students must vacate assigned rooms by 10 a.m. on Saturday, the last day of the program.

Housing
The program offers double occupancy housing in a SCAD residence hall. Rooms are equipped with beds, two drafting tables and private baths. Bed and bath linens are not provided; however, linens are available for purchase during online program fee payment. Each student is assigned a roommate; no exceptions are made.

A professional residence director and resident assistants supervise students in the residence hall.

Supervision/Security
All students are assigned a resident assistant at check-in. Each RA is responsible for a group of students and reports to a professional residence director. Security guards are posted at the residence hall entrance 24 hours a day. A current SCAD ID card is required for access into any SCAD building/residence hall.

Dining
Residential students are provided breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Friday in a SCAD dining hall. Dinner is provided Sunday; continental breakfast is provided on Saturday. Commuting students are provided lunch Monday through Friday.

Lunch for students who arrive early on Sunday is not included, but may be available for purchase.

Activities/Free Time/Curfew
SCAD Summer Seminars students have limited free time. At 7 p.m., students are required to be in the residence hall for the evening activity. After 11 p.m., students are required to be in their assigned rooms. Between workshops, students have lunch and are encouraged to participate in planned activities that may include campus tours, academic program demonstrations, cultural outings, shopping and social events.

Student Conduct
Smoking is prohibited at SCAD Summer Seminars and in all SCAD facilities, including classroom buildings and residence hall rooms/hallways.

SCAD maintains a zero tolerance policy for all illegal activities, including possession or use of drugs or alcohol. At the discretion of the university, any student in violation of policies or otherwise creating an unsafe or unproductive climate is dismissed from the program.

Visitors
Only family members and other SCAD Summer Seminars students are permitted to visit in the residence hall. Overnight guests are not permitted.

Extra Credit Parent Workshop
The Extra Credit parent experience offers parents of Summer Seminars students the opportunity to better understand their students' experience at SCAD. Extra Credit includes a tour of SCAD facilities and a hands-on workshop that introduces parents to the artistic process. The Extra Credit fee is $25 per parent.

Extra Credit takes place in the afternoon on the Friday of each session.

To register, parents should email savextracredit@scad.edu (for Savannah) or atlextracredit@scad.edu (for Atlanta).

Workshop Format
Workshops may include demonstrations, lectures, studio work and local field trips. Students have access to SCAD's extensive facilities, resources and libraries. Supplies are provided. Students participate in two different workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Families are invited to view student work from all workshops displayed at a closing exhibition on Friday at 7 p.m. Details are provided at check-in.

Students select workshops online after they are admitted to the program and the initial online program fee payment is submitted. Students are placed according to availability and receipt of the initial program fee.  Students are notified of their workshop placement approximately two weeks prior to the start of their session.

Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about SCAD Summer Seminars.

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Questions? Call 800.869.7223 or 912.525.5100 or e-mail Savannah or Atlanta.