Admissions

UIC College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts (CADA) is a college of visual and performing artists, designers, architects, historians and museum professionals. We educate and mentor the next generation of cultural producers. We offer a range of academic programs spanning across evolving creative disciplines, organized under four schools: Architecture, Art, Design, and Theatre and Music; and one department: Art History and Museum and Exhibition Studies.

Immersed in the vibrant urban fabric of Chicago, we recognize that myriad possibilities arise when smart, energetic artists, designers, and scholars engage with the city.

Whether you’re applying as a first-year, transfer, international, or intercollege student, we offer several undergraduate and graduate programs.

MAJORS, CONCENTRATIONS, AND PROGRAMS

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DECLARED MAJOR

Information about your declared academic program of study is available at the link below.