Timeline
CCS accepts applications on a rolling basis. Following is a general timeline:
September through August 1: Submit your application for the following fall semester; through July 1 for International students.
September through December 1: Submit your application for the following winter semester; through November 15th for International students.
- Request that your transcript be sent directly from your high school's Guidance Counseling Office to the Admissions Office at CCS (even if you have already attended college).
- Request that college transcript(s) (if applicable) be sent directly from your college's Registration Office to the Admissions Office at CCS.
- If you have not already done so, schedule and take the ACT or SAT (for a first time freshman only) or the TOEFL for International Students (if applicable).
Submit your portfolio.
Early February: A competition held in March will determine the winners of our highest scholarships. Applicants may be nominated by either their high school or college art instructor or by a CCS Admissions Counselor. Qualified nominees must complete all of the admissions requirements before the competition date.
Mid February: File the FAFSA online. The financial aid process takes approximately four to six weeks to complete.
March 1: If you are participating on a FIRST Team and applying for a FIRST Scholarship at CCS, you must be accepted by March 1st to be eligible for this award.
Reserving Space After You've Been Accepted
- Submit your $100 Commitment fee to reserve your space in your department and begin the registration process. Send the completed form and payment to the Admissions Office. You can also pay over the phone with a credit card by calling the Admissions Office. The commitment fee is applied directly to the first semester's tuition and is non-refundable.
- After acceptance, students who wish to live on campus must submit the Commitment fee of $100 to the Admissions Office, then submit all housing forms (provided in the acceptance packet) and $550 ($200 housing deposit and $350 first housing payment) to the Housing Office. Housing is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis when all housing materials and payments have been received.
June through August:
- Request that your final, official transcript(s) and/or Advanced Placement test scores be sent directly from high school/college(s) to the Office of Registration at CCS after you have been accepted.
- Complete your New Student Check In on Blackboard
After your commitment fee has been paid, you will be mailed a letter that contains your username and password from the Academic Advising and Registration Office. An e-mail will be sent to your CCS e-mail account with instructions on how to register for classes.
- While completing your online Check in, you will confirm your attendance for Orientation and/or English Placement Exam. New students can register for classes online and will receive instructions on how to do so. It is important that you become familiar with WebAdvisor on Blackboard. This is how you will register for future semesters and receive valuable information from departments and instructors while you are attending CCS.
- Register for courses. You will receive an Academic Evaluation from the Academic Advising and Registration Office to your CCS e-mail account. On your Academic Evaluation your advisor will highlight the courses that are recommended for you to take the following semester. Choose your desired days and times of those courses from the schedule book, and register on-line or you may come and visit an advisor in the Academic Advising and Registration Office. You can make an appointment at (313) 664-7672.
- Attend EPE - English Placement Exam (if applicable) and New Student Orientation.
Late August: New student Move In and Welcome Week activities
Early September: Classes begin
