Application Deadlines
Fall Semester Deadlines
July 1: completed applications due
July 15: student deposits/commitment fees due
Winter Semester Deadlines
December 1: completed applications due (Submission of all transcripts, test scores and portfolio)
December 15: student deposits/commitment fees due
These deadlines have been established for our incoming students to ensure sufficient time for scheduling classes, transferring credits and participating in orientation.
Applying for Admissions
Requirements for High School Applicants
- Prospective students must demonstrate commitment, maturity and a readiness to work and grow in an educationally creative environment.
- Completed paper application with $35 application fee or free online application.
- Official high school transcript with a minimum 2.5 grade point average. Applicants having earned a GED must submit official results of their test scores. (A minimum of a 401 composite is required.)
- ACT (our ACT code is 1989) or SAT (our SAT code is 1035) scores indicating potential to succeed at the college level. CCS uses the ACT English score and SAT writing subject test to place incoming freshmen into their English composition course. If students do not have either test result, they will be required to take the English Placement Exercise. If GED is submitted, the ACT or SAT are not required.
- 5-8 piece portfolio (does not apply to Copywriting majors). Students submitting actual portfolios may mail them or drop them off at the Office of Admissions between 8:30 am–4:30 pm, Monday—Friday.
- Letters of recommendation are optional.
- Personal interviews are available.
- The college also accepts eligible Advanced Placement, CLEP and International Baccalaureate credits when applicable. Submit official exam transcripts for consideration. See website for current score requirements.
- The application, transcripts, test scores and portfolio may be submitted separately.
Applicants who are unable to meet these requirements are encouraged to complete one full-time semester or two quarter terms(minimum of 12 semester credit hours) in a general liberal arts program at an accredited college and maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average prior to seeking admission. A minimum of six of the 12 credits must be in academic subjects. Occasionally, students are considered for admission on a conditional basis after an interview and careful review of the portfolio and academic information.
Information should be mailed to:
College for Creative Studies
Office of Admissions
201 East Kirby
Detroit, MI 48202-4034
Requirements for Home-Schooled Students
- Home-school transcripts must include a list of courses taken, grades received or level of proficiency attained. Minimum 2.5 grade point average or equivalent required.
- A high school diploma also must be submitted (based on the student state requirements). For Michigan residents, the parents providing the home-schooling will issue the diploma.
- All other admissions requirements, criteria and guidelines apply equally to home-schooled students.
