SVA's Pre-College Program is designed for high school students who want to enhance their creative skills, learn more about a particular field of art, develop a portfolio, and/or experience the challenges and triumphs that exist at one of the most dynamic colleges. In courses taught by the same faculty of leading art professionals who teach in the undergraduate degree program of the college, students will explore the fundamentals of art & design at a level not readily available in high school.
Students will receive one college credit for successful completion of the Saturday program and three credits for the successful completion of the summer program.
The fall and spring programs are open to all students who will be enrolled in high school at the time of the program. The summer program is open to all students who will be entering their junior or senior year of high school in the fall of 2009. Space is limited to approximately 20 students per course.
Fall and spring semester classes are held on Saturdays in three-hour sessions over ten successive weeks.
Fall 2008: Saturday, September 13 - Saturday, November 15 (November 22 is a possible make-up day.)
Spring 2009: Saturday, January 24 - Saturday, April 4 (No classes on March 14.)
Tuition: $475 per course
Supplies: Range between $30 - $250 depending on course selection. Specific supply lists will be provided prior to the start of the class. The Animation course has an additional $60 course fee for use of equipment and supplies.
Fall and Spring students use their printed course schedules from the Registrar or Office of Admissions for building access.
Fall & Spring Course Offerings (Select one class only.)
Looking, Thinking, Making Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Building location: TBA
Note: Pre-College courses may include working from nude models.
Fall and Spring Program Refunds
Refunds are available if a written request to officially withdraw is submitted to the Office of Admissions. Failure to complete a course does not constitute an official withdrawal, nor does notifying the instructor, nor does lack of attendance. Fall and Spring tuition refunds will be issued according to the following schedules:
Before the first class session - 100% of tuition
Before the second class session - 90% of tuition
Before the third class session - 80% of tuition
There will be no refunds for withdrawals after the third class session.
SUMMER PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM In the summer program, students will explore a range of general topics within a chosen field of study. Summer classes are taught Monday through Friday from 9 am - 4 pm for three weeks in July. The summer program also offers a comprehensive program of supervised activities that takes full advantage of the social and cultural life of New York City. This program is for responsible high school students who have a serious attitude toward making art work as their primary focus during the program.
Approximately 400 students participate in the summer program and 170 students will live in SVA housing. All students are welcome to participate in the evening activities. These activities are suggested, but not mandatory.
Students will receive three college credits for the successful completion of the summer program.
Summer 2009: July 6-July 24
Tuition: $1900 (includes weekend & evening activities program) (This fee includes a $400 non refundable program fee. This $400 program fee is not a deposit. Full payment is needed for a student to register for the program and housing.)
Housing: $1150 (optional shared room accommodations and limited availability)
Meal Plan: $500 (optional and includes breakfast and dinner only)
Health Insurance: All students living in SVA Housing must have their own health insurance.
Supplies: Range between $75 - $300 depending on course selection. Specific supply lists will be provided with Pre-College information packet mailed to the students starting in March.
Summer Program Course Fees
The following courses require an additional studio lab fee of $75 - $150 depending on the course. Students registered for these classes will be charged by the Office of Student Accounts at time of registration or sent a bill in the mail for this charge.
$100
Animation
$100
Printmaking and Drawing
$100
Filmmaking
$075
Cartooning
$100
Screenwriting
$140
Graphic Design classes
$075
Visual & Critical Studies
$075
Illustration
$140
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Summer Program Sample Schedule, Monday-Friday
07:30 -08:45 a.m.
Breakfast (students with meal plan option)
00:00-0 9:00 a.m.
Classes begin
12:00 -01:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
00:00- 04:00 p.m.
Classes end
05:00 - 6:30 pm
4:00- 8:00 p.m.
Dinner (students with meal plan option)
Open studios available
07:00 -10:00 p.m.
Chaperoned activities
00:00 -10:00 p.m.
Sunday-Thursday housing curfew
00:00 -11:00 p.m.
Friday-Saturday housing curfew
Summer Course Offerings (Some classes are now full. Please call the Office of Admissions at 212-592-2100 for course availability.)
Note: Pre-College courses may include working from nude models.
Activities
All students in the program may participate in program activities. Activities are scheduled after-class and on weekends. Activity fees are included in the tuition cost. Students will have to provide their own transportation fees. Students travel in chaperoned groups by subway. Subway fare is $2 each way. Students are given the activities schedule and sign up for the activities directly after the first day of class. Activities are not mandatory. If not on an activity, students are not chaperoned prior to the housing curfew.
Previous summer program activities have included:
Guided tours of New York City
Museum and gallery visits
Broadway shows
Major league Baseball games
WNBA Basketball games
Orientation Meeting Orientation will take place on Monday, July 6, at 9:00 am in the Amphitheater located at 209 East 23 Street, between Second and Third Avenues.
Pre-College Student Exhibition A final student art exhibition and reception will be held on Friday, July 24, 5 pm to 7 pm at 209 East 23 Street, between Third and Second Avenues. All family and friends are welcome to attend.
SVA Student ID Cards
(Photo ID cards are for the Summer program only. Fall and Spring students use their course schedules from the Registrar or Office of Admissions for building access.)
For the summer program an SVA photo ID card must be presented to security guards for SVA building access. In order to get an ID card, you must e-mail a digital photo to svaidcard@sva.edu. Please submit your photo in JPG, Bitmap or GIF format only and include your student ID number. Images must be sharp and vivid. No altered images will be accepted. Individual portrait shots only. All photos must be received no earlier than Thursday, May 1 and no later than Wednesday, June 24, 2009. You may also visit the Office of the Registrar located at 205 East 23 Street prior to the program or on the first day of class to process your photo ID card if you are not able to email an image prior to the start of the program. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR ID AT HOME!
Summer Housing (We have limited space now available in housing. Please call Office of Admissions at 212-592-2100 for current availability and information.)
Housing is optional with limited availability. Housing is first paid, first served and generally filled by April. Approximately 170 students will reside in the New Residence housing. There is 24 hour security at the entrance to The New Residence. People must show a picture ID to enter the building. A Pre-College staff member is on duty 24 hours every day during the program for emergencies. Student Residence Assistants are housed on each floor of the residence hall and perform a nightly check-in for all students. Students are not chaperoned 24/7 and while encouraged, it is not mandatory for students to participate in the chaperoned evening and weekend organized activities. Students may pre-arrange to spend an overnight away from housing by submitting a housing off-campus permission form with parent or guardian signature. Students must submit the completed form with dates and times to the director of the program.
The New Residence 215 East 23rd Street, New York, NY, 10010 - between Second and Third Avenues Check-in: Please arrive on Sunday, July 5 between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. On going neighborhood tours are available throughout the day and lead by SVA staff members. No other planned activities are scheduled during the day on Sunday. All housing students must return to the student lounge by 4 pm to attend the housing meeting and pizza dinner. Check-out: Friday, July 24. RA staff will be available in the RA office (located in the basement of NRES) from 12 noon -10 pm to conduct checkouts. For students who need to fly home Saturday and who have pre-arranged their check-out date with their RA, may stay over night on Friday. These students must adhere to the curfew. All other students check-out Friday, July 24th prior to or directly following the student exhibition. Parents may enter the building to help pack up their child. However, please know that Pre-College housing students must be present to give parents access to their space. Security and staff can not key in parents into rooms. Mail: Students may receive mail during the program. Address must include the student's name and room number. Students are not given a room assignment number prior to check-in. Please do not mail any items to arrive prior to the start of the program.
New Residence Video Tour:Video
The New Residence is located adjacent to the 209 East 23 Street building and rooms are arranged in an apartment style setting. There is 24 hour security at the housing building entrance. A program staff member is on call for emergencies throughout the night until class time in the morning. Apartments come with 2 to 3 bedroom suites, with central air and heat as well as full kitchen and bathroom facilities. Each apartment houses between 4 to 6 students and offer sweeping, picturesque views of the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building and the East River. Recreational space and laundry facilities are available.
The housing students have the freedom to spend time after class working on their art projects, participating in evening and weekend chaperoned program activities or exploring New York City with friends or family. The housing students must abide by the curfew policy. Housing students need to check-in with their RA at curfew time every night unless their parents or guardians have submitted a completed permission form to be away from housing for the night. Permissions forms need to be submitted prior to the start of the program. A Pre-College administrative staff person will follow up with a confirmation phone call prior to the night the student plans to be away from housing. The parent or guardian must be available to speak with a staff person to confirm that the student has permission, where the student will spend the night and when the student plans to return.
Housing Curfew & Housing Regulations
Curfew is 10 pm Sunday through Thursday and 11 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. If a student is not present for curfew check-in they will be asked to leave the program. Pre-College student policies are strictly enforced. Students can not consume or possess illegal drugs or alcohol at any time. Students can not have anyone in their room who is found in possession of any drugs or alcohol. If a student is found in violation of this policy, he or she will be asked to leave the program immediately. Housing students and their parents or guardians must submit a signed acknowledgment form of these program policies prior to the start of the program.
Summer Housing Forms to Complete and Submit (For housing students, these forms will be included in your program information packets. Program information packets will be sent in the mail
starting in early April.)
Housing Contract
Housing Agreement
Conduct Agreement (All students must submit this form.)
Airport Transportation There is no program transportation pick-up from or to the airports. Students either arrange for a car service or students may use the regulated taxi service outside after picking up their luggage. The cost is approximately $40 - $60 each way from LaGuardia, JFK or Newark airports.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR FALL, SPRING, AND SUMMER PROGRAMS
To register or for more information:
Download and print the website pdf registration form
Fax the completed form with payment information if paying with a credit card. If paying by check or money order you are welcome to hand in or mail the form with payment.
Registration is not complete until SVA has received a completed registration form with full payment.Payment may be made with check, money order, American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or bank debit card. Checks or money orders should include the student's name and social security number and be made payable to School of Visual Arts. If you wish to pay by credit card, please include your credit card number, expiration date, signature and printed name. Registration can be submitted to the Office of Admissions by fax, mail or in person, Monday through Friday, between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. (The office closes at 4 pm on Fridays during the summer.)
Full payment must be received in order to secure placement in the program. Space is limited to approximately 20 students per course. Registration is bases on first paid, first registered. No application materials are needed to register for the program except for a completed registration form and payment. Any course changes need to be made in writing and sent or faxed attention to Pre-College.
Information
packets will be mailed to those who have registered starting in mid April.
The packet will include your specific course information (location, teacher,
supply list),information on the
orientation meeting, activities and meal plan option. Housing forms and information will be included for all housing students. Starting in May the Office of the Registrar will mail students their class schedules.
International students with appropriate visas and English proficiency are welcome to apply. Please note that SVA cannot assist in obtaining visas for the purpose of attending the Pre-College Program.
Summer Program Refunds
Refunds are available if a written request to officially withdraw is submitted to the Office of Admissions. Failure to complete a course does not constitute an official withdrawal, nor does notifying the instructor, nor does lack of attendance. Refunds do not include the $400 nonrefundable program fee. Tuition refunds will be issued according to the following schedules:
Before the first class session: $1500
Before July 10, 2009: $750
Before July 17, 2009: $375
Room and board refunds are made on a prorated basis prior to July 17, 2009.
There will be no refunds for withdrawals after July 20, 2009.
President's Scholarships
A limited number of need/merit-based scholarships are available for each of the pre-college programs. These are tuition only awards. To apply, please check the "Applying for Scholarship" box on the registration form. You must also submit the following items:
A brief written statement discussing your personal or professional goals and how pursuing study in art & design will help you to meet these goals.
A recommendation from a high school art teacher.
Six-to-ten slides of recent artwork with your name each slide and placed in a plastic slide sheet. Students who can not send slides may submit a CD of their art work.
If you are applying for film, in lieu of slides, please submit a written essay discussing a film that has had a significant impact on your life.
All scholarship materials submitted become the property of SVA. Please be sure to send only copies of slides and essays and keep originals for your personal records.
Scholarship applications must be submitted to the Pre-College Program, Office of Admissions, 209 East 23 Street, New York, NY 10010 and post-marked September 4, 2008 for the fall 2008 program; January 5, 2009 for the spring 2009 program; and May 4, 2009 for the summer 2009 program.
Please note: For the summer program, processing student registration information and payments begin in late February. It is advisable to send registration form and payment information prior to the scholarship deadline to ensure a space in the class and housing. The President's Scholarship decision letters for the summer program are sent in late May. The President's Scholarship for the summer program is based on a reimbursement of the $1900 tuition fee after successfully completing the class with a B grade or higher. The summer scholarship checks are made out to the qualifying students and sent in early September.
The fall, spring and summer courses listed on this site are subject to change.
