A limited number of highly qualified applicants enter our continuing programs each year. NYCDA has a program-based curriculum and accepts transfer credits from accredited institutions for equivalency to 33 credit hours of the Platform Year curriculum. Official high school and college/university transcripts must be sent directly to the Office of Admission, along with other supporting application documents. Any course work in progress must be reflected in an official transcript before final admission.

A minimum of grade of C- is required for transfer credit. Grades from transfer credits are not computed into the NYCDA GPA. Students can apply for either the Theater Year or Film and Television Year in the Professional Training Program. Transfer applicants may be required to register for prerequisite courses at additional expense in order to meet the requirements for graduation.

NYCDA recognizes that not all learning takes place inside classrooms and that a significant amount of education can occur through performance work onstage or in film and television. An academic committee consisting of the Artistic Director, Director of Education, and Associate Director of Education may consider awarding some life experience credits to those transfer applicants who submit an extensive portfolio describing their acting work (e.g., projects with names of directors and producers), their roles and responsibilities on set, learning outcomes, and any nominations, awards, or acclamations they may have received. Portfolios are expected to have detailed and objective documentation to support the applicant's claim to learning and knowledge.

Contact the Office of Admission at 888.645.0030 ext.4080 to start the transfer application process.

Articulation Agreements

NYCDA graduates wishing to pursue a Theater degree can leverage our articulation agreements with several institutions. The Theater Program of the Department of Performing Arts at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York admits our Professional Training Program graduates into their BFA Program as juniors. The School of Theater Arts and Dance at the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley also accepts NYCDA graduates into their BA Program as juniors.

Credit-Transfer Agreement

This agreement is to provide NYCDA students, by virtue of their educational achievements at NYCDA, an opportunity to further their education in the dramatic arts through enrollment in the University of West Florida’s BA program in Theatre with specialization in Acting.