Transfer Students

Did you know that nearly half of all Marymount Interior Design graduates began their undergraduate education at another institution? The Interior Design department and Office of Undergraduate Admissions are committed to making your transfer to Marymount as smooth as possible. 

Articulation Agreements

MU’s articulation agreements with local community colleges and accommodating transfer policies ensure that you’ll get the credit you deserve for your prior academic work.

• Transfer credit info for NOVA students and Montgomery College students
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Transfer/Placement Portfolio

The interior design placement portfolio helps us assess your ability to succeed in upper level interior design courses at Marymount University.

• Learn which transfer courses required a placement portfolio here.
• Read more about the placement portfolio requirements here.

Transfer FAQs

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How many credits can I transfer to Marymount?

Marymount University  will accept a maximum of 64 credit hours from freshman- and sophomore-level courses and an additional 20 credit hours from junior- or senior-level courses. Marymount generally accepts credits for courses completed with a grade of C or higher at other regionally accredited institutions of higher education. For more details on our current transfer policies, see the Marymount University Undergraduate Catalog. 

How many interior design credits can I transfer to Marymount?

In total, students may transfer a maximum of 33 Interior Design credits for courses completed with a grade of C or higher at other regionally accredited institutions of higher education.

Do I need to submit a placement portfolio?

The interior design placement portfolio helps us assess your ability to succeed in upper level interior design courses at Marymount University. If you are transferring interior design coursework from another institution, you may need to submit a portfolio.

The following courses (15 credits) do NOT require a placement portfolio.

Students may receive transfer credit for the following Marymount Interior Design courses by earning a C or better in an equivalent course at an accredited institution.

• FA 103 2D Design (3 credits)
• FA 104 Color Theory (3 credits)
• FA 202 Intro to Art History II (3 credits)
• ID 101 Intro to Interior Design (3 credits)
• ID 231 Textiles & Finish Materials (3 credits)

The following courses (18 credits) DO require a placement portfolio. 

Interior Design transfer students seeking advanced standing must submit a placement portfolio showing examples of work completed in college-level studio courses for some or all of the following ID course requirements:

• ID 102 Foundation Studio I 
• ID 121 Freehand Drafting 
• ID 122 Sketching & Rendering for Ideas
• ID 203 Foundation Studio II 
• ID 204 Foundation Studio III 
• ID 223 Presentation Drawings

What should I include in my placement portfolio?

The placement portfolio will highlight a student’s ability to succeed in Junior level Interior Design courses at Marymount University. The placement portfolio is to be submitted as a physical document or a digital PDF (details are below). 

The portfolio MUST contain the following:

• At least one projects that represent a student’s strongest work from each course. 
• At least three rendered, three-dimensional drawings generated for a studio project.
• Work that demonstrates strong evidence of each competency as described in the portfolio evaluation criteria.