Admitted Students

Next Steps for Spring 2025

Visit Connect
Home
Apply to MICA
Undergraduate Admission
Admitted Students
Next Steps for Spring 2025
Congratulations! You are now one step closer to joining the MICA community starting Spring 2025.

You've been admitted to one of the nation's leading colleges for innovative art and design!
Now it's time for your next steps in the process of becoming a MICA student.  This list of next steps can help you plan ahead. We are also happy to act as your liaison with other offices. If you have questions, reach out to us in Undergraduate Admission.

Important Dates:

  • Move-In Day:  January 17, 2024
  • Orientation:  TBD
  • First Day of Spring Semester Classes:  TBD

NEXT STEPS

As soon as you decide to attend MICA, make it official! Complete the Declaration of Intent form to let us know whether or not you plan to attend. If you plan to attend, your tuition deposit of $450 is due on or before the December 15, 2024 Candidate Reply Deadline for Spring 2025, and can be submitted online via credit card at mica.edu/deposit, wire transfer, or by check. To learn more about the payment methods accepted, please visit our Billing and Payment page.

For Deferred Students: If you previously paid your tuition deposit ($450) and it was held for you, you do not need to pay the tuition deposit again. Not sure? Email us at records@mica.edu.

We'd love to show you around campus, in-person or virtually! Get all the details about MICA programs of study, visit departments, view facilities, and meet informally with faculty and students. You can visit our Events Page for more information.

Learn more about how to apply for financial aid, our scholarship policy, and financing options on our Financial Aid page. Questions? You can contact the Financial Aid Office at 410.225.2285 or finaid@mica.edu.

Click Here to Accept your Scholarship and Aid Offer

Click here to complete the Housing Application and be matched with roommates and apartment mates.

We are so excited to welcome you to the MICA and help you plan your move to Baltimore! Make sure to complete the Housing Application to be matched with roommates and apartment mates. First Year students are required to live on campus unless granted an exception. 

Transfer students are not required to live on campus. However, there is limited space available if you choose to do so. Transfer students who choose to live on-campus should fill out the Housing Application to be matched with roommates and apartment mates. Learn more about off-campus housing here. 

Questions about living on (or off) campus? Contact ResidenceLife@mica.edu.

Click here for information on applying for your F-1 Visa, arriving at MICA, and life in the U.S.

Visa Information

As a new incoming student from abroad you will need to return all international student paperwork for your visa. You are required to submit your Immigration Information form to indicate your current immigration status and intentions regarding immigration while studying at MICA.  Click here to learn about the F-1 visa process.

All forms and supporting materials should be uploaded to your student portal or emailed to records@mica.edu by December 1, 2024 for the 2025 Spring semester.

The Immigration Information form (download PDF) is required before an I-20 can be issued and it must be completed even if you do not plan to study under an F-1 visa.

If you already hold a valid F-1 Visa from another school and plan to transfer it to MICA you must also complete and submit the I-20 Transfer Release form  (download PDF) along with a PDF photocopy of your current I-20 form.

In addition to the Immigration form, please submit the required financial statement documents:

  • a signed Affidavit of Financial Support form (download PDF)
  • an PDF of an official bank statement
  • a PDF photocopy of your passport

According to U.S. Immigration law, we must receive these documents before we can issue your I-20.

Students admitted for the Spring semester are allowed to defer to the following Fall or following Spring term. Students cannot defer their admission beyond one year past the term they were originally admitted for. At that point, they must submit a new application to be considered for admission to the College. If you would like to defer your admission to a future term, you will need to fill out the Admission Deferral Request form. This will serve as your official request to defer.

Planning to earn transfer credits?

During your deferral, if you are planning on taking college classes at another institution and want to enter MICA as a transfer student, you will need to reapply as a transfer for your new term. You can learn more about the transfer admission process here.

For information about scholarships and financial aid for your new term, please reach out to our Financial Aid Office at 410.225.2285 or finaid@mica.edu.

Follow MICA in real-time with streaming updates of events, exhibitions, media mentions, and commentary from the MICA community.

MICA on Social Media:

Search for anything and everything at MICA: