Congratulations on your acceptance to Maine College of Art & Design!
Attend a Student Life Webinar - Summer 2021
MECA&D Student Life is offering three webinars this summer for students (and parents!) arriving in the Fall. Save the dates for Wednesday’s at 6pm: June 23, June 30, July 28. The webinars will be about a half hour plus time for Q+A. Learn more below and save the Zoom info; recordings will also be posted here below, so check back if you can't join us!
🏫 Webinar Replay: MECA&D On-Campus Housing Process
🏫 Webinar Replay: MECA&D On-Campus Housing Process - watch the recording
So much to learn about! This webinar will cover MECA&D Student Life staff roles, the look and feel of MECA&D residence halls, housing placements (how and when), roommates assignments, housing contracts, and the MECA&D housing billing procedure. AND >> Let’s not forget that magic info 🦄 Where to find a packing list! The Student Life team will also share helpful hints like their minimalist packing advantages, as well as reminders about the Live On requirement and the Guide to Community Living.
📓 Webinar Replay: How to Help Your College Student Be Successful (A Guide for Families)
📓 How to Help Your College Student Be Successful (A Guide for Families) - watch the recording
There’s so much to talk about with your new MECA&D student this summer as a family - we want to help! In this webinar Student Life will guide you through some expectations to cover in convo together this summer, below are some topics that will be covered in more depth.
Communication - Text? Call? Zoom? Visits? + How often?
Academic - What does Do your best really mean? + Attendance
Money - Job, Credit card, Tuition, Budget, Art supplies, oh my
Drugs, alcohol, etc
Autonomy/Decision Making - What can students learn to do on their own?
Accountability
COVID Vaccine by Aug 1 (Required)
W Curve - Phases of adapting to a new culture
📦 Webinar Replay: Move In Prep, Residence Hall Life, and Orientation, 7/28
📦 Move In Prep, Residence Hall Life, and Orientation - watch the recording
Drumroll please! Here it is, everything you need and want to know about MECA&D MOVE IN! Get all your questions answered in advance and enjoy the rest of your summer daze! Below is some of what will be covered, but there will be time for any questions you have too!
Packing List for Res Halls - What to bring! 🙂 What not to bring! 🙃
Roommates/Suitemates roommate agreement form + conflict/mediation process
Living in Community - Community standards
MOVE IN - Parking, walkthrough of day, *No unvaccinated folks in the building
Orientation
Register for an Accepted Student Social
We're hosting evening hangs for accepted and enrolled students! These events will be hosted by current MECA&D students, along with a MECA&D Admissions guest (for admissions-specific questions). This is a great way to meet students who you'll be taking classes with, meet future roommates, and ask questions about classes, res hall life, food, what to do in Portland, and more.
Register to join one of these 8pm hangouts with current MECA&D students and other accepted and enrolled students on March 31, April 27, May 12, June 10, July 7, and August 3.
Schedule an In-Person Tour, beginning May 19
Join us for a one-on-one tour with a MECA&D admissions counselor or current student! Explore all 6 floors of our main building which includes 12 departments, major spaces, the MECA&D Cafe, Library and the Institute of Contemporary Art. Residence halls are optional at the end of the tour! Schedule via Calendly. (Limit one family per tour.)
Please note that all guests will be required to wear face masks and follow social distancing guidelines throughout the tour. We appreciate your help to keep our campus safe for our community! If you have any questions about how MECA&D is maintaining a healthy campus, check out Safe & Healthy MECA&D.
Submit Your Enrollment Fee
Submit your Enrollment and/or Housing Fees
In order to enroll at Maine College of Art & Design, you will need to submit a $300 non-refundable enrollment fee by credit card at the link above.
In order to be placed in campus housing you will also need to submit a $200 housing fee and deposit. This housing fee and security deposit can be paid at the same time as your enrollment fee or after. Housing is assigned in July for the Fall semester on a first-come, first-served basis by the date we receive your housing fee and deposit. (You can view the housing options here.) Once you submit the housing fee and deposit, please be sure to also fill out the housing application that can be found here.
Advanced Placement Credit
Incoming students with liberal arts or art history Advanced Placement (AP) scores of 4 or higher receive three college credit in each of those subjects. Students with studio art AP scores of 4 or higher will receive three credits toward studio elective or Foundation requirements based on an assessment by the Dean.
International Baccalaureate Credit
Incoming students with liberal arts or art history International Baccalaureate (IB) certificates with scores of 5 or higher will receive three college credits in each of those subjects. Students with studio art IB scores of 5 or higher will receive three credits toward studio elective or Foundation requirements based on an assessment by the Dean.
AP, IB, and transfer credits do not carry quality points and are not included in the grade point average analysis of satisfactory progress in the MECA&D curriculum.
Disabilities Services
Maine College of Art & Design (MECA&D) is committed to providing equal access for students with disabilities. Under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its amendments, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, MECA&D provides reasonable accommodations to qualified students with documented disabilities. We encourage self-advocacy and early identification of need. Students can expect to work collaboratively with the disability services coordinator to develop an individualized plan for specific accommodations.
For more information and to see a step-by-step outline for requesting services and/or accommodations, see here.
Deferred Admission
Students who have been accepted into Maine College of Art & Design’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Program and who have paid the $300 non-refundable enrollment fee may defer their entrance to the College for up to two semesters by notifying the College (via the Office of Admissions) in writing.
