2025 Admitted Students

Congratulations! We are so excited to have you in the College of Fine and Applied Arts! Feel free to sign up for an admitted student event that fits your schedule. We have on-campus and virtual opportunities to connect. Please reach out to us at faa-admissions@illinois.edu with any questions.

Manage your next steps to enrollment through your personalized Admitted Checklist in myIllini. National College Decision Day, the deadline for students to commit to a college, is May 1. For more admitted student resources, please visit Undergraduate Admissions.

Pigeon Perspective (Triptych) by Blake Trendel, BFA Exhibition 2022
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IlliniFest: April 12

Don’t miss out! Register for our largest admitted student day ever. The College of Fine and Applied Arts plus your major will have specific programming just for you. Join us for an FAA student panel and pick up your exclusive FAA admitted student gift—and don’t forget to visit your unit of study. You will be able to structure your own day and will have a chance to hear about housing, learn about financial aid, and go on a campus tour.

Saturday, April 12

Join us on Saturday, April 12, for a campus-wide event designed to help you explore Illinois to the fullest and see yourself as part of it! You’ll build your own schedule for the day by signing up individually for all the events you’re interested in, from sessions with your new academic community to campus tours and so much more.

Be sure to register for the main FAA event plus your admitted major’s academic offering.

College of Fine & Applied Arts Welcome Session

Hear from current students at a special admitted student panel. Don’t forget to pick up your exclusive FAA admitted student gift!

Architecture: Admitted Student Information Session & Tour

The School of Architecture is hosting an info session from 9:00 to 9:45 am with instructors and current students responding to questions. Immediately afterward, student ambassadors will lead admitted students on a tour of the Architecture facilities.

Art & Design: Tour

Take a tour of the School of Art and Design facilities.

Dance: Admitted Student Facility Tour

Join the Department of Dance on a tour of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, the Dance Administration Building, and the Nevada Dance Studio Complex.

Landscape Architecture: Admitted Student Meeting & Studio Tour

Enter the dynamic world of one of our landscape architecture foundation studios. Meet with current students and faculty, learn more about the BLA program, and gather more information about life as a landscape architecture student at Illinois and beyond.

Music: Admitted Illini Presentation

Join us for a special presentation and a student Q&A session.

Sustainable Design: Design Corridor Tour & Roundtable

Take a tour of the Architecture Annex, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, the Art and Design Building, and the Siebel Center for Design. Following the tour there will be a roundtable with BSSD student ambassadors.

Theatre: BFA Theatre Majors Tour & Info Session

Join your future theatre classmates for a tour of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, followed by an information session with theatre administrators and current theatre students.

Urban Planning: Session & Tour

Join the Department of Urban and Regional Planning for an introduction to our undergraduate program. Following an info session, attendees will take a walking tour of Campustown and learn how planning policy has shaped this vibrant neighborhood. The tour will finish on Green Street, steps away from a variety of lunch options. (Note: If weather prevents the walking tour, this session will include only the info session at Temple Hoyne Buell Hall.)

Registration link coming soon!

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Dancing in front of a group in Urinetown, Department of Theatre, November 2022, Photo by Darrell Hoemann

College of Fine & Applied Arts Admitted Student Session

During this session, you’ll hear from current students. You’ll also have an opportunity to take a unit tour to learn more about your major. Don’t forget to register for the admitted daily visit, which includes a 30-minute presentation on next steps for admitted students and a campus walking tour.

Friday, February 21

Monday, March 10

Friday, March 28

Registration link coming soon!

Dancing in front of a group in Urinetown, Department of Theatre, November 2022, Photo by Darrell Hoemann
Chido Truck chocolate bars by Denise Carmona, BFA Exhibition 2023

School of Art & Design Admitted Student Open House

Saturday, April 5

Art & Design Building, 408 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL

10:00 am — Welcome and coffee, Link Gallery

10:30 am — Facility tours

12:30 pm — Lunch, Link Gallery

1:30 pm — Break-out sessions with faculty and students from all programs (Art Education, Art and Art History, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, and Studio Art)

2:15 pm — Q&A with the Art & Design undergraduate coordinator

Registration link coming soon!

Chido Truck chocolate bars by Denise Carmona, BFA Exhibition 2023
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