Special Programs

High School Dual Enrollment

High school seniors who exhibit a high level of artistic skill and talent and who live in the Denver metro area may apply for admission to take Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design credit courses while still enrolled in high school as part of the High School Honors Program. Please speak with an Admissions Counselor for more information.

Fundamental Courses

For students whose English or Mathematics skills are not fully developed to the point of beginning college-level work, RMCAD offers courses which allow the student to develop such skills and understanding before proceeding to general education requirements. Normally SAT or ACT scores are used to determine whether a student should enroll in one or both fundamental courses. If these scores are not available, high school transcripts may be used to determine student need (an average of C- or below in the respective discipline would indicate the need for remediation). While these courses provide no college-level credit, they have the same academic intensity of three-hour courses. Fundamentals of English and Fundamentals of Mathematics each are invoiced to the student at the same rate as a three-credit-hour course.

Institute for Experimental Studies

A world of flux and change demands skills to match. Changes in technology and taste, shifts in demographics and power, environmental challenges and demands necessitate adaptive skills and thinking in form and content. Rather than a set of rules applied to static states, the Institute for Experimental Studies (IES) seeks to explore new territories and create new terrain. Inserting itself into the flow of campus events through lectures, projects, grants, and other emerging forms, IES provides RMCAD students with opportunities to challenge and develop their thinking at the unknown frontier of the new. Itself an experiment in research, IES seeks to stimulate, enhance, and produce the excitement of discovery and innovation.

IES cooperates with RMCAD departments in the coordination of experimental courses where students develop individual projects, participate in collaborative projects, and study cutting-edge concepts. Events and lecture programs aim to link today’s leading thinkers, theorists, and researchers in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Experimental workshops focusing on theory, conceptual development and current issues explore diverse approaches to creating art and design.

IES is led by Foundations Instructor Bruce Price.