Admitted Transfer Students

Congratulations on your recent acceptance to the Hillier College of Architecture & Design (HCAD) at NJIT! See below for information on orientation, registering for classes, transfer credits, and undergraduate computer requirements.

Current Students

Transfer Orientation

Please visit the Transfer Student Orientation page for important information to help you prepare for a smooth and successful transition to NJIT. 

Registering for Classes

To help you prepare for registration, you will receive a “Welcome to HCAD” email from the HCAD Advising Team detailing your preliminary transfer credits, placement, and course schedule recommendations for your first semester at NJIT. 

Once you receive your “Welcome” email from HCAD Advising, please click on one of the following links to sign up for registration event where you will meet with the HCAD advisors to remove your advisor hold and register for classes:

  • HCAD Registration Sessions: These sessions are held entirely online. During this session, HCAD advisors will demonstrate the registration process and assist students with their course scheduling.
  • NJIT Transfer Student Registration Events: These university events bring together departments and resources to help transfer students finalize their financial aid, transfer credit, and so on. These events also include a separate registration session with the HCAD advisors to assist students with their course scheduling.

Transfer Credit for HCAD Courses (Architecture, Digital Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design)

To receive transfer credit for your major-specific courses, all Art, Architecture, and Design courses completed outside of NJIT must be evaluated by the HCAD faculty. Please be aware, this evaluation is separate from the Registrar’s transfer credit process, which only reviews general education courses such as English composition, math, science, and so on.

Please use the links below to submit your course materials for evaluation by our HCAD faculty. To access the links, you must be logged into your NJIT student account in your browser or device: 

  • HCAD Evaluation Guide details the course materials needed and instructions on how to organize and submit your files using Google Drive.
  • HCAD Credit Evaluation Form is where you will share the link to your Google Drive folder for our faculty to review your prior courses and confirm your placement in the program.

Undergraduate Computing Requirements for Hillier College of Architecture and Design (HCAD) Students
All undergraduate HCAD students enrolling in a studio course are required to have a powerful, graphics-capable computer to complete your studio design work as you progress through your degree. 
To meet this need, the Hillier College details three computer options students may choose from on the HCAD Studio Computing Requirement page.
*All questions about the HCAD computer requirement can be e-mailed to hcad-computerrequirement@njit.edu.*