NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Orleans and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts have signed an agreement that will allow NOCCA students to earn up to 30 credit hours applicable to their degree program at UNO. The agreement applies to first-time freshmen and transfer students from NOCCA whose initial admission to UNO is for the fall 2020 semester or after.
Administrators from both institutions took part in a signing ceremony in February on UNO’s campus.
“We are so excited to partner with NOCCA, which is one of the true gems in the realm of arts education and located in our own city,” said UNO President John Nicklow. “This program will accelerate a NOCCA student’s path to a UNO degree. It will also foster greater collaboration between NOCCA and UNO’s School of the Arts, which brings together five arts disciplines: arts administration, film, music, theatre and visual arts.”
NOCCA students may be eligible to receive course credits in areas such as classical voice, classical instrumental, jazz, visual arts, theatre, musical theatre, theatre design and film, as well as English, history and biology. Under the agreement, the two institutions will develop a course matrix, defining which NOCCA courses are equivalent to UNO courses so that credit may be easily transferred.
