The School of Foundation Studies provides students with a studio experience that builds visual, conceptual and creative abilities essential to their development as professionals.
Through foundation studies courses, SCAD undergraduate students experience a transformation in how they use visual language, define and creatively solve problems and develop new ideas. Drawing and design courses build an understanding of the connection between research, process and creative results. Students develop facility with a wide range of media and techniques that enable them to integrate conceptual development with studio abilities to realize their ideas.