Applying to CIA Degree Programs

如何申请 for CIA Associate and Bachelor’s Degree Programs—Except 在线学士

1. Complete the application form.

2. Request official transcripts.

• 下载 申请成绩单表格 (PDF) and ask your high school* and/or any postsecondary schools (colleges) you’ve attended to provide your transcripts electronically via Parchment Exchange or mail your official transcripts (not student copies) directly to the CIA 招生办公室.
• If you hold an equivalency diploma, the official test scores must be submitted. You must have met all the requirements for a high school diploma or an equivalency diploma to enroll at the CIA.

*If you have matriculated in a college-level degree program and have completed the equivalent of 24 or more credits, you are not required to submit a high school transcript. Transcripts for high school students must be complete through the 11th grade and indicate what courses you'll take in the 12th grade or show your marks for the 12th grade. See alternate 招生 requirements for homeschooled students.

3. 提交一篇论文.

• Submit a personal statement (at least 200 words) telling us why you’re passionate about the food and hospitality industry, what experiences you have, and how you feel that your experiences have prepared you for The Culinary Institute of America. Submit your essay using our online form.

4. 请求推荐.

• One character recommendation is required. It should be from an employer, 老师, or professional colleague and tell us why you would be successful at CIA. 提交我们的 online recommendation form, or you can provide CIA 招生 with your recommender’s contact information and we will contact them for a verbal recommendation.

就是这样! You’re on your way to enrolling at the CIA. Once our admissions staff has reviewed your application and supporting materials, we’ll contact you if anything else is needed.