Courses not offered at CIA or not available at a suitable time may be available at another college in the Cleveland area.

CIA has agreements with local colleges that enable matriculated, full-time students in good standing (minimum 2.0 GPA) to take one course during each fall and/or spring semester at any one of these colleges as part of their full-time load (minimum of 12 credits at CIA and a maximum of 18 total credits including credits at the other college) at no additional cost. Permission is granted by the College offering the course on a space-available basis. Credits are transferable to CIA if they meet CIA degree requirements and have a grade of “C” or better. Credit is transferred, but grades for these courses are not calculated into the CIA GPA. Contact the Registrar’s Office for cross-registration procedures. To date, CIA has agreements with Case Western Reserve University, John Carroll University, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland State University, and Cuyahoga Community College (all campuses).