Spring 2026 Registration
Your registration day and time can be found on your registration planner. Please refer to emails from the registrar’s office for more details and information.
Schedule of Classes
Visit the Spring Schedule of Classes for registration information, minor information, and much more.
Schedule of Classes will be available the week of October 20.
Scheduling Tool
Use the MIAD Scheduling Tool to search classes and view updates. During registration, it will show classes that are available or full.
MIAD Scheduling Tool will be available soon.
Contact
Phone: 414-847-3273
Jean Weimer
Registrar
jeanweimer@miad.edu
Megan Murphy
Assistant Registrar
meganmurphy@miad.edu
Online registration week schedule:
- Seniors: Monday (first half)
- Juniors: Monday (second half)
- Sophomores: Tuesday
- First-Year: Wednesday
- Make-up day: Thursday
Please check the Academic Calendar for drop and withdrawal dates, as well as other academic deadlines.
Program of Study
You are responsible for your program of study and making sure you are on track towards graduation. Everything on your program of study that has credits assigned is required to complete your degree requirements (minimum of 120 credits)! View videos about how to read your program of study.
This is a general overview of how to interpret and read a program of study. Each Program of Study is personalized based on the path you choose. Contact Academic Advising with questions about your program of study.
News
Paris study abroad illuminates creative practice for students
Madison Boeder ’25 found that study abroad trips through the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) resonated so strongly with their practice that the Fine Art + New Studio Practice major (Art History minor) went on two: Florence in 2024 and, this year, Paris.
Illustration & Animation rank top in state, highly in Midwest and U.S.
In Animation Career Review’s 2025 college rankings, the Illustration and Animation programs at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design were once again ranked number 1 in the state.
Art direction and alumni connection: Design student interns at Nike
This past summer, Olivia Nava ’26 (Communication Design) landed a fiercely competitive internship at athletic footwear and apparel brand Nike. Now that she’s back, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) senior reflects on the experience, and the MIAD classes and connections that prepared her for this opportunity.
MIAD gallery offers photo students contemporary perspectives
In the photo area of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, where digital technology and the darkroom intersect, the Perspectives Gallery shines its own light on contemporary image makers.
Transformational reflection: Studying abroad in The Burren, Ireland
Each year, a group of Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) students spends four weeks in May investigating the Burren in County Clare, Ireland through text and image. Based at the Burren College of Art and led by Professor Leslie Fedorchuk and printmaker Matthew Presutti, the two-decade-long partnership between the colleges has produced meaningful reflection and transformational experiences for students.