MFA in Communication Design

Credential evaluations are required for the following circumstances: Three-year bachelor’s degrees from countries outside the United States. Note: credential evaluations will not be required for 3-year bachelor’s degrees from schools operating under the Bologna process. Schools whose educational system differs from the U.S. educational system. Transcripts that are difficult to decipher. Options for evaluation services include SpanTran for Pratt, WES, ECE, A2Z Evaluations, IEE or any reputable education evaluation service, e.g. your embassy or another NACES member (www.naces.org/members).

A scan of your official, course-by-course transcripts should be uploaded when you complete your online application. Request an official copy from your school, either digitally or physically, scan it, and upload it. Transcripts must include: Your name School name All courses completed with respective grades Any transfer work must be represented on its own transcript, unless the receiving institution included your original grades and the institution name from which they were accepted. All transcripts from post-secondary institutions attended must be included on your application, including non-degree work, or previous Pratt transcripts if applicable.

Two letters of recommendation Letters of recommendation are an important way for us to get to know you. We ask that you complete the recommendation request for your references when you complete your application so that they can complete your recommendation online. If your reference insists on mailing the recommendation, they can use the form below and mail it in—we don’t recommend this method, as receiving your recommendation letters online will immediately update your application checklist.

All applicants must submit a portfolio of work to be reviewed by an Admissions Committee composed of faculty. The portfolio must include A visual response to the prompt: “What is a line, and what can it do?” We do not expect a polished submission but one that can be generated in a few hours of work. Minimum of 7 no more than 10 examples of creative work including the visual response. This work may consist of visual explorations, design, research, and/or professional work and other relevant projects that demonstrate your interest and aptitude in communications design. Work included in the portfolio may be course assignments done in an undergraduate or graduate program, self-generated, or professional projects. The applicant’s portfolio should demonstrate creative potential and provide enough information about you to determine whether or not this program is appropriate for you. Up to six credits of qualifying courses may be required for applicants who do not meet all entrance standards but whose applications indicate a strong aptitude for graduate study. Submit a portfolio online at pratt.slideroom.com

All applicants must submit a statement of purpose which should be no more than two pages. In the text, you must discuss which of the program’s Learning Outcomes (found on this page) resonates the most with you and how you imagine you might address it in your design praxis.

Applicants with backgrounds in other fields should consider submitting writing samples, research or analysis that illustrates the applicant’s process, rigor and methodologies. Applicants are also encouraged to include materials such as painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, film, etc., even if it is not related to their background.