MFA in Interior 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.

Portfolio and/or materials must be submitted through pratt.slideroom.com. Please note SlideRoom accepts the following file types: Images (up to 5MB each), Video (up to 250MB each), Audio (up to 30MB each), PDFs (up to 10MB each) and 3D Models. Clarity on the applicant’s role and scope of work is important if group projects are included. The department recommends that portfolios include research and process, along with physical models and hand drawings.

The required statement must include how the applicant’s background can inform, and has prepared them for the field of study in interior design, specifically at Pratt Institute (it should not exceed 500 words).

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.