MFA in Products of Design

For International Student Only: The School of Visual Arts strongly recommends that international academic records be evaluated by one of the following approved external evaluation agencies 1.SpanTran: Course-by-course evaluations for college transcripts. 2.Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE): Course-by-course evaluations for college transcripts. 3.World Education Services (WES): Course-by-course evaluations for college transcripts.

Bachelor's Certificate

Applicants must submit official transcripts from each college or university they’ve attended. In order to be considered official, transcripts must come directly from the institution(s).

Applicants are required to submit three letters of recommendation from instructors or practicing professionals.

Your portfolio is a collection of 7-10 projects that demonstrate your experience and interest in design. Projects should: 1.Demonstrate an ability to identify and think through a problem. 2.Articulate the designer's approach and resolution in compelling ways. 3.Offer creative solutions.

Applicants must submit a résumé, which should include any professional experience, internships, print or web publications, and awards.

Beyond your portfolio, we want to know who you are as a designer, how critical thinking takes shape in your design work or other pursuits, and why you are choosing to apply to the MFA Products of Design department at this time in your life. The Statement of Purpose should be approximately 500 words. Below are some suggestions that may help you structure your statement of purpose. Feel free to borrow some of these points (all are not necessary) as they seem most relevant and natural for you to speak to: 1. Why are you applying to the MFA Products of Design department at this time; what appeals to you about the program; why do you feel that it is a good fit for you? 2.What is your design story? In other words, what is your relationship to design, making, problem solving, visual art, craft, UX/UI, business thinking or otherwise? Give us a sense of who you are as a designer and who you want to be. If you are not yet a designer, give us a sense of what type of designer you want to be. 3.How do you plan to leverage design to affect and influence change? In what ways are you dreaming about? 4.How do current events, politics, your life experience, identity and history affect your thinking and creative life?

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