MPS in Digital Photography

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.

Portfolio: The image portfolio is the most important component of your application. It should represent 1–3 photographically cohesive bodies of work based on style, subject, concept, and execution. Images may be derived from digital or analog originals. Total of 20 images via upload* formatted as follows: Digital images must be 3000 pixels in the long dimension. 15 images as flattened JPG files. 5 images with all Photoshop layers, channels, and paths intact submitted as either TIF or PSD format. If you are using Adobe Lightroom to process your files, please submit the 5 layered files with two layers - the original-before and the processed-after and label the layers accordingly. All images must be 8-bit. Please do not submit 16-bit or camera raw files. Images should be clean, sharp, color correct, sized and named correctly. We recommend naming the layers of the TIF or PSD files. Files must be labeled as follows: Last name, underscore, first initial, underscore, sequence number, e.g., doe_j_01.jpg. Files that disregard the above criteria will not be reviewed. Most importantly, only submit the work you are excited about!

Applicants must submit a résumé, which should include professional experience as well as related activities such as research, awards and exhibitions.

Applicants must submit a Statement of Purpose (250-500 words) describing their reason for pursuing graduate study. Applicants should indicate their anticipated area of study (animation, motion graphics, experimental art or multidisciplinary study).

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