Students are admitted only in September of each year. Applicants are notified of the admissions committee’s decisions on preliminary selections in early February, and final decisions in early March. No information about decisions can be given over the telephone. To apply for more than one area of concentration, separate applications, fees, and supporting documentation must be submitted. The work submitted should be representative of the applicant’s experience in that particular field.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Online applications for programs beginning in the 2018–2019 academic year must be uploaded no later than 12 midnight EST on January 3, 2018. Applicants will not be allowed to submit applications after the deadline has passed. When many applicants are uploading simultaneously near the deadline, it is possible that lengthier pre-processing times will be experienced. To avoid this, please consider submitting prior to the deadline day.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
The School of Art requires for admission a high degree of capability and commitment. Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or a diploma from a four-year accredited professional art school. In exceptional cases and most particularly in light of the differences among educational structures and opportunities in the international art world today, the admissions committee may waive these prerequisites if other proofs of preparation and accomplishment are deemed sufficient equivalents by the committee. In either case, admission to the School of Art is on a highly selective and competitive basis.v
ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSE
The School of Art does not offer individual interviews until the applicant has passed the Preliminary Selection Jury. Instead, there will be an open-house introduction to the School at which representative members of the faculty will discuss the programs and applicants will be given a guided tour of the facilities. All applicants are encouraged to attend this briefing. The Open House will be held at the School, 1156 Chapel Street, on Thursday, November 16, 2017, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Those planning to attend should notify the Office of Academic Affairs in advance by filling out this online registration form Applicants should not bring examples of their work to this meeting.