宾夕法尼亚大学设计学院申请条件.doc

HOW TO APPLYOnce you begin your application, you may fill out portions of the application, save your information, and go back in at a later date as long as you submit the application before the deadline. Directions for uploading supporting material are included in the application, as well as in theFAQsection.Supporting MaterialThe following supporting material should be submitted through the on-line application.International ApplicantsIf you are not a US Citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States, pleaseclick hereto view our guidelines for international applicants.Application FeeAnapplication feeof $80 must be submitted by credit card or check.TranscriptsAscanned transcriptfrom each college or university attended for credit must be uploaded into the application. In addition, you must have oneofficial transcript(sealed and stamped) from each college or university attended for credit sent directly to the PennDesign Office of Admissions, 110 Meyerson Hall, 210 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6311.Applicants completing undergraduate and/or graduate degrees from institutions outside of the United States are required to submit a course-by-course evaluation from World Education Services./Letters of RecommendationYou must submit threeletters of recommendationwith at least two from college instructors. Applicants who have been out of school for several years may submit recommendations from employers or others in a position to evaluate their professional abilities and academic potential. You will need your evaluators e-mail addresses when you fill out the recommendation section of the application.Personal StatementYou must upload apersonal statement, no more than 500 words long, describing your background, interest in your field, and your academic and career objectives.Your personal statement should describe your background, your interest in the field to which you are applying, and your academic and career objectives. You should be as specific as you can about the area in which you plan to study. If you are an MFA applicant, you should include your ideas, as well as the stylistic and conceptual priorities for your work.RsumYou must upload arsumincluding employment, activities, community service, education, and academic or professional honors.Digital PortfolioAdigital portfoliomust be submitted for applicants to Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Fine Arts and Urban Design programs. Applicants to the Master of City Planning with a Concentration in Urban Design are strongly encouraged to submit a portfolio of their design work although it is not required. All work in the portfolio, including images and concepts, must be original material created by you, and should be identified as academic, professional, or personal. If professional or team projects are included in the portfolio, you must clearly identify your specific role and responsibility in the production of the project. Labels and writing should clearly explain the work. Paper portfolios are not accepted.Architecture and Landscape Architecture PortfoliosEvery applicant to the Master of Architecture, Master of Environmental Building Design, Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of Science in Architecture, or PhD in Architecture program is required to submit a digital portfolio. Paper portfolios will NOT be accepted, and if submitted, will not be returned. The portfolio is a synopsis of ones creative work. As a visual essay, it tells a story of a persons interests, skills, and development over time. It should include projects that best express ones visual, spatial, and constructional abilities. These projects might include drawings, paintings, sculpture, or photography; graphic, industrial, or interior design; architectural, landscape, or urban design. The faculty who evaluate the portfolios look less for competence in architectural or landscape architectural design and more for a coherent demonstration of visual and spatial abilities expressed through a basic understanding of material and construction. Applicants to the MEBD and MArch II/PPD should include at least five fully developed projects done solely by the person submitting the portfolio; other group work can be added.The digital portfolio should be formatted as one PDF document no larger than 25 MB, with no more than 20 pages (maximum page size 10 x 12) or 10 pages (maximum 10x24) if you use spreads. Cover pages or table of contents do not count towards total pages. Once your application is submitted, you will not be able to make changes to your portfolio or upload a new one.City Planning and Urban Design PortfoliosApplicants to the Certificate in Urban Design program should submit portfolios containing reproductions of their work in the visual arts and design. Applicants to the Master of City Planning program with a concentration in Urban Design are strongly encouraged to submit a portfolio. Applicants with professional experience who wish to include examples of their professional work may do so, but are advised to limit these to projects in which they had principal design roles. If examples of collaborative projects are submitted, the applicants contribution should be specifically described. The digital portfolio should be formatted as one PDF document no larger than 25 MB, with no more than 20 pages (maximum page size 10 x 12) or 10 pages (maximum 10x24) if you use spreads. Cover pages or table of contents do not count towards total pages. Once your application is submitted, you will not be able to make changes to your portfolio or upload a new one.Fine Arts PorfoliosA portfolio is required of all applicants to Fine Arts, Time-based and Interactive Media, and Emerging Design and Research programs. The portfolio should indicate your major interest, represent your best work, and demonstrate your abilities. At least half of the portfolio should consist of work completed in the last two years. Applicants may choose to provide still images and/or video. All work in the portfolio, including images and concepts, must be original material created by you, and should be identified as academic, professional, or personal. If professional or team projects are included in the portfolio, you must clearly identify your specific role and responsibility in the production of the project. Labels and writing should clearly explain the work.For still images, a total of up to twenty (20) images should be submitted. You will need to combine your images into a single PDF to upload. The portfolio should contain a total of twenty (20) RGB JPEGs. The review panel reviews slides at 1920 x 1080 pixels. If your images are larger than this, please follow these directions:1. Resize in Photoshop, Image-Image size2. First set the Resolution to 72 Pixels/Inch3. Set the Width so it is less than 1920 and the height so it is less than 10804. Save a copy of each image as jpeg at 90% quality (or 11/12 quality) for your submission5. Each file should be just around 1 mbTo create your pdf, in Photoshop, go to File-Automate-PDF Presentation1. Add your files2. Check Presentation3. Make Background Black4. Dont include any text options5. Leave Advance Every unchecked6. No transitions7. Click OK8. Use the Press Quality Preset in the next PDF dialog box.Video formats accepted by our system include QuickTime (mov), m4v, and mp4. We will accept up to 5 video uploads. Each video can be up to 10 minutes long and no larger than 100 MB. It is acceptable to provide excerpts if videos are longer than 10 minutes. You may also submit video works by providing up to five Vimeo links; if you choose the Vimeo option, submit your links in a PDF file using the PDF upload button.Image List for Fine Arts Portfolio SubmissionsTo describe your work, whether uploaded as PDF or video, please include a list as follows: upload an additional PDF document describing the images or videos uploaded. The list should be headed with your name and list the image number, title, date, medium, and dimensions of each work. For video submissions also include the running time, intended format of presentation (for example video installation, online video, cinema screening, or not specified) for each video.Writing SampleApplicants to M.S. in Architecture, M.Arch. II, MEBD and Ph.D. programs must submit awriting sample.M.S. in Architecture and Ph.D. applicants must submit an essay or research report in English on the subject of their field of specialization. These writing samples can be examples of papers you have already written or they can be prepared new for the application. We suggest that each sample should be no more than 10 pages. Applicants to the Master of Environmental Building Design and Master of Architecture Post-Professional degrees must submit one sample of writing and a description of their computing skills and software proficiency.Research PaperApplicants to the PhD programs must submit aresearch paper. In a statement of no more than 500 words, describe the area or field of study you propose, and if possible the topic or kinds of topic you would like to research, explaining the importance of such a study, and the ways in which you are prepared to undertake this research and writing.Test ScoresGraduate Record Examination scoresare required of all but MFA applicants regardless of whether they are from the U.S. or abroad. To register for the GRE, go to Educational Testing Service /. Official test scores must be sent by ETS to the School of Design. The correct institution code to use when requesting scores is 2926. You do not need a departmental code. We suggest a minimum of 160 Verbal, 148 Quantitative, and 4.5 for Analytical Writing. Keep in mind that these are not cut-off scores.International applicantswhose native language is not English and whose undergraduate training has not been conducted in the English language must submit satisfactory certification of adequate English proficiency sufficient to pursue graduate study, both comprehension and expression in the spoken and written word. Applicants must submit scores of either theInternational English Language Testing System(IELTS Academic) or rhwTest of English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL). We suggest a minimum score of 100 on the TOEFL and a band score of 7.5 for the IELTS, but these are not cut-off scores and we will review any complete application we receive. If you have spent a minimum of 4 years in an English-speaking institution (for your Bachelors, for example), you will not be required to submit a TOEFL or an IELTS.Applicants may register for the IELTS . Applicants may register for the TOEFL /toefl. The correct institution code to use when requesting official TOEFL scores is 2926. You do not need a departmental code. Candidates admitted to the School of Design may be required to successfully complete an English Language Program prior to matriculation. They will be notified of this condition in their letter of admission.Application ChecklistDownload an application checklisthere.MArch PrerequisitesTo be admitted without conditions to the three-year Master of Architecture program, an applicant is required to possess the following: an understanding of mechanics, heat, light, sound and electricity as demonstrated, for example, through the successful completion of