Fine Arts

1. Application: Complete the online application.
2. Application Fee: $50 non-refundable application fee is required. Only credit cards are accepted using the online application.
3. Official Transcripts: Have original, sealed copies of your official college transcripts sent to you, for submission with your application packet, or, if that is not possible, have your institution send transcripts directly to Parsons Graduate Programs (see address below). Photocopies are not acceptable.
   International Records: All applicants with international transcripts are required to submit an original transcript, a certified English language translation, and a Course-By-Course Evaluation Report with their supporting materials. These course-by-course reports are prepared by World Education Services (www.wes.org), our preferred provider, or another member of the National Association of Credit Evaluation Services (NACES). We recommend that you start the evaluation process, including submission of all required documents to WES (or another provider), as early as possible, in order to ensure the timely completion of your evaluation report. Request that your report be sent to Parsons The New School for Design, University Admissions, 79 Fifth Avenue, 5th floor, New York, NY 10003. (If you apply online, search for “New School Parsons” when requesting our institution.) If another provider is unable to send the report directly to the school, please collect and send the evaluation report along with a Materials Cover Sheet.
4. A brief resume (c.v.) including appropriate work experience, travel, exhibitions, etc., must be submitted online. List dates and positions held.
5. Statement of Interest and Intentions must be submitted online.
6. Two letters of recommendation from faculty or people with whom the applicant has worked professionally. These may be submitted by the references online, or, you may forward sealed references with your application packet.
7. If English is not an applicant’s native language, then he or she must submit results of the TOEFL exam (the Test of English as a Foreign Language). Students required to take the TOEFL exam may obtain further information from the Educational Testing Service site. Minimum score required: 580 written, 237 computer-based, or 92 internet-based.
8. A portfolio consisting of 20 pieces of Fine Art work which may include, painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, video, installation or performance. This portfolio may be submitted in two ways: - You may provide us with a URL/link to a website where the Admissions Committee can view your artwork. If you select this method of submission, you will be asked for a valid URL/link (as well as navigation instructions) in the online application.
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   You may mail your portfolio to the Admissions Office at the address below. Your mailed portfolio may consist of slides (inventory sheet included) CD, and/or DVD. All mailed materials must be accompanied by a Materials Cover Sheet, available in the Supplemental Forms section of the online application.
9. An interview is not required, but may be requested by the department.

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