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Checklist: Photography
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Checklist: Photography

When applying to Photography as a domestic student (if you are an international student, please refer to the bottom of the page) you will need to submit the following:
  • Online application, with application fee.
  • Self-Assessment essay
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • A transcript from any and all colleges/universities attended
  • Work sample:  Applicants must submit a portfolio of twenty slides of original work.  These may be submitted as either analog slides or in digital format (preferred). 
If submitting a CD please send either:
1. Twenty individual jpeg images in a folder labeled with your last and first name (ex: lastname_firstname). Please label the individual images with your last name, first initial and image number (ex: lastname_f01, lastname_f02, etc.) Please format jpeg images so that they are approximately 1000 pixels on the shorter side.

2. A quicktime (.mov) slideshow consisting of twenty slides. Please name your .mov file with your last and first name (ex: lastname_firstname). Please export the .mov slideshow at 720 pixels X 1024 pixels.

Please burn your CD so that it is cross-platform readable.
  • Slide ID Sheet: Applicants must submit a slide identification sheet which corresponds to their analog or digital work sample. Please include the following information on your slide identification sheet: Slide Number, Full Name, Title of work, Medium, Dimensions, Date.
  • The Online Application and corresponding materials can be accessed on the Apply page. Click here if you are ready to apply.
    Please remember:  Students who do not have an academic background in art or photography will be considered for admission but will most likely be required to make up undergraduate deficiencies in these areas as determined by the graduate faculty. 

    If you are an international student you will need to submit all of the above materials as well as the additional International Application Materials.