Graduate Application Requirements

1. Applications must be forwarded on-line through the KSU web-site. Directions for on-line applications: http://www.admissions.kent.edu/apply/Graduate/

In addition to KSU general requirements (min. GPA = 2.75), admission to the programs are administered through the Graduate Studies Committee and is based on:

2. Statement of purpose;
3. Curriculum vitae;
4. Original Transcripts from colleges previously attended;
5. Undergraduate GPA;
6. GRE scores;
7. Letters of reference;
8. Portfolio of design work.

Statement of Purpose:
One page max, indicating which option is the application for (e.g. MArch in Kent, MArch at the CUDC, MArch&MBA dual degree in Kent, MArch&MUD dual degree at the CUDC) along with the applicant’s educational and career goals, including research and/or concentration interests.

Graduate Record Examinations:
For information on the GRE (Graduate Record Examinations), please check: [www.gre.org]. Scores above 460 (verbal), 620 (quantitative) and 4.25 (analytical) will give the applicants good chances of admission.

Letters of Recommendation:
Submit letters of recommendation completed by persons who are familiar with your educational goals and your ability to achieve them (at least 3, one of which from a non-academic source, preferably professional); The format may be a letter and/or the Recommendation Form. The form can be downloaded at: http://www.kent.edu/rags/Forms/upload/recommendation_form0708.pdf
Those individuals should comment on your professional and/or academic abilities.

Send items 2 through 7 (forms or letters) to:

DEADLINES:

The application deadline for Fall 2009 admission is February 1st for design portfolios and March 1st for all other supporting materials.  Applications will be accepted through July 1st; however March 1st applicants will receive preferential consideration for financial aid through Graduate Assistantships.