DESIGN GRADUATE PROGRAM:  APPLICATION INFORMATION

Note:  All materials must be received by the program's January 15th deadline or your application will be considered incomplete.

Apply Online -- link to Official application site for the University of Minnesota Graduate School:

http://www.grad.umn.edu/prospective_students/Application_Information/index.html

• Application includes:
  • Personal Statement of Academic Goals (1-2 pages)
  • Transcripts
  • Letters of Recommendation (3)
  • Writing Samples (for PhD applicants only)
  • Application Fee

Design Graduate Program Application Checklist

The requirements listed above, plus the following:

• Portfolio of creative work consisting of 15-20 examples, for applicants to Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Product Development. Submit as .pdf file to dhagrad@umn.edu.
• Writing Sample.  Please submit with online application.
• GRE -- Graduate Record Examination scores, sent to the University of Minnesota Graduate School. Code: 6874. Test must be taken no later than mid-December to ensure scores are posted by the January 15th deadline.
• For non-native speakers of English only: TOEFL -- Test of English as a Foreign Language scores, sent to the University of Minnesota Graduate School.

.pdf file of Design Graduate Program Application Checklist

Questions?  Contact us! dhagrad@umn.edu

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