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 it 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 ability.

Items 2 through 7 must be forwarded to KSU Research and Graduate Studies.

Send forms or letters to:
    Research and Graduate Studies
    Office of Graduate Services
    116 Cartwright Hall
    Kent State University
    P.O. Box 5190
    Kent, OH 44242-0001

Portfolios are sent directly to the College:

    Graduate Studies Committee
    College of Architecture and Environmental Design
    304 Taylor Hall
    Kent State University
    P.O. Box 5190
    Kent, OH 44242-0001

ASSISTANTSHIPS:

Those applying for Graduate or Teaching Assistantship, must complete a form, which is downloadable at:
http://www.kent.edu/rags/upload/Application-For-Graduate-Appointment.pdf

DEADLINES:

The Graduate Studies Committee begins reviewing applicants as early as February 1st. Applications will be accepted up until July 1st.

Applications for a Spring enrollment must be submitted by November 1st.

Questions? contact: Sandy Hetzel, Graduate Secretary, (330) 672.3765, [shetzel@kent.edu].

Portfolio submitted for application to a graduate program in the College of Architecture & Environmental Design should be composed along the following guidelines:

1. Format: one volume, print-out & bound  (no electronic submission), landscape or portrait.
2. Size: 81/2” x 11” x 1” thick max (folded sheets may be used)
3. Design work should be presented in reversed chronological order, starting with the last project, and should comprise the most significant design projects in the applicant’s career.
4. School work and professional work should be presented in two clearly distinct and separate sections.
5. Projects should be clearly described with basic information (e.g. date, studio level, tutor, etc) and very concise commentaries (objectives, concept, etc).
6. Team work and role of applicant in team-projects must be clearly indicated.
7. Design work, other than architectural or urban design (such as interior design or product design), as well as other kinds of creative work (such as free-hand drawing or photography), should be presented in a clearly distinct and separate section at the end of the booklet.