The WES evaluation is required of all applicants educated in countries outside the United States. The WES evaluation will translate the student’s academic credentials into English, convert their marks into the United States grading scale, and note the equivalency of their education in the US. Graduate degree requirements differ depending on the program: • MFA-2, MPS Interior Lighting Design, MPS Sustainable Interior Environments: An undergraduate degree in interior design, architecture, or a closely related field is required. • MPS Healthcare Interior Design: An undergraduate degree in interior design, architecture, or a closely related field is required. Applicants without a prior degree in design but with extensive healthcare industry experience are encouraged to apply; healthcare industry experience must be detailed in one’s resume. • MFA-1: An undergraduate degree is required. Students entering the MFA1 program must submit transcripts indicating that they meet the Council for Interior Design Accreditation’s (CIDA) liberal arts requirement of 30 semester credit hours of diverse collegelevel liberal arts and science courses. Otherwise, they will be required to take additional courses at NYSID that comply with CIDA’s requirement. 6. Letters Of Recommendation Two letters of recommendation are required from employers, professors, or others who are qualified to judge the applicant’s aptitude for graduate study. Recommendation letters must come directly from the recommender either via postal mail or email. Recommendation letters can be emailed to admissions@nysid.edu. 7. Portfolio Portfolio requirements differ depending on the program.
• MFA-2, MPS Interior Lighting Design, MPS Sustainable Interior Environments: Applicants must submit a portfolio with a minimum of 15 pieces of design work. The portfolio must demonstrate a professional level of design skill that, in the opinion of the Graduate Admissions Committee, enables the applicant to successfully pursue advanced study. • MPS Healthcare Interior Design: Applicants who have an undergraduate degree in interior design or a closely related field are required to submit a portfolio matching the description cited above. Applicants who have a degree in an area other than a design-related field will be considered without a portfolio. • MFA-1: Applicants have the option of applying with or without a portfolio. If a portfolio is submitted, it should consist of 10-15 pieces of fine art-based work that may include still life compositions, sculptures, landscapes, portraits, figure studies, and/or renderings of interior spaces. Drafting/technical drawings should be submitted if possible. • MFA-1 applicants who do not have a portfolio are welcome to apply without one. If the applicant meets all other admission standards, they will be accepted pending completion of a twoweek qualifying workshop offered in the summer session before the program begins. This workshop is not offered prior to going through the application process. The qualifying workshop is not open to those applying to any program other than MFA-1. Portfolios may be submitted via prints, USB, or CDs. Portfolios cannot be returned unless a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope is provided. Applicants who wish to submit their portfolio electronically should create a shared document on DropBox and email admissions@nysid.edu an invitation. An email with images of portfolio work attached cannot be accepted.
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Evaluation of Foreign Transcripts By World Education Service (WES)