STAMPS School
Undergraduate Admission Information The Stamps School of Art & Design offers four undergraduate programs: BFA in Art & Design; BA in Art & Design; Dual Degree programs with eight other university schools and colleges; and the Interarts Performance BFA.
of 3 drawings from direct observation. Each piece in a portfolio should be there for a reason — for example, to show a particular skill, to demonstrate range, or to highlight creativity.
A Strong Portfolio Includes:
4) Choose a Program: After logging into the
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At least 3 drawings from direct observation. If you have in the past copied from photographs or other flat copy, you can improve your portfolio with drawings from observation. Include sketches as well as finished drawings.
Stamps School’s SlideRoom portal, you'll see a list of the School’s programs. Undergraduate applicants should choose the program labeled U-M Stamps School of Art & Design BFA/BA Portfolio and click “begin.”
• 2D media: Design, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and mixed media
5) Complete the Art Supplement: Answer
• 3D media: Fibers, ceramics, metalwork, sculpture and installations
6) Complete Submission: SlideRoom checks
How to Apply 1) Submit a completed Common Application:
• Common Application • U-M Member Questions • Counselor Recommendation • Academic Teacher Recommendation • Art Teacher Recommendation • Common Application Essay • $75 application fee (or fee waiver request) • Common Application Art Supplement: Upload a portfolio of your work using the Stamps School of Art & Design SlideRoom link provided in the Common Application under “Art Supplement.” Applicants should upload a total of 12 - 15 items. Read our portfolio guidelines for details. 2) Request an official copy of your transcript
from your high school. 3) Send test scores directly to the University of
Michigan-Ann Arbor: • ACT (U-M code is 2062) and/or SAT (U-M code is 1839) • MELAB, IELTS or TOEFL (U-M code is 1839) test scores are required of all speakers of English as a second language. For detailed application information — including additional requirements for Interarts Performance, Dual Degree, Transfer and International applicants — go to: stamps.umich.edu/prospective/undergraduate
Portfolio Guidelines All applicants should submit a portfolio of 12 – 15 examples of representative and current work in a variety of media to indicate your range of experiences. Include only your best work, work that demonstrates media skills as well as evidence of creativity, imagination, and risktaking. Every portfolio must include a minimum
• Digital media: computer animation, video, audio, interactive art and internet-based projects • Performance, conceptual work, or other work not easy to categorize
Submitting Your Portfolio Applicants register and submit their portfolio on the SlideRoom website as part of the Common Application Art Supplement. After starting the Common Application and choosing the University of Michigan as your college, submit your portfolio using the following steps: 1) If you intend to apply to the Stamps School
of Art & Design, please answer “Yes” to the question below: Do you intend to submit an art supplement so that your special talent in one or more of the arts will be considered as part of the admission process to the University of MIchigan? This will turn on a section called “Art Supplement” at the bottom of the left sidebar. Then submit your portfolio via the Common Application Art Supplement. 2) Click the link: In the Art Supplement section,
click the “University of Michigan Art Supplement Site” link to open the Stamps School’s SlideRoom portal.
3) Login to the School’s SlideRoom portal:
After the Stamps School’s Slideroom portal opens, you'll be prompted to login to an existing SlideRoom account or create a new account.
questions and add your creative content.
to see if your Common Application has been submitted. Once you have submitted your Common Application, you can proceed with submitting your portfolio in SlideRoom. SlideRoom charges applicants a $10 transaction fee to submit a portfolio. Students who receive a fee waiver for their Common Application will also receive a fee waiver for their SlideRoom submission. Applicants may upload images (jpg), video (mov, wmv, flv), music (mp3) or PDF documents. For good image quality and fast upload, your image files should be sized no larger than 1400px on the largest dimension. Please keep video files under 60MB each. If you'd like to submit a larger file, upload it to Vimeo or YouTube, and submit the video's URL instead. Use the description fields to help us understand your work. • If the work was a class assignment, describe the assignment and how your work solved the problem. • If the work was self-directed, tell us why you made it, and describe your ideas and concepts. • Explain why you chose to include this particular work in your portfolio, what it means to you and what you were trying to achieve. • Discuss any research and preparation you did for your final work.
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