MFA (M.F.A.) in Design - Interior Environments (Post-Professional) in Richmond United States | Virginia Commonwealth University

Departments may admit graduate applicants with three-year bachelor’s degrees provided these three-year degrees allow the students to pursue graduate studies in their countries. Further, the department will require prerequisite/foundation courses as needed to fill in any gaps in the student’s educational background. For admission to graduate study at VCU, the Graduate School requires an undergraduate GPA of 3.0. or better, however, an individual department may waive this requirement as identified through a holistic review of an application. For students with earned graduate degrees from accredited institutions, the graduate GPA may be the primary basis for consideration. Three letters of recommendation are required and should be submitted online by an applicant's recommenders. In the University Graduate Application applicants will enter the recommender names and email addresses to send a message requesting the recommendations.

Letters of recommendation from professional associates such as instructors, supervisors, or colleagues should address the applicant’s ability to succeed in a graduate program, as well as describe specific experiences with the applicant that would translate to being an outstanding candidate for the M.F.A. in Design with a concentration in interior environments post-professional program.

 

Statement of intent

Applicant's statement of intent should be submitted in the University Graduate Application. Statements should be one or two pages in length and should briefly explain the following:

Applicant's academic and professional background

Reason for pursuing continued study of design of interior environments, including research agenda

Reason for interest in studying at VCUarts

Applicant's professional goals beyond graduate study