Admissions

Our application for admission for Fall 2013 will be available in August.

Visit our admissions blog, follow us on Facebook and Twitter, meet our Student Ambassadors and follow their blogs!

For those of you who missed the PennDesign Black Student Alliance's Demystifying Design Professions, click here to watch the video.

Landscape Professor David Gouverneur with students.

Installation and Exhibition Space

LARP 602 Site Visit in Slavonice, Czech Republic

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Virtual Tour

Take a photographic tour of PennDesign!

Graduate Student Life

Click here for our Graduate Student Life brochure

Portfolio Guidelines

Guidelines for portfolio preparation

Troubleshooting

Solutions to common problems that you may encounter while filling out the on-line application.

International Applicants

Information for international applicants.

Meet a Student

View student profiles and follow their blogs.

Congratulations to our graduating Student Ambassadors: Andrew Dawson, Mark Nicol, Sarah Peterson, Erik Reinholdz, James Tenyenhuis, and Li Yi.

Housing Information

On- and off-campus housing options for graduate students.

How to Apply

Detailed application instructions and required material

Visiting the School

Map/directions to PennDesign, virtual tour of the campus and information about travel to Philadelphia.

Admissions Calendar

Key dates in the 2011-2012 application process.  All digital, online submissions are due 11:59 PM EST on the date listed.  All deadlines for mailed materials are received by dates, NOT postmarked.

Request Information

On-line form to request information about our programs.

Application Checklist

Helpful to-do list of application materials available for download.  

Admission FAQs

Frequently asked questions about the admissions process. 

Webchats for Prospective Students!

New opportunity to correspond live with Admissions staff and Student Ambassadors.

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