Stuart Weitzman School of Design
102 Meyerson Hall
210 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Reapplicants must submit all new forms and supporting materials.
An applicant may apply to a Weitzman program a maximum of three times. If the applicant is been denied admission for the third time, further applications to the same program will not be given consideration.
Acceptance of an offer of financial support for the next academic year by a prospective or enrolled graduate student completes an agreement that both student and graduate school expect to honor. Students are under no obligation to respond to offers of financial support prior to April 15; earlier deadlines for acceptance of such offers violate the intent of the Council of Graduate Schools Resolution regarding graduate scholars, fellows, trainees and assistants. The text of the CGS Resolution may be downloaded here. The Weitzman School is among the graduate schools that support this resolution.
All material submitted in support of your application, including written work and images, must be your own. You will be asked to verify this before you submit your finished application. Failure to adhere to this policy or misrepresentation of materials included in your application as your own that have been created by others could result in rescission of your offer of admission.
All portfolio work, including images and concepts, must be original material created by you, and should be identified as academic, professional, or personal. If professional or team projects are included in the portfolio, you must clearly identify your specific role and responsibility in the production of the project. You should not under any circumstances represent the work by a group as your own; rather, you should highlight your specific role in the project and the work that is solely your own.
All written submissions, including personal statements, writing samples, and research papers must be written by you in English. If English is not your first language, the writing sample may not be translated by an outside party.
Although students who are foreign nationals and who hold a professional degree such as a Bachelor of Architecture from their home country will not be considered for our accredited Master of Architecture professional program, it is still possible for them to seek licensure in the U.S. with their degree through the National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB). The three main requirements one must fulfill to be licensed in a U.S. jurisdiction include education, experience, and examination. You will need to have your education evaluated by NAAB through their Education Evaluation Services for Architects (EESA) program. Once your credentials have been evaluated, you will need to fulfill the training and examination requirements before you can be licensed. For more details about the accreditation process, go to https://www.ncarb.org/advance-your-career/ncarb-certificate/get-certified/foreign-architects.