Applying as an Undergraduate

Spring and Fall 2012.: Below are links to our requirements, our online application, and our downloadable application and recommendation or reference  forms. We prefer that students apply online if possible to expedite the processing of applications. Full instructions are found below.  If you're not sure of your major, read about our programs below.

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• Application and Portfolio Requirements
• Apply Online
• Undergraduate Application and Recommendation Forms (pdf) We prefer that you apply online but if you cannot, you may download the application. You may download the recommendation forms here as well.

Spring 12 and Fall 12 Applicants

Undergraduate Programs of Study

Pratt has a wide variety of highly ranked programs (associate's and bachelor's ) from which to choose in its three undergraduate schools: School of Architecture, School of Art and Design, and  School of Liberal Arts and Sciences   Students can explore their artistic interests by taking courses in other majors. Students have the option to apply as "undecided" if they are unsure of their major in the School of Art and Design. Students interested in architecture, construction management, fashion, writing, or critical and visual studies must apply to those majors as they have a different first year. The School of Art and Design offers a "foundation year" for all majors but fashion. Below is a list of of programs with links to the departments.  If you're looking for admissions requirements, they can be found online as well.

Brooklyn Campus

The following links take you to the academic department sites. 

• Architecture
• Art And Design Education
• Art History 
• Art History BA
• Theory, Criticism, and History of Art, Design, and Architecture (BFA)
• Critical and Visual Studies
• Communications Design (graphic design, illustration, advertising art direction)
• Digital Arts (digital animation and motion arts, interactive media)
• Fashion Design 
• Film (film or animation) 
• Fine Arts (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, jewelry)
• Industrial Design
• Interior Design
• Photography
• Writing

Manhattan Campus

Two-year Programs

• Graphic Design/Illustration A.A.S.
• Painting/Drawing A.A.S.
• Building and Construction A.A.S.
• Digital Design And Interactive Media A.O.S.
• Graphic Design A.O.S. 
• Illustration A.O.S.

Four-Year Programs

• Construction Management B.P.S.
• Construction Management B.S.

Affiliated Programs

PrattMWP in Utica: majors in communications design, fine arts, art education, and photography. Visit PrattMWP online.

DCAD in Delaware: majors in communications design, fine arts, photography, animation, and interior design.  Visit DCAD online.

Recognized internationally for the quality of its programs, faculty, and students, Pratt offers students:

0. A world-class faculty of successful working professionals who ensure the highest professional standards in the classroom while connecting students with internships and eventually jobs.
0. A choice of 27 majors and concentrations in its three schools: architecture , art and design, and liberal arts and sciences.
0. The ideal locations--a beautifully landscaped Brooklyn campus just minutes from Manhattan with historic buildings, tree-lined green spaces, contemporary sculpture park, and outstanding facilities and a Manhattan campus in a recently renovated historic building in Chelsea.  The Brooklyn campus houses all the four-year programs but construction management, which is offered in Manhattan.  The two-year associate's programs are offered in Manhattan as well.
0. An Outstanding Professional Education: Ranked second nationally for interior design, fourth for industrial design and ninth for architecture by DesignIntelligence (2011).   Students begin their professional studies in the first year--an intensive preparation that is highly valued by the professionals who hire Pratt graduates.
   

Change of Schools Within Pratt: Pratt current students who wish to transfer from one school to another within the Institute should complete a Change of School Transfer Application and submit it to the Office of Admissions no later than June 1 for the fall term and December 15th for the spring term.  A $50 application fee must accompany the application.  Students must meet the admissions criteria for the program to which they are applying.  See www.pratt.edu/apply for admissions criteria for transfers. Portfolios may be uploaded at https://pratt.slideroom.com under the heading Undergraduate, put on a CD or printed out and submitted with the application.   Credit transferred to the new program from either Pratt or other colleges is not computed in the new grade point average.  If the transfer is approved, your form will be sent to the Registrar's Office for an evaluation of your transfer credit.  A limit of one transfer between schools will be considered. Students requesting a second transfer will be required to obtain additional approval from both deans and the Office of the Provost.