Graduate Departmental Requirements: Master of Science in Information Experience Design (Fall and Spring), Manhattan campus (STEM)

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. The applicant must have a superior scholastic record or otherwise give evidence of ability to perform work on the graduate level. Applicants are expected to offer evidence of maturity and leadership potential for the profession. All applicants must apply using the online application and include:

• transcripts of all previous postsecondary education;
• a statement of purpose describing long-range goals and interest in the chosen discipline and reason for applying to the program. Check the Departmental Requirements page to see if there are special instructions for your statement of purpose;
• a current résumé/CV; and
• two letters of recommendation from academic or professional sources.

Optional: You may also include additional materials to demonstrate your skills and/or interests, which may take the form of an online portfolio, academic research paper, analytical report or presentation, or other relevant work sample. Optional portfolios should be uploaded to pratt.slideroom.com.

An in-person or telephone interview may be required. Applicants will be contacted by the School of Information if an interview is deemed necessary.

The required statement of purpose should be no more than 500 words. A TOEFL score of 82 (internet and home test), TOEFL ITP Plus for Mainland China of 553, IELTS of 6.5, Cambridge English score of 176, or a PTE of 53 is required for international students. Students who are not international but whose first language is not English must submit the TOEFL, IELTS or PTE.

Expedited Application for the Information Experience Design MS

Pratt students and recent Pratt graduates are offered an expedited application process to this program. Please see details about this option as well as requirements for admission on this page.