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You will be required to upload an unofficial transcript from each institution that you have attended. Uploading unofficial transcripts will significantly decrease the amount of time required to process your application. Official transcripts will be required if you are admitted.
Curriculum Vitae:
Provide us with your general background and your educational and professional activities. Your resume should also inform us about your voluntary activities, services to the community and others, and more.
Personal Statement:
Statement of Purpose:Applicants must write and upload an essay in the online application. This and all supporting documents help us get to know your work, your goals, and your abilities as a future architect. Your Essay of Motivation should articulate why you are drawn to the profession of architecture in general and to the graduate program in architecture at Utah specifically. Consider what experience prepares you, as well as what particular ambitions you have for your potential studies here at Utah, or how you hope to have changed at the end of your time as a Utah student.While we encourage you to adhere to the rules of good writing, we look for applicants who are not afraid to take risks in their expression. Please don’t hesitate to use a writing style or method that may be outside the mainstream as you express a dynamic position in the essay you submit. Limit your response to a one-page Word document, using Arial 10 pt., 1.5 line spacing, maximum number of words is 500. We recommend that you write your essay of motivation before beginning the online application. Note that applicants are required to submit their essays as an Essay of Motivation online by the December 1st (international students) or January 1st deadline.
Recommendation Letter:
Provide three letters of recommendation. These references should speak to you as a candidate, and particularly support your essay of motivation. Beyond your work exhibited in your application dossier, these letters help us get an insight to you as a person.To facilitate this process, you will be asked as part of your online application to enter the names and contact information (including correct email addresses) of your three recommenders. Once that information is saved, an email will automatically be sent to the recommenders with an access code and instructions on how to proceed with the online recommendation. Note that the recommendation requests are sent immediately to the recommenders once you save that information, regardless of whether you have completed your application. Please remind recommenders that letters must be completed and submitted by the December 1st (international students) or January 1st deadline.Applicants requesting letters of recommendation from university professors or instructors will need to provide those persons with a completed Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) waiver form, which can be downloaded here.(http://soa.cap.utah.edu/3-m-arch/详情请参考http://soa.cap.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/08/letter-of-rec.pdf)
Digital Portfolio:
All applicants must submit a digital portfolio of their work. Your digital portfolio should include evidence of recent, different types of creative work, including more complex assignments. Include what you think is representative of your best work, and what is expressive of you. You may also include any other material you feel would contribute to a more complete understanding of your experience and potential as an architecture student in our program. If you include work done in a professional office or studio, you must identify the professional’s name, your specific contribution to the project and your level of involvement. The manner of presentation is left to your discretion.Your digital portfolio must contain a title page that includes the following information only: your name, address, phone number, and your University of Utah identification number (if you have one). It must be uploaded as a single-file Acrobat PDF document via the online system. Maximum file size is limited to 10 MB. Your file must be clearly named:lastname_firstname_graduate_portfolio.pdf.Please email portfolio to arch@arch.utah.edu.