Transcript:
Transcripts of the academic record for the bachelor’s degree and/or transcripts from professional art schools attended. Student copies or unofficial transcripts of the academic record for the bachelor’s degree and/or transcripts from professional art schools attended are uploaded for the preliminary jury. Official transcripts will ONLY be required for applicants invited to interview. If invited to interview, official transcripts should be mailed to: Yale School of Art Admissions, POB 208339, New Haven, CT 06520-8339. Neither junior college transcripts nor Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are required.
Curriculum Vitae:
All graphic design applicants should upload a résumé, which will be reviewed for content as well as form of the typography; the résumé may not be longer than three (3) pages.
Personal Statement:
A one-page statement that addresses your influences, interests, current work direction, brief life history, and reasons for applying to a graduate program at this time. Statements should be no more than 500 words and should make reference to the representative work in your portfolio.
Recommendation Letter:
References from three persons practicing or teaching in the field in which application is made, attesting to the applicant’s ability and competence in that field.
Portfolio:
The portfolio should represent images of your best work, indicate your current direction, and demonstrate your ability. At least half of the images should represent work done within the last twelve months, and all should be from within the last three years. Chronological order of year is embedded in our system, and you will not be able to override it. One image from the portfolio should be designated as a “representative work.” This selection will be printed for the application file as the piece you feel most strongly represents ideas central to your current body of work. Do not include more than one image on the screen, nor embed other pages of a publication or video within the images you place in your portfolio. Do not include detail photos of work in your portfolio unless you consider them absolutely necessary. Under no circumstances should more than two detail shots be included. We strongly recommend that you review your images on a Mac OS to be certain that they are accurately represented.