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Two official transcripts (bearing registrar’s signature and/or the institution’s seal) from each post-secondary institution attended, documenting all courses taken (within or outside a degree program), grades received, and degrees earned.
Personal Statement:
This statement should address the following points: What defines you as an artist, why you have chosen to pursue stage design as your medium, and why the MFA program at Northwestern is the right program for you. The statement should be no more than two pages, double-spaced.
Recommendation Letter:
Three reference names: individuals who can discuss you as a designer and/or your design work.
Portfolio:
A sample portfolio of photographs or scanned images on CDs of design work (production photos, renderings, etc) and other artistic skills (drawings, renderings, photography, sculpture) that do not need to be returned. Applicants interviewed at U/RTA do not need to send a sample portfolio.