{"id":1939,"date":"2020-10-05T19:02:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T19:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=1939"},"modified":"2023-04-04T11:33:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T15:33:28","slug":"admissions-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-innovation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/graduate-programs\/interior-design-ma\/admissions-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior Architecture + Design M.A. Admissions Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"
In making decisions for admission, Marymount University takes a holistic approach to application review.<\/p>\n
Spring enrollment: November 1 Admissions Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n Students with an accredited interior design or architecture degree must demonstrate completion of an equivalent series of prerequisites that assures an understanding of a common body of knowledge within the field. If a departmental review of a student’s previous coursework and\/or portfolio reveals deficiencies in the common body of knowledge, the student may be required to complete additional undergraduate and\/or graduate course(s). Alternatively, students with degrees in interior design or architecture who want a CIDA accredited degree may choose the first professional MA program and transfer credits into it. However, a minimum of 36 credits must be completed at Marymount University, and a portfolio of work is required for placement. The department website has information on portfolio requirements and submission.<\/p>\n Spring enrollment: November 1 Admissions Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n *To meet requirements of the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), the applicant’s transcript must show a minimum of 30 credits of liberal arts and sciences coursework in such disciplines as English composition, literatures, foreign language, history, sociology, mathematics, biology, philosophy, humanities, psychology, and economics. Coursework in professional disciplines, such as business, cannot be included in this total. Applicants with fewer than 30 credits in the required coursework will be expected to make up the deficit within the first year of matriculation.<\/p>\n For university coursework completed outside the U.S., an official course-by-course evaluation of your transcript is required from an evaluation agency with\u00a0NACES<\/a>\u00a0membership such as\u00a0World Education Services, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Educational Credentials Evaluators<\/a>.<\/p>\n Students for whom English is a second language must submit a recent official score from the TOEFL of 96, IELTS of 6.5, or PTE Academic exam of 58, or documentation of program completion at one of Marymount University\u2019s language partners.<\/p>\n For complete information about International Admissions Guidelines and language partner programs, please click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nApplication Deadlines:<\/strong>
\nApplications must be complete by the following deadlines to assure an admissions decision by the start of the term. Applications received after these deadlines will be considered on a time and space-available basis.<\/p>\n
\nSummer enrollment: March 1 (Priority deadline) or April 30
\nFall enrollment: April 1 (Priority deadline) or August 1<\/p>\n\n
First Professional Degree Track<\/h2>\n
\nApplication Deadlines:<\/strong>
\nApplications must be complete by the following deadlines to assure an admissions decision by the start of the term. Applications received after these deadlines will be considered on a time and space-available basis.<\/p>\n
\nSummer enrollment: March 1
\nFall enrollment: April 1 (Priority deadline) or August 1<\/p>\n\n
Additional Requirements for International Students:<\/h2>\n
Admissions Coordinator Contact Information:<\/h2>\n
Grace McGrath<\/h3>\n