Application to this department is a three-step process.
First: fill out the online application here: SVA GRADUATE APPLICATION. You can submit your portfolio after completing this step, but please remember to send in all supplementary materials to the SVA Office of Graduate Admissions before the January deadline, or your application will not be reviewed.
Second: submit your portfolio of photos and/or video online here: SLIDEROOM PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION.
Third: after submitting your online application and portfolio, please send in your transcript, resume/CV, statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, English proficiency test and declaration of finances (if applicable) to the SVA Office of Graduate Admissions.
Deadline for Fall 2012 is January 14, 2012.
For a Graduate Catalogue and Application, or for more information about the application process, please visit the Graduate Admissions section of the School of Visual Arts website:
Application Requirements
MFA Photography and Related Media – Graduate Catalog Excerpt
Graduate Catalog & Application
Information Session & Tour
If you have further Admissions questions, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions directly:
Office of Graduate Admissions
School of Visual Arts
209 East 23 Street
New York, NY 10010
phone: (212) 592-2107
fax: (212) 592-2116
gradadmissions@sva.edu
PLEASE NOTE: It takes up to 3 weeks for the Office of Graduate Admissions to process application materials after receipt. If you received an email that says your application is not complete, please read further down where this processing time is noted. If you purchased tracking for your materials, please refer to the delivery date to make sure that the package containing your information was delivered.
