Apply for admission to NC State University

Those interested in studying at the College of Design as undergraduates must apply to NC State University through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Applications for undergraduate studio based majors must be received by Nov. 1. Studio-based majors include: Architecture, Art + Design, Graphic Design, and Industrial Design. Applicants interested in studio-based major must indicate one of the above majors as their first choice on the application. The second choice major on the application CANNOT be another studio-based major in the College of Design.

Qualified students will be contacted for a departmental review on one of the College's Admissions Review Days.

The College of Design offers Design Studies, a non-studio based major that follows the rolling deadline of the university. Students who are admitted to this program do not participate in an Admissions Review Day or submit supplemental information such as the portfolio and College of Design Essay.

Undergraduate Admissions Essay

In addition to your application for admission to the University, the College of Design requires the online submission of an Essay Question Response plus 10 Preview Portfolio Images of your creative work. All materials are due November 1 and must be submitted on-line through your WolfPAW account.

Please note that your Essay Question Response plus 10 Preview Portfolio Images submission will determine admission decisions made by the College of Design. It is the applicant's obligation to include all requested materials in this online submission. Absence of any requested items in this portion of your application will automatically result in a decision to reject your application to the College of Design. The College of Design also reserves the right to deny applicants who submit fraudulent or plagiarized materials. All information submitted for review should be the product of the applicant only.

ESSAY QUESTION GUIDELINES

The faculty and administration at the College of Design would like to gain insight into what you currently know and think about design and its impact on the world around you. Please be mindful that you should answer the Essay Question below from the viewpoint of your chosen prospective major: Architecture, Art + Design, Graphic Design or Industrial Design (please title your submission accordingly).Your response should not exceed 4,000 characters (approximately 750 words). The Required Design Essay Question will be posted within the supplemental information section of the Undergraduate Admission Application.