Incoming Status: Transfer
Area of Interest: Design Technology
Entry Semester Available: Fall 2010
Application Deadline: March 1, 2010

• Admission Requirements
• Application Process
• Design/Technology Interview
• International Students Application Instructions 
• Fees and Expenses
• Financial Aid

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission to the Theatre Design/Technology  B.F.A. Program is highly competitive and is based on a required audition process with the Acting Faculty and a review of the students overall application by Admissions.  Only exceptionally talented actors who can demonstrate talent, creativity and commitment will be offered admission.  In addition, students will be also be evaluated on the basis of the Purchase College's general undergraduate transfer admission standards.  Purchase College expects applicants to be highly motivated, hard-working and academically strong students with a G.P.A. of at least 2.5. More on general admissions criteria can be found here.

Note: Transfer students who were enrolled in an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Higher Education Opportunity (HEOP), College discovery (CD) or similar special program at their initial college should review the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at Purchase College. 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please follow all application instructions carefully.  In cases where students fail to follow the requirements and instructions listed here, we cannot guarantee the application can be reviewed and the application may be withdrawn from consideration.  For faster processing of mailed materials, please do not staple items together. 

Step 1: Submit your completed application:
Apply online using the SUNY Application at www.suny.edu/Student/apply.** The application fee is $40. (Theatre Design/Technology applicants should NOT use the Common Application. You must use the SUNY application).

**Note: Theatre Design Technology applicants are not required to submit the Supplemental Admissions Form.  The Supplemental Admissions Form is for Liberal Arts and Sciences and Art+Design applicants only.  Please refer to the steps below for additional program requirements.

Note: International students please see the International Student Application Instructions

Step 2: Submit official transcripts and test scores:
Request official (i.e., in envelopes sealed by the registrar) college transcripts from all colleges attended or in which you are currently enrolled, high school transcripts and SAT/ACT test scores* be sent directly to:

Office of Admissions
Purchase College, SUNY
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400

*Students with under 24 college credits are required to submit official high school transcripts, SAT and/or ACT, and/or GED scores.  Students who have completed over 24 college credits at the time of application completion may choose to only submit college transcripts, but it is possible the Office of Admissions will request these additional items upon application review.  Students who have taken AP exams should submit all AP scores for evaluation and transfer credit. Please note, SAT and AP test scores can be submitted electronically.

Step 3: Design/Technology Interview:
Complete the interview process as outlined below.

DESIGN/TECHNOLOGY INTERVIEW

An interview is required as part of the application process.  You will receive specific information on how to schedule an interview via e-mail from the Office of Admissions upon receipt of your application.  Please note that a non-refundable $46.50 interview fee must be paid at the time of your interview.

Design/Technology Program Interview Tour

Purchase College
November 17, 2009
February 23, 2010
March 23, 2010

New York*
January 30, 2010

Chicago
February 1, 2010

San Francisco
February 5, 2010

*New York City interviews cannot be scheduled for residents of the New York metropolitan area.

In preparation for your interview, you will need to do the following:

1. Read Night of the Iguana: Read the play Night of the Iguana, by Tennessee Williams.  Questions about this play will be asked during the interview.
2. Prepare a Resume:  Your resume should include a complete list of your theatrical experiences.  It should include titles of works, duties performed, locations of performances and the name of the directors, designers and stage managers with whom you have worked.  Bring one copy of your resume with you to the interview. 
3. Prepare a Portfolio: Prepare and bring with you to the interview a portfolio that includes examples of design and/ or technical work that you have done in high school, community theatres, summer stock, or at other colleges.
4. Letters of Recommendation: Please bring two letters of recommendations (in sealed envelopes) with you when you come for your interview. 

About the Portfolio:

Your portfolio materials should reflect your interest and/or work in one of the following potential areas of specialization:

Costume Design, Lighting Design, Scene Design, Costume Technology, Stage Management, or Technical Direction/Production Management.

Portfolio materials can include the following for each respective specialization:

• Costume Design - Drawings, paintings, and/or garments that you have made.  These items need not to be theatrical.
• Lighting Design - Drawings, paintings, photography, drafting plots and lighting plots.
• Scene Design - Drawings, paintings, still life or still life studies and drafting designs.
• Costume Technology - Samples of costume construction, photos of work that has been built, drawings and other artwork. 
• Stage Management - Prompt scripts, cue sheets, ground plans, rehearsal notes and programs.
• Technical Direction/Production Management - Drafting samples, objects that you have built, photographs and production paperwork.

If your interview is successful you will be notified on or around March 1, 2010.  If you are offered admission, you will need to accept our offer in writing, and you will be asked to submit an enrollment deposit by May 1, 2010.