Master of Architecture Application Information

To get started, create your application account. This will serve as a portal to your application and will allow you to submit materials as they become available. 

 

Please answer the two questions below and upload your responses as a single letter-sized .pdf file:

1. Describe why you have chosen to apply to the professional Master of Architecture program at Wentworth. How will earning this degree align with your career goals and interests? What aspects of our program interest you? (max. 500 words)
2. Describe a building you’ve visited in person that you felt was ‘well-designed.’ What criteria did you consider? Why do you feel that those criteria are important to the analysis and experience of architecture? (max. 500 words)
   
    

Your resume or curriculum vitae should showcase your competencies and credentials, and list all relevant coursework, research, extracurricular or professional activities. Required of all applicants.

Applicants must request that their undergraduate degree-awarding institution send an official transcript to gradadmissions@wit.edu.

Electronically sent transcripts are preferred, but you can mail transcripts to:
Attn: Graduate Admissions
Wentworth Institute of Technology
550 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Transcript copies will be accepted for the application review, but a final official transcript with degree conferral will be required before enrolling into a graduate program. Mailed transcript(s) must be in a sealed envelope from the registrar’s office; loose or opened transcripts will not be accepted. For degrees obtained outside the United States, official credential evaluations are required.

Current Wentworth students applying to the 1-year Track: The Graduate Admissions Office will obtain your transcript on your behalf.

Required of all applicants, except Wentworth BSArch students who have earned automatic admission.

Portfolios should include work that demonstrates your proficiency in architecture and/or other visual media, and they should reflect the full range of your creative, research, and technical skills. The portfolio should be fully digital and shared with the admissions committee during the application process as either a link to an online portfolio that is meant to be viewed in a browser, or as a link to a PDF hosted on a filesharing platform such as Google Drive. Please do not attempt to upload a PDF to the online application. 

Please note, hardcopy portfolios are not accepted.

Two letters of recommendation are required for all applicants. Letters of recommendation should be strictly professional or academic. They can come from a professor or a supervisor from a work or volunteer experience in the field you're planning to study. Letters of recommendation should not come from friends, family, or family friends.

Proof of English proficiency (for non-native English speakers); view Wentworth's English proficiency requirements. 

Credential evaluation for any student who studied their undergraduate degree outside of the United States. Visit our International Graduate Admissions page for more details.

A non-refundable $50 fee is required (except for Automatic Acceptance students. See requirements for the 1-year track for more details).

Eligibility: Bachelor of Science in Architecture students at Wentworth who wish to apply to the Master of Architecture program must do so in their senior year. Acceptance is based on review of a statement of purpose, cumulative GPA, resume, professional references, and an evaluation of your portfolio by faculty. 

Automatic Acceptance: Applicants who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher at the end of their junior year qualify for automatic acceptance into the program. Students who have earned automatic acceptance must submit all the materials listed above, with the exception of a portfolio and application fee. Automatic acceptance applies only to applicants currently enrolled in Wentworth’s Bachelor of Science in Architecture program and may not be deferred. 

In addition to the above requirements, all applicants to the 1-year track Master of Architecture must submit:

Letters of Recommendation: Two letters of recommendation are required. At least one letter of recommendation should come from a past or current full-time faculty member.

Eligibility: Candidates who have earned a four-year NAAB-based Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree at another institution – or who have graduated from Wentworth’s B.S. in Architecture program more than one year prior to submission – must complete the external candidate application process for the two-year program. Wentworth graduates may still be considered for admission to the one-year program based on the department’s assessment of their status.

In addition to the above requirements, all applicants to the Master of Architecture program must submit:

Recommendation Letters. With your application, you should submit the names and titles for two people who are providing you with letters of recommendation. 

Proof of English Proficiency (for non-native English speakers). Please review Wentworth's English proficiency requirements. International applicants will also be required to submit proof of financial support. 

Eligibility: Candidates who have earned a four-year undergraduate degree in a discipline other than architecture may apply to the 3-year track. The Master of Architecture program is structured as a three-year sequence of study for external candidates without previous degrees in architecture.  Prospective students in the 3-year Master of Architecture track are required to have completed one semester of algebra- or calculus-based physics (including mechanics), prior to admission to the program.

In addition to the above requirements, all applicants to the 3-year track of the Master of Architecture must submit:

Recommendation Letters. With your application, you should submit the names and titles for two people who are providing you with letters of recommendation. 

Proof of English Proficiency (for non-native English speakers). Please review Wentworth's English proficiency requirements. International applicants will also be required to submit proof of financial support. 

Applicants should submit an electronic copy of their portfolio. A link to an online portfolio is preferred, but portfolios may be uploaded to the application as a PDF. Portfolios should be designed for viewing one page at a time (not as a two-page spread) using landscape orientation and standard aspect ratios such as 4:3 and 16:9.

Please show a range of your original design work, including design drawings, sketches, model images, photography, sculpture, writing samples – any work that conveys your artistic sensibilities. Emphasize four to five of your best projects. Non-academic creative and professional work may be included if it demonstrates your abilities to perform successfully as a graduate student.

Portfolios should be well organized with a brief introductory text for each project. Each project should be clearly labeled. Indicate whether the project was completed as part of a course by including the name of the professor, studio, and semester. In the case of team projects, you must identify your role on the team and specify authorship of drawings, images, and artifacts seen in the portfolio.

The goal of the portfolio is to legibly display the quality of your design and creative work. Focus your efforts on making the clearest presentation with simple layouts of imagery and brief, informative texts using straightforward typefaces scaled for ease of reading on a laptop. Make an effort to document your work carefully so that all images of your work are of high resolution and large enough to understand in detail; the committee expects a professional presentation.