Graduate Application Process

How to Apply

• Application Requirements

  See below for specific instructions. 

  The Online Application

   

   

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  Official Transcripts

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

  or you may mail to:
  Attn: Graduate Admissions
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  550 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA 02115

  Wentworth, current and former students: The Graduate Admissions Office will obtain your Wentworth transcript on your behalf.

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  Resume:

  You may include the following:

  • Work experience (internships, co-ops, etc.)
  • Clubs and organizations
  • Volunteer experience
  • Skills
  • Certificates

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  Letter(s) of Recommendation

  Letters of recommendation should be strictly professional or academic. They can come from a professor or a supervisor from a work or volunteer experience. Letters of recommendation should not come from friends, family, or family friends.

  Master's of Architecture

  • Two letters of recommendation are required

  All Other Graduate Programs

  • One letter of recommendation is required.  

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  Statement of Purpose: 

  Master's of Architecture

  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)

  All Other Graduate Programs

  1. What inspired you to enter a graduate program in this field? (300 words)
  2. What are your career aspirations?  How do you expect a graduate degree will help you achieve these goals?  (300 words) 

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  A Portfolio (for Master's of Architecture Applicants Only): 

  Please find more information here.

• International Applications

  Learn more about the International Application Process.

•  Accelerated 4+1 Master's Degree Applications

  Learn more about 4+1 programs 

  Current Wentworth students

  We will request your official transcript on your behalf and automatically waive the application fee. Internal candidates who have achieved a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 at the end of their junior year may qualify for Automatic Acceptance into a program related to their major. 

  Architecture (1-year track)

  Wentworth Bachelor of Science in Architecture students who wish to enroll in the one-year Master of Architecture program must do so in their senior year; acceptance is based on a portfolio evaluation by department faculty, cumulative GPA, resume, a statement of objectives, and references. For more information, visit the M. Architecture Application Requirements page.