2020 Applications Open Now


    While priority deadlines have passed, PNCA admissions are rolling - applications are accepted for consideration until cohorts are full.


    Find available and open applications below.
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    Program Type

    Degree 

    Entry Terms

    Early App Deadline

    Priority Deadline

    Rolling Admissions

    Term Begins

       Spring Undergraduate

    BFA

    Spring

    11/15/2019

    12/15/2019

    Closed

    01/13/2020

       Fall Undergraduate

    BFA

    Fall

    12/15/2019

    01/31/2020

    Open

    08/31/2020

       Full Time Graduate      

    MFA, MA 

    Fall

    n/a

    02/01/2020

    Open

    08/31/2020

    MFA in Applied Craft + Design   |   MFA in Collaborative Design   |   MFA in Print Media   |   MFA in Visual Studies   |   MA in Critical Studies   |   MA in Design Systems   |   Dual MFA/ MA

       Low Residency Graduate

    MFA

    Summer

    n/a

    02/01/2020

    Open

    06/15/2020

    Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing    |    Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies

       Low Residency Graduate

    MFA

    Winter

    n/a

    COHORT FULL

    Closed

    01/04/2020

    Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing

       Post-Baccalaureate Residency

    Non-degree

    Fall

    n/a

    02/01/2020

    Open

    08/31/2020  

     

    A note about deadlines:
    All PNCA programs have rolling admissions - we will review applications for admission until cohorts are full or start terms begin. 
    Applications submitted by the priority deadline are eligible for a wider pool of scholarship funds and priority admission decision.