Now Accepting Applications for 2022


    Admissions Announcements


    Undergraduate Admissions // Spring + Fall 2022    : 

    Spring and Fall 2022 applications are now open! 

    Graduate Admissions // 2022:

    Winter 2022, Summer 2022, and Fall 2022 applications are now open!


    Find available applications below. 

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    Undergraduate Program Applications

    Entry YearEntry TermProgram Type

    Degree 

    		Early Application Deadline

    Priority Deadline

    Application Opens:

    Term Begins

    2022

    Spring

     Undergraduate

    BFA

    11/15/2021

    N/A

    Open

    01/18/2022

    2022

    Fall

    Undergraduate

    BFA

    12/15/2021

    1/31/2022

    Open

    TBA

    Graduate Studies Program Applications
    You must have earned an undergraduate degree or international equivalent before the listed "Semester Begins" date in order to submit the following applications.

    Entry Year

    Entry Term

    Program

    Degree 

    Application Window

    Priority Deadline

    Term Begins

    Graduate  |  Winter

    2022
    Winter
    Low-Residency Creative Writing
    MFA
    8/1/21 - 11/1/21
    10/1/21
    01/10/22

    Graduate  |  Summer

    2022
    Summer
    Low-Residency Creative Writing
    MFA
    9/1/21 - 5/15/22
    2/1/22
    June 2022
    2022
    Summer
    Low-Residency Visual Studies
    MFA
    9/1/21 - 5/15/22
    2/1/22
    June 2022

    Graduate  |  Fall         The Dual degree is available with Applied Craft + Design, Print Media, or Visual Studies MFAs

    2022
    Fall
    Applied Craft + Design 
    MFA
    9/1/21 - full
    2/1/22
    August 2022
    2022
    Fall
    Collaborative Design
    MFA
    9/1/21 - full
    2/1/22
    August 2022
    2022
    Fall
    Print Media  
    MFA
    9/1/21 - full
    2/1/22
    August 2022
    2022
    Fall
    Visual Studies 
    MFA
    9/1/21 - full
    2/1/22
    August 2022
    2022
    Fall
    Critical Studies
    MA
    9/1/21 - full
    2/1/22
    August 2022
    2022
    Fall
    Design Systems
    MA
    9/1/21 - full
    2/1/22
    August 2022
    2022
    Fall
    Dual MA Critical Studies + MFA
    MA + MFA
    9/1/21 - full
    2/1/22
    August 2022
      
     
    		   

    Post-Baccalaureate  |  Fall 

    2022
    Fall
    Post-Baccalaureate Residency
    Non-degree
    9/1/21 - full
    2/1/22
    August 2022
     

    A note about deadlines:
    PNCA offers rolling admissions for many programs - 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.