Students are admitted to the PhD program only upon completion of a master's degree in Architecture, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, or Planning or upon the demonstration of equivalent standing. Students must be familiar with design and planning and will be expected to demonstrate a high level of academic maturity before being admitted to the program.
The PhD Executive Committee evaluates the applications and supporting materials during the spring for fall semester admissions. Admission decisions are based on the compatibility of the applicant's career goals with the purpose of the degree program, the research mission of the college, and the research interests of faculty; previous academic training and performance; GRE scores; recommendation letters; and the ability of the potential mentor to devote time to the student.
The recommendations of the committee are forwarded to the school directors for their approval. Upon the written recommendation from the PhD Program Director, the Dean of the Graduate College will notify all applicants in writing of the admission decision.
Application Forms
The electronic application form is found on the Graduate College website. Filing your application electronically is faster and provides you with the ability to submit all of the supplemental materials immediately. You will also be able to see what items you may be missing in order to complete your appication. Please be aware that missing items will make your application incompleted, and therefore not reviewed by the Ph.D. program. However, note that once you submit the application, you will NOT have the ability to go back into the application to submit the supplemental materials, so have those materials ready to upload when you start filling in the application.
Please visit the ASU Graduate College website to access the electronic application.
Submitting the Application Form and Materials
Following are the application requirements of the Graduate College. If there is a discrepency between the information below and the information on the Graduate College website, the Graduate College website takes precedence. The only items that you will have to mail to the Graduate College Admissions office will be your official undergraduate and graduate transcripts and your official test scores. At your request, ETS will send test scores electronically to the Graduate College.
Materials required by the Graduate College must be mailed directly to the Graduate College at this address:
Graduate College, Admissions Office
Arizona State University
Box 871003
Tempe, AZ 85287-1003
- Application, including $65 application fee for domestic students and $80 for international students
- Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. (Please ask ETS to send score report to Institution Code 4007, Department Code 4403.) Find more information about GRE www.gre.org and ETS www.ets.org
- A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 600 is required of all applicants whose native language is not English. (Please ask ETS to send score report to Institution code 4007, department code 12) see www.toefl.org for more information. The program will also accept an overall minimum band score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with no individual band score below 6.0.
Submitting the PhD Program Materials
In addition to the Graduate College requirements, applicants must submit the following PhD applicaiton requirements on line at the time of applicaiton. The application will be considered incomplete if one of these items is missing.
- A statement of purpose summarizing career objectives and the reasons for pursuing doctoral education
- An indication of proposed area of concentration (design; planning; or history, theory, and criticism)
- An indication of a potential mentor in the College of Design. We recommend that you email the faculty member(s) that you feel have related research interests to introduce yourself and to inquire about their availability to be a mentor to you. Only those faculty with asterisk (*) next to their name are eligible to chair committees.
- A minimum of three (3) letters of recommendation. Applicants will identify recommenders at the time of application. An email to the recommender will be sent with the recommendation. If a recommender wishes to write a letter in addition to the recommendation form, the letter must be submitted on the personal or business letterhead of the person who is writing the recommendation and should comment on your ability to succeed as a PhD student. There will be instructions to the recommender regrading suitable document file types that are accepted. All recommendations must be in English.
- A sample of sole-authored written work in English or any other evidence relevant to admission to the program (i.e., master's thesis, research paper, or published articles).
Admission Decisions
Admission decisions are a two step process. Students must admitted to both the PhD program as well as the Graduate College. Students receive letters via postal mail to the mailing address on their application regarding admission decisions. Students should be notified by mid March. Students can check their application status as well as any information they are missing by logging onto the ASU Interactive website.
Scholarships
The program attempts to provide some support for full-time doctoral students through Teaching Associateships (TAs). Support is awarded on a competitive basis at the time of admission. Associateships typically waive out-of-state tuition and include monthly stipends.
If you would like to be considered for a Teaching Associate position, please fill out the Application for Graduate Research/Teaching Assistanship and submit to the PhD program director. Please be sure to include a current resume that includes teaching, research, and/or computer experience. If you file your PhD application electronically, you have the ability to submit the Graduate Associate Application and resume at the same time.
Note: International applicants, whose native language is not English and who are applying for TA positions, must also submit a Test of Spoken English (TSE) score of at least 50 or have a score of 24 or higher on the speaking section of the IBT TOFEL. Only those applicants who meet these requirements will be considered for TA positions.
Additional information about loans, work-study, and employment opportunities is available through Student Financial Assistance www.asu.edu/fa or by phone at 480.965.3355.
Tuition Costs
Current ASU tuition costs can be found at www.asu.edu/sbs/fees.html.
Questions
For further information, please contact design.phd@asu.edu.
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