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Minneapolis College of Art and Design MCAD Online: PSEO Application
MCAD ONLINE PSEO APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
The deadline for Fall courses is August 15. Make sure that you have completed all six
steps for a complete application. Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
1. MCAD PSEO APPLICATION FORM
Complete the enclosed application form and return it to the Admissions Office by mail
or as an email attachment.
2. PERSONAL STATEMENT OF INTEREST
Please share any information you feel would be helpful for us in evaluating your
interest in the visual arts. Explain why you want to take an art class online. Your
statement may include personal thoughts on art, technology, and your career goals.
Ask yourself: “why do I want to participate in the ONLINE PSEO program at MCAD,
and how does being an ONLINE art student fit into my educational goals?”
3. OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT
Your transcript must show that you will be a senior in the upcoming semester and
have a 2.5 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale (a C plus grade point average.) Only
official high school transcripts will be accepted. Transcripts stamped “Issued to
student” are not official.
Request that your high school transcript be sent directly to:
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Admissions Office
2501 Stevens Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
4. DIGITAL PORTFOLIO OF CREATIVE WORK
Your portfolio is one of the most important requirements in the admissions decision.
Because you will be working online, your portfolio should consist of 8 digital
examples, in JPG format, of your best and most recent work. Your portfolio should
include drawings done from observation (rather than drawings copied directly from
photographs or other artists’ work.) You may submit digital images of painting,
sculpture, design projects, photography, film, screenshots, etc. If you have
interactive work on the internet, you may submit a paragraph explaining the project
and your creative role, with a working URL. All other portfolio work must be
submitted as JPG attachments to email.
Submit to: admissions@mcad.edu
Subject line: ONLINE PSEO PORTFOLIO
5. TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
One letter should be from your high school guidance counselor or your high school
art teacher, and the other should be from a parent or guardian. The recommendation
forms are included at the end of this document (PDF).
6. PSEO MINNESOTA STATE FORM
Download and complete the State form with your guidance counselor. Be sure that it
is signed by you, a parent or guardian, and your high school guidance counselor.
http://education.state.mn.us/mdeprod/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=
translatedcontent/pub_002744.pdf
This State form must be printed out, completed, and signed.
SUBMIT THE STATE FORM TO MCAD WITH YOUR APPLICATION.