Admission Criteria
Applicants must hold a degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, or Urban Planning, or demonstrate equivalent achievement through a combination of experience and education. Applicants must be admitted to the Graduate School and be accepted by the coordinator of the Urban Design program.

Admission is determined on the basis of individual qualifications and satisfactory performance on all required materials. The program requires an undergraduate cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale), or 3.0 for the second half of an applicant's baccalaureate education. Graduate assistants must maintain a 3.0 GPA. If your GPA is below these requirements, you may be admitted with probationary status based on GRE scores and other criteria and must achieve a 3.0 GPA for unrestricted admission. Ball State's equal opportunity and affirmative action policy is available online.

Application Process
If you are not currently admitted to the university, you may apply for admission online at www.bsu.edu/gradschool/admissions. Complete information about the admission process and admission criteria may be obtained on the Web site.  The graduate application fee is $25 for those who have earned a degree from BSU and $35 for those who have not earned a degree from BSU.  The application fee may be paid by credit card or e-check immediately after submitting the online admission application.

First time applicants to Ball State must request one official transcript from the institution that granted your baccalaureate degree and each institution attended for undergraduate and graduate work. Request the Registrar at each institution to send transcripts to the Graduate School, Ball State University, Muncie IN 47306. (It is not necessary to request Ball State transcripts or transcripts of work taken anywhere before any Ball State degree.)

A statement of professional intent and a portfolio of professional work must also be submitted to the Urban Design coordinator.  A statement of professional intent is a letter expressing your interest in pursuing the urban design degree and profession.  A portfolio of professional work is a collection of examples of previous professional work, and may include professional writing, drawings, photos of work, artistic work, publications or awards. 

Submitted portfolios must meet the following requirements:

• Use letter-size, 8.5 x 11-inch paper only.
• Maximum length is 12 sheets (24 pages if the front and back of each sheet is used).
• Your first and last name must be on the top right-hand corner of each page.
• Paper should be stapled in the top left-hand corner.
• Please do not use notebook binders.
• Please do not include any disks or CDs; submit printed material only (the portfolio is included in your application file in the college office and must fit into the file system).

Submit the statement of professional intent and the portfolio to:

Urban Design Coordinator
College of Architecture and Planning
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

Financial Aid
Stafford Student Loans, scholarships, and other financial aid programs also are available to help graduate students meet the costs of pursuing a degree. For more information on these options, contact the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid .

For More Information
Scott Truex
Director, Master of Urban Design Program
765-285-5188
struex@bsu.edu

Graduate School
(765) 285-1297
(866) 285-GRAD toll free
gradschool@bsu.edu

For complete information on program requirements, please consult the Ball State University Graduate Catalog.