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Transfer – Architecture

Admissions Process

You may apply for transfer to The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture if:

  • You have completed at least one year of an accredited architecture program elsewhere by June of the year for which you are applying.
  • OR by June you hold a bachelor's degree or the equivalent in a discipline other than architecture.
  • OR you can submit a portfolio of your creative work and you have begun studies in a discipline related to architecture.
STEP 1Submit the first part of your application online by January 12, 2015.
STEP 2You will receive a confirmation email.
STEP 3You will have to prepare and submit by March 1, 2015:
  • Your official high school transcript or GED certificate (required for all applicants)
  • Your official college transcripts (sent directly from the college or university)
  • Recommendation letters (optional)
  • Your SAT I or ACT scores (must be sent directly from the College Board and/or ACT)* 

Send all materials to the Office of Admissions, 30 Cooper Square, New York, NY 10003.

*Under certain circumstances, we will waive the SAT/ACT requirement. Generally, only transfer students and/or non-traditional students' requests to waive the standardized testing requirement are considered. You must be able to prove you have had at least one year of college-level math and college-level English to apply for the waiver. The Admissions staff will then consider your request and notify you if you can waive the SAT/ACT requirement. Please email admissions@cooper.edu for more information. 

STEP 4

You will receive a  studio test in late January which you must complete and submit by the deadline provided (approximately 3-4 weeks later).

The studio test will be sent to all applicants via email on the same day in late January after the application deadline.

The studio test will include portfolio requirements for transfers. All portfolio work should be sent with the studio test.

Please follow all instructions carefully.

STEP 5You will receive an admission decision at the beginning of April.
*Applicants whose native language is not English and who have not graduated from a secondary school in a country with English as the official medium of instruction are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and submit official scores to the Office of Admissions. Click here for more information regarding International Applicants.

 

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

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  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.