1. Priority application deadline is January 15th
2. Final application deadline is May 15th
3. Those who meet the priority application deadline will receive a decision in March
4. Applicants who wait until May will be considered on a space-available basis and receive a decision in June.

Required evidence:

• Letter of intent
• All past post-secondary transcripts
• Three letters of recommendation
• Current resume or vita

Optional evidence:

You are encouraged to include one or more of these sources of evidence in your application to make the strongest case for your admission to the program.

• GRE or other graduate exam (GMAT, LSAT, MAT, etc.) – the GRE is not a requirement for the MS application.  However, we strongly suggest that you use the GRE as a piece of evidence in your application if you do not have other strong optional evidence to include.
• Record of Design – Related Work Experience – provide details such as employers, years of experience with each, and a description of the design-related work you were engaged in.
• Evidence of completion of the BYU Design Thinking Minor or related coursework at another university.
• Writing Sample – sample of academic writing that has been published or peer reviewed with a brief explanation contextualizing the sample.

Please include this additional evidence in the “Additional Information” section of the university application.

Video interview:

• Once your application is submitted you should receive an email with instructions on how to complete the interview portion of the application.  This will consist of recording a brief video response to a small number of interview prompts.