Academic Catalog 2023-2024

Graduate

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All prospective students are encouraged to visit Pratt. Here’s how:

Guided Tours of Brooklyn Campus

Guided general campus tours are scheduled Monday through Friday at 10 AM and 2 PM. Prospective graduate applicants or students are encouraged to contact their academic department directly to discuss the program and see the facilities. General campus tours in the Admissions Office can be scheduled online at our Graduate Visit Page.

Experience our Virtual Tour here: https://www.youvisit.com/tour/pratt

Questions? Call us at 718.636.3514 or toll free 800.331.0834. Email us at visit@pratt.edu.

Manhattan Campus

Please contact your department to schedule a visit.

Visit us online at Pratt Graduate Admissions.

Questions? Call us at 718.636.3514 or toll free 800.331.0834. Email us at visit@pratt.edu.

Office of Admissions

The Office of Admissions is open weekdays from 9 AM to 5 PM from September through May and from 9 AM to 4 PM during June, July, and August.

Pratt Institute
Office of Graduate Admissions
Myrtle Hall, 2nd Floor
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Phone: 718.636.3514
or toll free 800.331.0834
Fax: 718.399.4242

Accreditation Statement

Pratt Institute is a coeducational undergraduate and graduate institution chartered and empowered to confer academic degrees by the State of New York. The certificates and degrees conferred are registered by the New York State Department of Education. Pratt is accredited by

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
267.284.5000

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

The School of Architecture’s Master of Architecture program is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). (For more information on NAAB accreditation, refer to the School of Architecture section, page 17.) 

The Master of Science in Facilities Management is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology.

The Master in Library and Information Science program is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association.

The Master in Art Therapy is approved by the Education Approval Board of the American Art Therapy Association, Inc., and as such meets the education standards of the art therapy profession.

The graduate Dance/Movement Therapy program has been approved by the American Dance Therapy Association.

The BFA, the BFA/MA, the MA and the Advanced Certificate in Art and Design Education are fully accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP).
 
The BFA offered by the Interior Design Department is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly FIDER).
 

Changes to this Catalog

While every effort has been made to make the material presented in this catalog timely and accurate, the Institute reserves the right to periodically update and otherwise change any material, including faculty listings, course offerings, policies, and procedures, without republishing or amending this edition of the catalog.