Portfolio Requirements
The portfolio requirement offers candidates an opportunity to share visual interests. The work may include but is not limited to: reproductions of drawings, paintings, photographs, mixed-media, graphics, cartooning, or photographs of ceramics, sculpture, wood-work, and models. Although drafting (CAD or hand) courses are not required from entering freshmen for admission, students who want to include such drawings are free to do so. Slides and electronic media, however, will not be viewed and therefore should not be included.
Each student may determine the binder or folder that best contains the work. Please do not bother with expensive binders or complicated systems. The binder does not need to express creativity; simple, easy-to-turn pages matter most. Each portfolio must include the following:
- Preferred size is 8.5 × 11 inches.
- Cover page (inside the portfolio) with name, student identification number, mailing address, email address, and telephone number.
- Descriptive sentence(s) that list when the piece was done, why (for class, individually, etc) and if the work is part of a group project, exactly what part of the project reflects the candidate’s work. Your portfolio should be mailed directly to (please note that portfolios are discarded unless a self addressed stamped envelope or mailing packet is provided):
University of Miami
School of Architecture
Office of Academic Services
Re: Undergraduate Portfolio
1223 Dickinson Drive, Bldg 48E
Coral Gables, FL 33146-5010
Letters of Recommendation: Three letters of academic recommendation are required of each transfer applicant. Applicants with an architectural background should request letters from their architecture professors. Professional recommendations may be submitted in addition to the three required academic letters. Letters are not to be included in the portfolio. Please mail your letters of recommendation to:
Office of Academic Services
School of Architecture
University of Miami
P.O. Box 249178
Coral Gables, Florida 33124
(305) 284-3731
www.arc.miami.edu