優(yōu)選答案
視覺傳達設(shè)計是通過視覺媒介表現(xiàn)并傳達給觀眾的設(shè)計，包括平面設(shè)計、視覺傳達、插畫設(shè)計、攝影、交互設(shè)計等。視覺傳達專業(yè)要求學(xué)生能夠運用專業(yè)設(shè)計的方法技能，獨立從事包裝、廣告、平面設(shè)計等工作，具有一定的藝術(shù)修養(yǎng)和審美能力。它的廣泛應(yīng)用決定了這個專業(yè)的火熱程度，也決定了它倍受藝術(shù)留學(xué)生的追捧。讓我們來一起關(guān)注一下美國名校關(guān)于視覺傳達的錄取要求都有哪些吧~
1.The New School-Parsons School of Design（帕森斯設(shè)計學(xué)院）
Design (BFA)
Deadlines:
Fall Term Early Action Applicants: November 1
Fall Term Regular Priority Applicants: RD January 15
Spring Term Priority Applicants: October 15
Works Requirements:
Create a new visual work inspired by the theme within a piece submitted in your portfolio. Support your process by writing one 500 word essay describing how your ideas developed. You may also submit up to two additional visual pieces that support your process. All forms of media are acceptable—drawing, video, photography, sculpture, 3D work, collage, and digital images.
帕森斯設(shè)計學(xué)院需要童鞋們寫一份500字左右的文書來描述你的創(chuàng)作想法是如何形成的。同時，你還可以再多提交兩份額外的視覺作品，包括很多形式，可以是圖畫、視頻、攝影、雕塑等等，童鞋們可以根據(jù)自己的擅長，提供有助于申請的作品。
Portfolio:
The portfolio must be completed in SlideRoom only. Freshman and transfer applicants must submit a portfolio of eight to 12 images. Portfolios can include a range of media such as drawing, painting, sculpture, fashion design, animation, performance, graphic design, or sketchbook pages. We encourage you to show experimentation and breadth, and the portfolio does not need to specifically address the major to which you are applying.
無論你是新生還是轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)生，需要提供八到十二張圖像的作品集。它可以包括一系列的媒體形式，比如繪畫、雕塑、時尚設(shè)計、動畫等等，并且作品集不必局限于你所要申請的專業(yè)。
Essay:
The New School brings together a dynamic group of students interested in art, design, performing arts, entrepreneurship and critical thought. We would like to know more about your interest in joining our community and why you would be a good fit for The New School. We are particularly interested in knowing why you have applied to a specific school, college, program, area of study, or campus.
至于申請中比較重要的文書，學(xué)校方面想更多的了解你為什么選擇這所學(xué)校尤其是為什么想申請這個學(xué)院，專業(yè)，學(xué)習(xí)方向并且為什么適合這所學(xué)校。
Language Requirements:
The New School does not require submission of SAT or ACT scores for applications to be considered complete. Should you feel your SAT or ACT test scores are beneficial to your application, you may submit them for our consideration.
The minimum score required for TOEFL (IB) is 92, for IELTS is7.0, and for PTE is 63.
對于申請中的硬性條件，SAT考試以及ACT考試，校方不要求在入學(xué)申請審核過程中遞交SAT考試成績或者是ACT考試成績。當(dāng)然，如果你的SAT或者ACT考試成績足夠有競爭力，對你的入學(xué)申請有幫助的話，那么你可以遞交你的考試成績。
語言方面的考試：托?？荚嚦煽儾坏陀?2分，雅思考試成績不得低于7.0分，PTE考試成績不得低于63分。
2.Pratt Institute（普瑞特藝術(shù)學(xué)院）
Design (BFA)
Deadlines:
Fall: Early Action: November 1
Spring: September 1 (International applicants)
Regular decision: January 5
October 1 (US citizens and permanent residents)
Works Requirements:
Visual Portfolio:
The visual portfolio should consist of 12-20 pieces of your best work. It should consist of a variety of media and approaches. It can include assignment-based projects, self-directed work or pieces of a collaborative nature. The portfolio does not need to be major-specific and can include any type of work including paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, etc. In addition, students must submit three to five observational drawings. Examples of observational work include landscape, still-life, self-portrait, figure drawings, and interior spaces. Please do not include work that copies photographs, uses the grid system or directly replicates any other artist's work (including replicating anime drawings, cartoons, or video game character designs).
關(guān)于視覺作品集應(yīng)該包括12－20幅你的最佳作品，應(yīng)包含多種媒介和方法，可以是作業(yè)形式、自我創(chuàng)作或合作作品等。 提交的作品不需要一定與所申請專業(yè)完全重合，可以包括任何類型的作品，包括繪畫，油畫，雕塑，陶瓷等。此外，學(xué)生必須提交三到五幅觀察性素描,觀察性素描作品的例子包括景觀，靜物，自畫像和室內(nèi)設(shè)計。但千萬不能復(fù)制圖片，或者使用網(wǎng)格系統(tǒng)或直接復(fù)制任何其他藝術(shù)家的作品。
Language Requirement:
TOEFL score of 550 (paper), 79 (Internet)or 213 (computer) is required for four-year programs.
The required IELTS score is 6.5.
The minimum SAT score for consideration is a critical reading score of 450.
語言要求：托福成績550(紙)、79(互聯(lián)網(wǎng))或213(計算機)。
雅思成績要求6.5分。最低SAT考試的批判性閱讀至少450分。
3.Academy of Art University（舊金山藝術(shù)大學(xué)）
Development ( BFA)
Admission
Undergraduate Applicants: An art portfolio is not required for admission, but it will help the admission process
Graduate Applicants: An art portfolio in your chosen discipline is required with detailed descriptions for all international graduate school applicants.
本科生申請過程中藝術(shù)作品不是必須的，但是如果你提供會對你的申請有幫助；
對于所有國際研究生申請的作品集需要根據(jù)選擇的專業(yè)進行詳細的描述。
Language Requirements:
We do not require these scores and do not have a minimum score requirement. However, you will be evaluated for English language proficiency upon arrival at Academy of Art University.
Academy of Art University offers EAP (English for Art Purposes) classes. The Academy invites international students to enroll immediately in art and design classes while learning English as a second language.
學(xué)校在申請階段不需要這些成績，也沒有最低分要求。但是，將會在開學(xué)的時候?qū)W(xué)生進行英語能力的評估。舊金山藝術(shù)大學(xué)提供語言課程。
4.School of the Art Institute of Chicago（芝加哥藝術(shù)學(xué)院）
Major: Visual Communication Design
Deadline:
Fall EA: November 15 Spring: EA: N/A
RD: April 15 RD: January 15
Works Requirements:
Like our unique interdisciplinary curriculum, our approach to what we want to see in a portfolio is distinctive as well. There is no one “right way” to construct a portfolio—you choose what to present to give us an understanding of your technical and conceptual skill set.
Show us 10–15 of your best and most recent works.
Use your portfolio to showcase your interests, skills, and creative potential.
You may show us work created across media or focus entirely in one medium.
Work can range from observational to abstract.
We have no media-specific limitations nor do we present portfolio assignments.
作品要求：
關(guān)于作品集要求展示10-15你最近和最好的作品，這些作品最好能展示你的興趣技能和創(chuàng)造潛能，這些作品可以用幾種不同的媒體形式也可以集中全部用一種，作品的形式可以從觀察到抽象，我們沒有特定的媒體限制。
Language Requirements:
English proficiency is a requirement for all students. Students with TOEFL scores below 96, IELTS below 7.0 and PTE below 65 take EIS classes. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing component scores of 560 or higher (for tests administered March 2016 and later); SAT Critical Reading component scores of 500 or higher (for tests administered prior to March 2016)*; or ACT Reading scores of 21 or higher are required for a TOEFL waiver. This requirement is also waived if you hold a 4-year undergraduate degree from an accredited college where English is the primary language of instruction.
語言要求：
學(xué)生托福成績低于96，雅思低于7.0 and PTE低于65的都需要參加EIS課程。SAT閱讀和寫作不低于560，批判性寫作不低于500（只適用于2016年3月以后的考試），或者ACT閱讀部分不低于21.如果你持有英語為第一授課語言的四年制本科學(xué)歷可以免托福。
5.School of Visual Arts（紐約視覺藝術(shù)學(xué)校）
& Critical Studies
Deadline:
Fall: EA: December 1
Spring: November 1
RD: February 1
Works Requirements：
The portfolio should contain samples of your strongest artwork, and should be submitted in accordance with the criteria detailed in the portfolio guidelines. Submitting your portfolio at Slideroom is highly encouraged.
作品要求：
作品集應(yīng)該包含你最強的藝術(shù)作品，當(dāng)然你遞交的作品必須嚴格按照作品集指南中的詳細要求去完成。最強烈推薦在Slideroom上遞交作品。
Language Requirements：
TOEFL: A minimum of 80 on the Internet version, or 550 on the paper-based version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Please note that the CEEB code for School of Visual Arts is 2835. A minimum of IELTTS is 6.5 and a minimum of PTE is 53.
Note: Students accepted to Undergraduate Programs who wish to improve their English proficiency may take advantage of SVA's English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. The program is offered in the summer as well as during the academic year.
語言要求：
網(wǎng)絡(luò)托福至少80，紙質(zhì)托福至少550，雅思至少6.5，PTE至少53分。當(dāng)然如果你是來自英語為母語的國家可以豁免托福，另外如果學(xué)生需要提高自己的英文水平可以參加學(xué)校的ESL課程，每學(xué)年的夏季學(xué)校會提供這個課程。