Incoming Status: Transfer
Area of Interest: Dramatic Writing
Entry Semester Available: Fall 2009
Application Deadline: March 30, 2009

Follow these instructions when applying to Purchase College as a Transfer Dramatic Writing applicant.

Note: International Applicants must follow the international application instructions.

Note: Transfer students who were enrolled in an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), College Discovery (CD) or similar special program at their initial college should review the Educational Opportunity Program portion of this website.

Apply Online

Step 1: Submit your completed application by March 30, 2009. Send the completed application and a check for $40 (payable to "SUNY APC") to:

SUNY Applications Processing Center
State University Plaza
PO Box 22007
Albany, New York 12201-2007

Note: International Students need to mail the completed international application to the Office of Admissions at Purchase College. International Students should review the international application instructions.

Step 2: Have your official college transcripts sent directly to:

Office of Admissions
Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400

*Students with under 24 credits must request for official high school transcripts, SAT, ACT, and/or GED scores.

Step 3: Submit your portfolio
Students applying to the Dramatic Writing Program are required to submit a portfolio to:

Office of Admissions
Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400

The portfolio must contain:
• A critical writing sample, 1 to 3 pages in length.

• A creative writing sample, preferably a short play, screenplay, or television play that is 1 to 3 pages in length.

• A 1 to 2 page essay explaining your reasons for wanting to enter the program. Include an assessment of your strengths and weaknesses.

• Two letters of recommendation are required.

Step 4: Interviews may be requested by faculty

NOTE: Dramatic Writing applicants are not required to submit the Supplemental Admissions Form.  The Supplemental Admissions Form is for Liberal Arts and Sciences and Art+Design applicants only.  Please refer to the steps above for additional program requirements.