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Online Application

Welcome to the Watkins online application. You may start your online application form and return to it at any time before it is submitted. To submit your completed online application, you will be required to have a credit or debit card to pay the nonrefundable application fee of $50. Note that once you have submitted your application, you will not be able to access it to make changes or additions.
 
 

Application Checklist:

  • Application Forms
  • Program Application Excercises: Each program requires different exercises and essays that need to be completed as part of the application process. Applications are considered incomplete without these items. These requirements can be found in the online application the application and you will be able to upload them as digital files within the application. Please label your files with your name and exercise number with no spaces (ex: JoeSmithExercise01.jpg).  Make sure that the exercise numbers match up with the nubers of the actual exercises.
  • Application Fee: A non-refundable application fee of $50 must be paid at the time of submission. Payment can be made by credit or debit card.
  • Transcripts: Official copies of transcripts of all previous education must be sent by the issuing institution directly to the Admissions Office at Watkins. Personal copies issued to the student or faxed copies are not acceptable.
  • Advanced placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), College Level Examination Program (CLE).  Please refer to the section under the "AP" page of our website for specific information on receiving credit for these tests
  • GED Applicants: Applicants who complete the GED must have an official verification of their score sent directly to the Admission Office by the issuing organization.
  • Home-Schooled Graduates: Home-schooled graduates must submit an official transcript showing credits and date of graduation from an affiliated organization as defined by state law (T.C.A. 49-50-801) or the application must be accompanied by a certification of registration with the superintendent of the local education agency which the student would otherwise attend. Applicants who cannot provide a satisfactory secondary school credential may substitute an acceptable score on the GED examination.
  • Test Scores: Official ACT or SAT scores current within the last five years are required from all applicants who have not earned at least 12 hours of college credit, excluding remedial work. Scores should be sent directly from the issuing organization to Watkins. Watkins College of Art, Design & Film's ACT code is 4027; the SAT code is 4927.
  • Letter of Reference: The Reference Form must be completed by a person (e.g. a teacher, employer, art instructor, or counselor; not a friend or a family member) who can evaluate the applicant's potential for success at the college level. You will be asked to provide contact information for your reference in the online application and your reference will be able to fill out the form online.
  • Portfolio Submission: In addition to the exercises, applicants with prior training in studio fine arts should submit examples of your best work that is both technically and creatively ambitious. Evidence of experimentation in varying media and concepts is encouraged. You will be able to upload your portfolio in the "Add Media" section of the online application. Number your additional portfolio pieces with your name and a number with no spaces, beginning at number 1 (ex:JoeSmith01.jpg).

    IMPORTANT-Upload your application exercises first. Please label your files with your name and exercise number with no spaces (ex: JoeSmithExercise01.jpg).  Make sure that the exercise numbers match up with the nubers of the actual exercises. Number your additional portfolio pieces with your name and a number with no spaces, beginning at number 1 (ex:JoeSmith01.jpg)

 

 

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