Incoming Status: Transfer
Area of Interest: Film
Entry Semester Available: Fall 2009
Early Application Deadline: November 17, 2008
Regular Application Deadline: January 16, 2009
Follow these instructions when applying to Purchase College as a Transfer Film 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.
Step 1: Submit your completed application
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 application to the Office of Admissions at Purchase College. International Students should review the international application instructions.
Step 2: Request TWO official college transcripts sent directly to Admissions office. Note: One trasncript is for Admissions and the other is for the Conservatory.
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 essay
Students applying to the film program must complete and mail TWO copies of an autobiographical essay (1.5 pages, typewritten and single-spaced) and mail it to:
Office of Admissions
Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
This essay is a crucial part of the initial screening process.
Your best intellectual and creative effort should be demonstrated in the essay. It might include a a description of yourself, why you want to make films, and any experience you've had that supports or prompts your choice.
Qualified candidates will be invited to Purchase for an interview. (Interviews are not automatically granted to Film Program Applicants.) Those who are invited should bring portfolio materials (e.g., slides, scripts, films, artwork) to the interview. Faculty members suggest that you bring two letters of recommendation (one artistic and one academic) to the interview as well.
Do not send the portfolio to the Office of Admissions.
For more Information, please visit the Theatre Arts and Film web site.