Before You Apply
You will need to state your choice of one major on the SUNY application. View the majors offered at FIT to determine the appropriate degree program for you. What are the majors?
APPLY ONLINE
The application can be accessed on the SUNY website at www.suny.edu/student. Filing your SUNY application is only the first step. After your application has been submitted you must follow FIT's instructions below to complete your application.
You will receive two confirmations that your application has been received: the first will be from the SUNY Application Services Center and the second will be from FIT.
IMPORTANT: The confirmation that you receive from FIT will include: 1) your assigned Student Identification Number, and 2) your FIT Username and Password, which you will use to access MyFIT (http://MyFIT.fitnyc.edu), the online resource needed to activate and complete your application. If you have not provided us with a valid email address, it can take 3 – 4 weeks for this second confirmation letter to arrive by postal mail.
It is your responsibility to confirm that all Admissions Requirements have been satisfied. Decisions will be made on completed applications only. Therefore, it is imperative to check your application status and your assigned FIT email account frequently via MyFIT.
If you are interested in earning a degree in the evenings and on the weekends, please choose the "Part-time" and “Evening/Weekend” options on the SUNY application. Learn more about our evening/weekend degree programs here.
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
You will need to provide the documents listed below to complete your FIT application. View the factors considered in the evaluation of applications. How do I get admitted?
1. Academic History and Essay Form *NEW ONLINE FORM
To activate your application in FIT’s Admissions office you must submit the online Academic History and Essay form. It consists of two parts which must be accessed and submitted together online. For additional instructions, click here.
IMPORTANT: FIT Admissions will not process your application until after the Academic History and Essay form has been submitted.
Arrange to have all official secondary and post-secondary documents sent in sealed envelopes directly from the issuing institutions or awarding authorities to:
Fashion Institute of Technology
Office of Admissions
Seventh Avenue at 27 Street, Room C139
New York City 10001-5992
For additional instructions, click here.
Students whose native language is not English must provide an official TOEFL score whether or not they have been living in the United States.
For more information, click here.
4. Portfolio
Art and Design applicants will receive information regarding portfolio requirements in their FIT email.
Do not submit your portfolio until you have received authorization and detailed instructions from FIT Admissions.
IMPORTANT: Unauthorized portfolio materials will be discarded and will not be evaluated.
For more information, click How do I prepare a portfolio?
5. International Students who will require an F-1 student visa or status to study at FIT, click here for additional instructions.
IMPORTANT
All documents and correspondence must bear your name, assigned Student Identification Number and date of birth.
Submitted documents become the property of FIT and will not be returned.
FIT Admissions may request additional documents upon review of your application.