New Graduate Students

Accept or decline your admissions offer with the College of Design through the Enrollment Intention form on your application portal to update the Graduate School of your decision. If you have questions about reading your admissions decision, please contact the NC State Graduate Admissions Office. If you applied for Fall admission, please submit your decision by May 1.

Submit official transcripts from the institutions listed on your application to the Graduate School. Final grades and conferral dates must be present. You can mail a sealed version or request the official electronic transcript to be sent to graduate_applications@ncsu.edu from your previous institution. If you did not submit them with your initial application, submit them to the graduate school as soon as possible. 

To find your NC State Unity ID (user ID) and access your NCSU email account, log back into your application portal and view your admissions letter from the Graduate School. It will be provided underneath your tuition classification. To learn your default password, please visit the Office of Information Technology (OIT) page here. If you still encounter issues, please contact OIT through the NC State Help Desk via the NC State IT Service Portal or call 919.515.HELP (4357) during business hours to help troubleshoot or reset your password.

As a new NC State graduate student, you should visit NC State’s New Student Checklist page and the Graduate School New Graduate Student Survival Guide to get started and familiar with your accounts.

Do you have a question about tuition, fees, or financial aid? Visit the Student Services Center page to get connected and see the Academic, Enrollment, and Billing Calendar as well.

You will receive an email from Student Health Services to submit immunization records through HealthyPack Portal. Please follow their directions and submit the necessary documents. If you have any questions, please contact them at healthypack@ncsu.edu or 919-515-2563.

Students use MyPack Portal to access all of their academic records, personal information, degree planner, Enrollment Wizard, financial records and more. If you’re having trouble activating or navigating your MyPack Portal, visit the MyPack Portal Help Guide. It will help you learn how to register for classes and learn where each tile leads.

All newly admitted applicants will be notified when it is time to enroll in courses. For students starting their program in the Fall, this will happen in late March – early April. Some programs enroll new students in their classes for the first semester. If this pertains to you, you will be contacted by your program director. For other programs, new students can register for courses using the Enrollment Wizard. Instructions can be found here. You will be able to enroll in classes by April (for Fall courses) and by November (for Spring courses) as long as the university has received your “Intent to Enroll” form, Enrollment Deposit, Official transcripts from previous institutions, and Certificate of Financial Responsibility (for international students).

Certificate of Financial Responsibility

All international students must submit a certificate of financial responsibility to finalize their admission to NC State. If you received a decision letter indicating that your department has recommended your admission, yet there is no financial assistantship available at this time, you can go ahead and complete the CFR showing your own funding. If at a later time the department indicates an assistantship is available for you, the university will update your I-20/DS2019 to indicate funding from your department.

If you do not have the funds to complete the CFR and are depending on an assistantship from your department in order to attend NCSU, you should not complete and upload a CFR with partial funding information

Be sure to submit your Certificate of Financial Responsibility by May 1st (for Fall) or November 15th (for Spring). If you have any questions about your Visa, contact Hayley Hardenbrook (hdharden@ncsu.edu)

Other International Student Resources can be found here. Or through the Office of International Services (OIS). 

Information about the estimated cost of attendance for in-state and out-of-state students can be found here. You can also find a breakdown of tuition and fee information here. Be sure to review the tuition increments for the College of Design Masters programs.

International Students

You can find more information on the cost of living here: https://grad.ncsu.edu/students/international-students/cost-of-living-in-the-u-s/Here is the estimated cost of living found on that page: https://studentservices.ncsu.edu/your-money/financial-aid/estimated-cost-of-attendance/graduate-student/
You can find information about financial support and funding opportunities through the graduate school here: https://grad.ncsu.edu/students/international-students/financial-resources-for-international-graduate-students/.

You can find information about financial support and funding opportunities through the graduate school here. Similar information for international applicants can be found here. Applicants are considered for scholarships from the College of Design after they are admitted to a program. Scholarships are limited, and there is no additional application to apply for scholarships.

The College of Design offers some scholarships and Teaching/Research Assistantship (RA/TA) positions that are supported by the Graduate Student Support Plans (GSSP). These are typically awarded to top applicants and there are no separate applications for these awards. These competitive positions are awarded based on the information provided in the application for admission; individuals’ skills matching departmental or project needs; and availability of positions. 
College support is competitive, not need-based. Need-based support should be addressed external to the University. Aside from students in the PhD in Design program, most students self-fund their education.

If RA/TA positions become available for newly admitted students to be considered, those students will be notified by the department on how to apply.

We have New Student Orientation scheduled in early August before the first day of class. Details about this will be shared with you via email as August approaches. The Graduate School requires new students to attend their orientation so we will provide more information once the date for that session is released as well.

Additionally, international students are required to attend International Student Orientation.

US Citizens from other states can apply for NC residency. If you are seeking in-state tuition rates, you must establish residency here for at least 365 days to apply for residency through RDS. With this in mind, you should move into Raleigh the first week of August. Once you do, take immediate steps to establish your residency on the RDS website here (under “Initial Consideration”) and here (under “Residency Eligibility Requirements”), so that you can be considered a NC Resident by the start of your second year. You must apply and be classified as an in-state resident by Census Day.

NC State offers on-campus housing options for graduate students. You can review more information here.

You can review the NC State Transportation Website for information about bus routes and parking.

Information about Dining Services and Meal Plans can be found here.

NC State University offers a number of student employment opportunites through Campus Enterprises, the Wellness & Recreation Center, Student Centers, NCSU Libraries, University Housing, University Theatre, the Office of Global Engagement, Student Leadership & Engagement, NC State Dining, and the Global Training Initiative.

College of Design (usually Architecture and Landscape Architecture) students can enroll in one of the 4 certificate programs or the History and Theory Concentration offered by the College of Design. These programs do not require additional classes, they just require a careful selection of courses and electives within a students’ curriculum. You can find more information about certificates and the History and Theory concentration here. Please wait until you have started classes before reaching out to certificate coordinators about enrolling in these programs.

Additional resources for graduate students can be found on the College of Design website here.