Design Supplements and Portfolios

2024 Admissions Cycle
First-year and transfer students applying to the following undergraduate majors are required to submit a design supplement as directed below. Applications submitted to these majors without the required supplement will not be considered. Design supplements are critically evaluated by department faculty and are considered in conjunction with a student's full application materials (Common Application, transcript(s), etc.).
- Design + Environment Analysis — Required: 2024 DEA Design Challenge
- Fashion Design and Management
- Fashion Design option — Required: 2024 Fashion Design Portfolio and Design Index
- Fashion Design Management option — Required: 2024 Fashion Design Management Case Study
- NEW: Fiber Science — Required: 2024 Fiber Science Index
Submitting your materials
All materials must be submitted via SlideRoom.
Submission deadlines
Design supplements submitted after the listed deadlines will not be considered.
- Early decision first-year applicants: November 1, 2023
- Regular decision first-year applicants: January 2, 2024
- Fall external transfer applicants: March 15, 2024
- Current Cornell students applying for a spring transfer: tbd
- Current Cornell students applying for a fall transfer: tbd