Frequently Asked Questions
Most Herberger Institute courses are taught by Herberger Institute faculty members.
First-year students are not required to live on campus. However, ASU guarantees housing to all first-time first-year students. To apply to live on campus, please log in to My ASU Housing to complete your housing application.
ASU offers limited number of merit-based scholarships for highly qualified international freshman students. Please visit https://students.asu.edu/international/future/undergrad for more information.
Most of the graduate scholarships are given out by the Herberger Institute schools individually based on faculty evaluation of your applications.
For information on financial aid and scholarship services, visit students.asu.edu/financialaid/paying.
Some scholarships are given out by the schools individually based on application and audition criteria. Please search the ASU Scholarship Portal for a complete list of available scholarships.
ASU is a public university.
Most of the Herberger Institute undergraduate and graduate programs are located on ASU’s Tempe campus. Starting in Fall 2021, our BA in Fashion and BA in Music (Popular Music) are offered on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus. Starting in Fall 2022, new graduate degree programs will also be offered at ASU’s Mesa City Center and ASU @ California.
Please visit https://students.asu.edu/employment/types for more information about student employment.
Yes. To declare a minor offered by the Herberger Institute, meet with a Herberger Institute advisor to learn more about the minor requires. Upon request, your major advisor will then add the minor to your ASU record. To schedule an appointment with your advisor, visit herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/advising.
To declare a minor from outside the Herberger Institute, meet with an advisor in the unit offering the minor. After meeting with an advisor from the unit offering the minor, meet with your Herberger Institute major advisor to officially add the minor to your ASU record.
Yes. Barrett students can major in any undergraduate Herberger Institute degree program.
You will be asked to pick a first and second choice major on your ASU application. If you are an incoming student and have not yet attended orientation, you may change your major online through your My ASU account. If you are a current student, you will need to meet with your advisor. To schedule an appointment with your advisor, please visit herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/advising.
There is no essay required for the ASU application. However, some of our Herberger Institute undergraduate programs do require additional materials/applications, and all Herberger Institute graduate programs require additional application materials. To learn about additional program requirements, find your degree in the ASU Degree Search and choose your specific program for degree requirements.
Yes, ASU Career and Professional Development Services.
Yes, there are several computer labs on the ASU Tempe campus. Computing Commons is the center of information technology and computing for ASU, with 225 workstation computers. Additionally, there are specific computer labs for Herberger Institute students within our Herberger Institute facilities.
Yes, please visit https://fitness.asu.edu/.
Our residential college, Arcadia, is a thriving arts community designed for students who are pursuing a major throughout the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.
Yes. Barrett, the Honors College offers academically rich and culturally diverse experiences across all four of ASU's campuses. Like any other ASU student, a Barrett student's home campus is determined by their major. Dedicated honors housing at each of the campuses provides a cohesive residential environment that enables students to experience campus life among a community of scholars _ building lasting relationships with other intellectually-driven and highly motivated peers from across multiple disciplines. Visit barretthonors.asu.edu for more information.
Yes, ASU Career and Professional Development Services.
Yes, there are several campus organizations and clubs related to design and the arts as well as other options. See more details at https://eoss.asu.edu/clubs/tempe.
As a student in the Herberger Institute, you’ll have a number of options to choose from when it comes to experiencing student life, whether you’re living on campus or off campus. For more information, visit Living on and off-campus page.
Visit visit.asu.edu to register for a campus tour and information session. Submit a Herberger Institute tour request form to schedule a tour of a Herberger Institute school. Our tour date and time options follow the Undergraduate Admissions Experience ASU schedule and are either before or after the Experience ASU event on Mondays and Fridays, excluding national holidays.
Yes, visit our internship and careers page for more information about undergraduate internships for Herberger Institute students.
The ASU Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services provides services to qualified students with disabilities on all ASU campuses. For convenience, students will find offices located at the Downtown, Polytechnic, Tempe and West locations.
Contact information:
Phone: 480-965-1234
FAX: 480-965-0441
Email: DRC@asu.edu
Visit the ASU Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services website.
Yes, please visit https://lib.asu.edu/.
Yes! Visit the Global Education Office for more information. You can also discuss study abroad opportunities with faculty and academic advisors.
Yes, the Tutoring and Writing Centers at ASU offer assistance to ASU students. Visit tutoring.asu.edu/ for more information.
Yes, please visit students.asu.edu/employment/types for more information.
No, we do not offer conditional admission to any Herberger Institute undergraduate or graduate programs.
For information on financial aid, visit students.asu.edu/financialaid/paying.
Yes, the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Office of Student Success provides academic advising to undergraduate students in the Herberger Institute. Graduate students are advised through the faculty members in their area as well as the graduate coordinators in their school.
Please contact the Herberger Institute school that offers the degree program:
School of Art, SOAGRAD@asu.edu
School of Arts, Media and Engineering, AMEED@asu.edu
The Design School, DESIGNGRAD@asu.edu
School of Film, Dance and Theatre, FDTTOURS@asu.edu
School of Music, MUSICADMISSIONS@asu.edu
The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, HerbergerAdmissions@asu.edu
Submit a Herberger Institute tour request form to schedule a tour of a Herberger Institute school. Our tour date and time options follow the Undergraduate Admissions Experience ASU schedule and are either before or after the Experience ASU event on Mondays and Fridays, excluding national holidays.
To change your major, go to your My ASU account. If you are an incoming student and have not yet attended orientation, the change can be online. Contact HerbergerAdmissions@asu.edu if you need further assistance. If you are a current ASU student, you will need to meet with your advisor. To schedule an appointment with your advisor, please visit herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/advising.
Newly admitted undergraduate students, visit the New Student Experience website or the Herberger Institute Office of Student Success website .
The graduate program coordinator for each Herberger Institute school will provide instructions and a list of courses to enroll via email. We strongly recommend our incoming graduate students to register early.
Visit Degree Search and choose your specific program for degree requirements.
For information on financial aid, visit the Financial Aid and Scholarship Services website.
The Visit ASU website gives you many options to explore ASU's campuses.
Visit visit.asu.edu to schedule a tour of the ASU Tempe campus.
It depends on the graduate programs. Please contact individual graduate program coordinators in the affiliated Herberger Institute school for more details.
After all application materials have been received, ASU will review your application file. ASU admission decisions generally take four to six weeks.
Please use the ASU Transfer Credit Guide to see how your community college credits/courses from another university will transfer to ASU.
A portfolio is not required at the time of undergraduate admission to ASU to study studio art or design. However, portfolios may be required at a later point in order to continue into a program.
For more specific information regarding the BFA Art Declaration Process, visit art.asu.edu/admissions#undergraduate.
For more specific information regarding the Design Milestone,
Submission of an ACT or SAT score is highly recommended for merit-based scholarship consideration. Please visit https://students.asu.edu/freshman/requirements for more information.
There is an interview component in order to be accepted into the BFA in dance or BFA in dance education programs, but not for BA in performance and movement. For more information, visit filmdancetheatre.asu.edu/admissions/bachelor-of-fine-arts-dance-admission-requirements.
Yes. Learn more at https://cfo.asu.edu/transportation.
Along with your application for admission, you must include your application fee, all official transcripts and proof of English proficiency (U.S. school transcripts are required to be sent to ASU directly by the school. Foreign school transcripts can be sent by the student as long as they are official and original documents). Visit the ASU admission FAQ's webpage for more details.
Visit the English proficiency for international undergraduate applicants webpage for more details.
Visit the English proficiency for international graduate applicants webpage for more details.
Check out the First-Generation web page for resources and tips to support your success.
Check out the LGBTQIA+ students web page for resources and tips to support your success.
In addition to a general ASU application, School of Music, Dance and Theatre applicants must submit a School of Music, Dance and Theatre application and complete a live or recorded audition the semester prior to coming to ASU in order to be accepted. Interviews may also be required for some degree programs. For more information on audition and application requirements, visit the Admissions for music students webpage.
All classes required for every ASU degree are listed in a Major Map specific to the individual program. To view your major map, find your
desired major program at webapp4.asu.edu/programs/t5/programs/College/CHI/undergrad/false and click "Major Map."
Every undergraduate degree at ASU has a Major Map that outlines the minimum requirements for eight semesters of coursework. If you follow the Major Map carefully, you will graduate in four years. Find your degree in the ASU Degree Search to view the Major Map.
All students who don't meet the admission standards will be evaluated through a process called Individual Review. Through this process Admission Services will review all available information about a student's application, carefully considering all aspects of a student's academic background and accomplishments. Submission of an ACT or SAT test score is highly recommended. In some cases, additional information might be requested by ASU Admission Services directly.
A master's degree is the first level of graduate study. To pursue a master's degree you usually must already hold an undergraduate degree (a bachelor's degree).
A minor is an approved, coherent concentration of academic study in a single discipline, involving substantially fewer hours of credit than a corresponding major. Most ASU colleges offer undergraduate minors in addition to majors. To declare a minor or pursue a certificate, please consult your academic advisor and an advisor in the unit offering the minor for more information. Search minors and certificates.
Also known as a bachelor's degree, this degree is typically a four-year program encompassing 120 credits of college courses.
Digital culture is a program designed for students interested in computer technology as well as design and arts disciplines. Digital culture is the only undergraduate major in the School of Arts, Media and Engineering, but there are 11 design and arts concentrations that students can focus their studies on. For more information visit the Digital Culture web page.
Visit students.asu.edu/tuition and students.asu.edu/financialaid/tools for available tools to help you figure out how much your graduate education will cost and how much financial aid will help offset those costs.
The class size varies, ranging from 10 or fewer students to 101 or more. Studio classes are generally smaller than lecture classes.
Students in the filmmaking practices concentration receive grounding in fundamental production skills; entertainment and media ethics; feature, short and episodic screenwriting; and general film industry history and practices. Students will have the option of two tracks of study in the upper division: screenwriting or pre-professional. Students who choose the track in screenwriting will be required to take multiple writing courses at the intermediate and advanced levels; students in the pre-professional track will chose among a series of course options in each of the areas of writing; producing; and film and media technology. Production experience is regularly available through select lower-division courses that provide creative coursework options; the upper-division course FMP 300 Focus on Film (3); and credited opportunities to work on projects produced by students, faculty and the School of Film, Dance and Theatre. All students will complete a yearlong senior project, initiated and developed by the students and supported with dedicated faculty mentorship.
Students pursuing the film and media production concentration develop a comprehensive and practical knowledge of production; awareness and impact of media and entertainment on audiences and culture; and an understanding of the role of the artist in society. Students have access to digital cameras, lighting and sound equipment, post-production software and facilities, and other resources and technologies that will give them an opportunity to produce a final capstone project of exceptional technical quality. Within this concentration, students have the option of three tracks of study: directing, producing or media and technology. Each of these focused courses of study is supported by the degree-wide emphasis on ethical filmmaking practices, innovative creative expression and preparation for a career as an industry professional.
For more information, visit filmdancetheatre.asu.edu/degree-programs/film-degree.
All film students enter as majors in the filmmaking practices concentration. After completing the five required core film degree courses (15 credits), students are eligible to apply to the selective, studio-based concentration in film and media production. Students who enter ASU as a first-year student typically apply for the film and media production program in their third or fourth semester; transfer students may apply earlier depending on academic record, experience and preparation.
Arizona's climate is arid and semi-arid, with average annual precipitation ranging from 3 inches in the southwest at Yuma to around 40 inches in the White Mountains in east central Arizona. The southwestern desert is hot, with winter daytime temperatures in the lower 60s and summer daytime temperatures between 105 and 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Nighttime temperatures on the desert drop slightly below freezing in the winter, while elsewhere in the state, winter nights frequently drop into the 20s. (from https://azclimate.asu.edu/climate/)
You will be asked to pick a first and second choice major on your ASU application. If you are an incoming student and have not yet attended orientation, you may change your major online through your My ASU account. If you are a current student, you will need to meet with your advisor. To schedule an appointment with your advisor, please visit herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/advising.
Please send your standardized test scores when you apply to ASU. If you take or retake a test after you apply, continue to send scores to ASU, as ASU will take the highest score you receive. Test scores need to be sent to ASU by the end of July in order to be considered for fall scholarships.
Application deadlines are set and enforced by individual Herberger Institute schools. Visit program descriptions found on Degree Search for deadline information.
Here are the typical important dates for fall admission:
July 1 _ Application for admission is available
The first-year student application for fall is available.
Nov. 1 _ VIP admission date
Complete your application for admission by this date (including official high school transcripts and application fee*) to receive these select benefits: expedited admission and scholarship decisions, priority access to ASU New Student Orientation and housing registration, and exclusive event invites and campus visit offers.
*If you self-report your grades, you do not need to submit an official transcript to receive your admission decision. An official final transcript will be required before you enroll in classes.
Oct. 1 _ Submit your FAFSA
Starting Oct. 1, you can file your FAFSA with ASU (Federal School Code 001081) to find out what financial aid you might be eligible for. Students may submit the FAFSA to ASU prior to applying and admission to the university; however, only students admitted into ASU degree-seeking programs will be reviewed for and offered financial aid.
Jan. 1 _ FAFSA priority date
File your FAFSA to ASU by this date to maximize the amount of financial aid you could qualify for. Eligible students who apply by this date have a greater chance of receiving need-based aid. We encourage you to submit your FAFSA even if the priority filing date has passed.
Feb. 1 _ Priority admission date
Complete your application for admission by this date to ensure you're considered for the maximum amount of scholarship opportunities. Late applicants will be considered for university admission and financial aid, but ASU programs with higher admission standards will give priority consideration to applications submitted by this date.
May 1 _ Enrollment deposit date
Submit your enrollment deposit to ASU to become an official Sun Devil and secure your spot in our fall incoming class. After you submit your enrollment deposit, you can register for your orientation date and submit your campus housing preferences.
Apply early: Many of our degree programs are highly selective.
Visit herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/admissions to review the additional entrance requirements and secondary application deadlines related to your area of study.
Application deadlines are set and enforced by individual Herberger Institute schools. Visit program descriptions found on Degree Search for deadline information.
Apply early: admission to our graduate programs are highly competitive and require additional admission requirements to be submitted to the schools directly by specific application deadlines. Visit individual Herberger Institute school websites for more details.
School of Art
School of Arts, Media and Engineering
The Design School
School of Film, Dance and Theatre
School of Music
There are various off-campus housing options for our graduate students. Visit eoss.asu.edu/offcampushousing/offcampus for helpful resources. You may also contact your graduate program coordinator for further assistance.
As a student in the Herberger Institute, you’ll have a number of options to choose from when it comes to experiencing student life, whether you’re living on campus or off campus. Learn more.
All official transcripts and test scores should be sent to ASU Admission Services at the following address:
Admission Services Applicant Processing
Arizona State University
PO Box 871004
Tempe, AZ 85287-1004
All official transcripts and test scores should be sent to ASU Admission Services at the following address:
Admission Services
Arizona State University
PO Box 870112
Tempe, AZ 85287-0112