Moore College of Art and Design

Congratulations on your acceptance to Moore College of Art & Design! You are now a member of an elite group of women who take charge of their lives, their art and their careers, as well as contributing to the community.

As a Moore student, you will be part of a community that is proud of its 160-year legacy of educating women for careers in the visual arts. It is an environment that will challenge you both artistically and academically, encourage you to broaden your creative vision, and prepare you for a rewarding career as an artist, designer, educator, or historian.

Moore's student body consists of a dynamic group of women from across the country and around the world who live, study, and create in Philadelphia, a city rich with artistic opportunities. You will be inspired by your faculty and fellow students to excel in your chosen field.

Here is some important information for you now that you have been accepted into the College. And as always, if you have particular questions about the fall, please contact your admissions counselor. If you are calling from out of state and would like to call toll-free, you may call us at 800-523-2025.

Admissions Counselors

Sarah Hunt: 215-965-4019 or shunt@moore.edu
Heeseung Lee: 215-965-4015 or hlee@moore.edu
Erin Murphy: 215-965-4020 or emurphy@moore.edu
Stefan Schechs: 215-965-4016 or sschechs@moore.edu

Financial Aid Office

If you still have any questions about your financial aid at Moore, please call 215-965-4042 or email financialaid@moore.edu.

Dates & Deadlines

Mid May:
Laptop hardware and software requirements for fall 2009 will be announced. It is highly recommended that laptop purchases be made after the official announcement for the most up to date equipment.

June-July:
Orientation schedule, housing application, and New Student Guide released.

July-August:
All housing and health forms must be completed and submitted to Student Services. Housing 
Deposit of $250.00 due for resident students.

August:
Room assignments mailed to resident students.

August 22nd:
Residence Hall Move-in (new students).  

August 22nd-26th:
New Student Orientation (Mandatory).

August 27th:
Convocation and first day of classes.  

Access to My Moore

You will be assigned a new Moore email address and student number soon. These will remain the same for the entire time you are a student at Moore College of Art & Design. Please keep this information because you will need it to access your email messages, student records, on-line registration, and specific class communication. All College communication will be conducted through your Moore email account for the duration of your attendance at Moore.

Laptop Requirements

Moore College of Art & Design Laptop/Wireless Campus Initiative

What it means:

• Moore is a wireless campus
• Laptop computer requirement for all new BFA students
• Exclusive secured discounts on laptops, hardware and software

About the Initiative

Moore College of Art & Design is committed to providing students with the resources necessary to achieve the highest level of excellence in their chosen field. Moore is, therefore, making a major investment in the laptop/wireless initiative to expand access to digital technologies essential for today's professional artists and designers. At Moore, we believe that a laptop computer is an essential tool for educating women for careers in art and design. Therefore, Moore requires all new BFA students to purchase laptop computers prior to the start of fall classes.

To help reduce the costs of this initiative to students and families, the College has negotiated special pricing with Apple Computer, Inc. (for Moore-recommended laptop systems**) and Lenovo (ThinkPad), as well as JourneyEd.com for software . All Moore students, faculty and staff are eligible for Moore discounted rates. Purchases at Moore discounted rates can be made using the links below. Students receiving financial aid have had reasonable expenses for a computer and software accounted for in their "estimated costs of attendance." A full listing of these costs is shown on the back of the financial aid award letter.

In addition, Moore discounted rates on Apple Hardware Only are available at the Penn Computer Connection at 3610 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.

** Moore highly recommends that students choose to purchase an Apple Computer laptop, the preferred tool of most artists and designers. However, students intending to major in Interior Design should consider purchasing a ThinkPad (pc), as AutoCAD software is not currently written for the Macintosh (Apple) operating system.

Laptop Hardware Minimum Requirements

Apple Machintosh

Hardware: Processor= 2.2 GHz Intel; Memory (RAM)= 4GB; Hard Disk= 80GB; Other= Super Drive

Network: Bandwidth= Airport or Extreme

Operating System: MAC OSx 10.4.9

Windows PC

Hardware: Processor= Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz; Memory (RAM)= 4GB; Hard Disk= 80GB; Other= DVD Burner

Network: Bandwidth= Internal 802.11 B/G

Operating System: Windows XP Professional or Vista Business

While many Windows PC laptops come with a three year service / support contract, Apple Macintosh laptops do not. Moore highly recommends purchasing an Apple Care three year service / support contact if you are purchasing an Apple laptop.

Software Requirements

All first year students are required to purchase Microsoft Office Standard Edition, and encouraged to purchase Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium. All students choosing to purchase a Windows laptop will also be required to purchase Symantec Antivirus protection. Instructions for Purchasing Discounted Hardware and Software Online

**NEWLY ACCEPTED STUDENTS MUST BE ASSIGNED A STUDENT LOGIN ID AND PASSWORD BY THE COLLEGE IN ORDER TO ACCESS ONLINE DISCOUNTED PRICES.**

All Moore students, faculty and staff are eligible for these Moore secured discounts.

Please Note: JourneyEd offers a SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNT on retail pricing that is not available elsewhere. To purchase software and hardware through JourneyEd at the special discount you will need to provide eligibility to complete your purchase. This may include:

• Copy of your Moore I.D.
• Dated, Current class schedule
• New BFA students may submit their acceptance letter.

Links to Preferred Pricing from Apple, Lenovo and JourneyEd

Apple Computer Store (Macintosh)
Lenovo Computer Store (ThinkPad)
Moore College/AICUP JourneyEd Software

Books & Supplies

Moore College of Art & Design does not maintain a bookstore. Textbooks are available through local bookstores and from a number of online sites. For a list of local bookstores which includes their address, phone number and web site, please refer to the Community Resources section of the Student Handbook. If your course requires a textbook, faculty will post the requirements on their syllabus that is on the Course Home Page in IQ Web.

The College may choose to order art supplies at a considerable discount for first–year students; the cost will be part of the students’ fees, and the supplies will be distributed at Orientation. Art supplies are also available from the local art supply stores that are listed in the Community Resources section of the Student Handbook.