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General Program Information

Admission: Fall 2025

Program length: 6 quarters

Please refer to the catalog for prerequisites needed for the Design BAS and course planning.

Design BAS Catalog Info

Accreditation

Lake Washington Institute of Technology is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities at the associate degree level and at the baccalaureate level.

Estimated Program Costs

Estimated costs do not include pre-requisite coursework. These numbers are estimates and are subject to change.

Description	Estimated Cost
Estimated Tuition & Fee Cost	$14,776
Estimated Books and Supplies	$4,295
Estimated Class/Lab Fees	$6,345
Estimated Technology Fees	$2,556
Total Program Cost	$27,972

Application Deadlines

Qualified students accepted on a rolling basis until the program is filled; early applications are encouraged by preferred deadline above.

Quarter Start & Deadline:
- Fall 2025
  - Deadline: May 19, 2025

Rolling Admission process will be used for applications received after May 20, 2025.

Locating the Application

The Design BAS application is an online application. Each program's Selective Admission form is unique to their program, so be sure you're filling out the correct form.

Design BAS Application

Application Requirements

Applicants must have earned an Applied Associate Degree or equivalent (minimum of 90 college credits including college-level English, college-level Math, and college-level Social Science) from an accredited institution.
Obtain a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA across all college coursework
Submit a Design Portfolio featuring 5-7 design pieces

Required Courses for Application

Students interested in applying for the Design BAS program must complete the following required courses with a minimum of 2.0 GPA across all required coursework.

ENGL&101
Social Science – any college-level social science course
Humanities (2) – two college-level Humanities courses
MATH&107 or any college-Level Math
Lab Science – any college-level science course with lab

Additionally, students must submit a Portfolio containing 5-7 examples of their best design-related work. This can contain pieces from college courses, professionally commissioned designs, or pieces made for this application. The selection committee will not review more than 7 pieces. Portfolios will be scored up to 3 points in each of the following categories, with up to 40 points possible. Applicants must score a minimum of 12 points on the Portfolio to qualify for full admission.

Form Making/Ability to Visualize
Communication/Conceptual Ability
Problem-Solving
Content Depth

Applicants with Portfolio scores of less than 12 points or who have missing or in-progress classes may qualify for Conditional Admission on a space-available basis. If there are more applicants than spaces available, priority will be given to applicants with the highest portfolio scores and most required classes completed.

Submitting Your Application

Once your application is completed, make sure to click the Submit Application button on the last page. If you do not submit your application, the application is considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.

Checking Application Status

You can check on your application status by logging into the Self-Service Center. Decisions are posted in the Self-Service Center and will be emailed to you via your LWTech student email.

If you are offered admission, you must complete and submit a form to accept the offer of admission. Instructions will be emailed to you with your application decision.

Application Decision Status

The final decision status will be available on your online account. You can check decision status by logging into your Self-Service Center. To accept the offer of admission, you must return an accept/decline form. Click Respond in the top-right of this letter and submit online. If you experience any difficulty with this form, please email email Selective Admission or call (425) 739-8104 to get assistance.

Transferring Credits To LWTech

Selective Admission Programs require Official Transcripts from every college where you took any required classes. If you have an International Transcript, we are happy to accept the Course-by-Course Evaluation from an evaluation agency. You can find additional information on our Transferring to LWTech page.

Note: You do not need to request Official Transcripts if you took all your classes at LWTech.

Please email Selective Admission if you have questions about your transcripts.

Paying for College

For help with Financial Aid or other funding options, please visit the Pay for College page.

Financial Aid takes significant time to process; please apply early before you apply to the program so that you are not delayed in receiving funding.