Applicants for admission to the MFA program must apply to and meet all criteria for admission to the Graduate School. For admission to the Master of Fine Arts program in the Department of Art, the Graduate School does not require submission of Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores (contingent upon student's GPA). Additional information about these criteria and other admission criteria, such as international admissions, is available in the admissions section of this catalog.

Application must be made to the Graduate School and include the following items:

A letter of intent stating the applicant's goals and objectives with regard to graduate study,
An artist's statement,
A portfolio of work (20 digital images of studio work which the applicant feels would most effectively represent his/her involvement, ability, and potential),
A work sample list that indicates by corresponding number, the title, date, dimensions, and medium of each work, and
Three letters of recommendation from undergraduate instructors, or other appropriate individuals, indicating the readiness of the applicant to pursue independent and sustained graduate-level work. TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT): a total score of 80 with a score of at least 20 on each Section , Computer-based test: a total score of 213 with a score of at least 21 on Section 1 (Listening Comprehension) on the computer test, TOEFL Paper-based test: a total score of 550 with a score of at least 55 on Section l (Listening Comprehension) on the paper test. Satisfactory IELTS performance for Classified admission includes scoring 6.5 or higher on the total band score.