Admission to the M.A. program in Art History and Visual Culture may be granted on the recommendation of the School of Fine Art and Music to:
the holder of a BA degree (honours equivalent), or an honours BA (or its equivalent in art history) with a minimum of a 75% average, or
in exceptional cases, the holder of a degree in another field who has completed a minimum of six one-semester courses in art history, or
a student who has satisfied the requirements for transfer from the provisional-student category.
It is highly recommended that applicants complete at least eight semesters of courses in art history, cultural studies, or related areas prior to applying. Serious interest in, and substantial familiarity with, historical and contemporary issues in Art and Visual Culture is expected. Each applicant must submit the following:

A single-page statement that outlines the applicant's career objectives and reasons for wishing to study in the University of Guelph's Master of Arts program in Art History and Visual Culture.
Letters of reference from two professors. The applicant must have taken a significant proportion of course work from at least one of the professors. An acceptable alternative to one such letter may be from the department Chair on behalf of the department in which the applicant has studied, or from a professional in the field who is familiar with the applicant's abilities.
Un-official University Transcripts
Writing Sample
International English Language Testing System (Academic) (IELTS) 6.5 , Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and (TOEFL Special Home Edition (iBT)) 89 A minimum score of 21 must be achieved in each of the four categories (listening, speaking, reading, writing)
paper based- minimum score of 600