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College of Humanities, Fine Arts and Communication
Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the college's graduate admission requirements, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements for unconditional admission to the Master of Fine Arts program:

1. A minimum of 66 semester hours in art at the undergraduate or postbaccalaureate level with a 3.00 (A=4.00) grade point average, including 24 semester hours in a major studio discipline, 12 semester hours in art history, and 30 semester hours in related arts courses.

2. A completed graduate application form

3. Two transcripts from each school attended must be sent by those schools directly to the address below

4. Three letters of recommendation

5. A brief statement of intent expressing reasons for pursuing graduate study in the particular area of interest

6. A portfolio consisting of at least 20 slides or original works of art. In the area of photography, originals are preferred. The portfolio selection should represent a student's most recent and most consistent work. Slides should have relevant information about the size, medium, and date of the work as well as an indication of the slide's top side. Slides should be numbered, ordered sequentially in a plastic sleeve, and accompanied by explanatory notes for use when the slides are viewed. All submitted work will be returned. The Department of Art primarily uses the evidence of work that candidates have completed in the area to which they have applied as the basis for granting or not granting admission to Master of Fine Arts candidates.

A candidate's presentation of his or her art work is therefore extremely important. Slide quality also plays a significant part in the application process.

Conditional admission may be granted to students whose overall grade point average on the last 60 hours of course credit is at least 2.67 (A=4.00), whose grade point average in the discipline is at least 3.00, and whose scores on the Graduate Record Examination are high enough to indicate probable success in the program. The materials requested above should be sent to:

Gael Stack, Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Art
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-4893