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Master of Fine Arts in 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:
- 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.
- A completed graduate application form
- Nonrefundable School of Art application fee of $25.00 (check or money order made out to the University of Houston)
- Two transcripts from each school attended must be sent by those schools directly to the address below
- Three letters of recommendation
- A brief statement of intent expressing reasons for pursuing graduate study in the particular area of interest
- A portfolio. Contact the School of Art Office (713-743-3001) or the School of Art Web site
(www.art.uh.edu) for detailed information on the format for the portfolio.
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:
Cathy Hunt, Graduate Advisor
School of Art
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-4019
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Master of Fine Arts in 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:
- 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.
- A completed graduate application form
- Nonrefundable School of Art application fee of $25.00 (check or money order made out to the University of Houston)
- Two transcripts from each school attended must be sent by those schools directly to the address below
- Three letters of recommendation
- A brief statement of intent expressing reasons for pursuing graduate study in the particular area of interest
- A portfolio. Contact the School of Art Office (713-743-3001) or the School of Art Web site (www.art.uh.edu) for detailed information on the format for the portfolio.
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:
Cathy Hunt, Graduate Advisor
School of Art
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-4019