Fall Application Deadlines (postmarked or hand delivered before 5:00 pm)

At the University of Florida, we are educating some of the most gifted and academically capable art, design, art history, art education and museum studies students for positions of leadership in their professions. We look forward to considering your application and invite your questions as you complete the admission process.

Graduate admission procedures are similar for all programs within the School of Art & Art History with a few exceptions where noted. Please read carefully all of the information provided as it may apply to your situation. Follow the numbered steps below to start the admissions process.

Each spring we admit students to begin graduate study for the following fall term. Admission decisions are made mid-March and interested students are invited to visit campus anytime during the fall and spring semesters. The University of Florida offers daily campus tours, which may complement your school visit. The school also hosts Art Bash, a yearly open house event that takes place in the fall semester. The event showcases the breadth of the school’s disciplines to the community. Spring and summer admission is extremely rare, and when approved, often occurs without funding consideration. If you are interested in beginning graduate studies in a term other than fall, please contact the Graduate Coordinator to discuss your situation prior to initiating the application process.

Within two –three days after applying online, you will receive an electronic acknowledgment from the Graduate Admissions and Academic Programs office. For questions regarding the admission process, please contact us by email at gradadmissions@arts.ufl.edu or call 352.846.3425. Questions regarding the program should be directed to the faculty member representing your program of interest.

Step 1:

• The University of Florida online application includes a section for you to write a statement of purpose to express your interest in pursuing our graduate program and provides the opportunity for you to highlight special talents and skills that you will bring to the program. We recommend you prepare this text, review, and then cut and paste into the online application.
  
  The online application has been enhanced to allow you to electronically request letters of recommendation that will become part of the application.A secure email link will be sent to each person; however, you may want to alert your recommenders to check SPAM boxes, or add ufl.edu to their “safe” email list to be sure this is not overlooked. More information and directions are provided as you complete the online application. You may pay the $30 application fee online when you apply.

  In the rare case when you cannot apply online, you may:

• Print the application (complete the PDF application and mail the $30 application fee to the below address)
• Contact the Office of Admissions at 352-392-1365 x7300; email ourwebrequests@registrar.ufl.edu

Office of Admissions
S201 Criser Hall
P.O. Box 2946
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32602-2946

• Request that official transcripts from all institutions attended are sent to the Office of Admissions and to the School of Art & Art History (a minimum grade point average of B (3.0) is required for all upper-division undergraduate work - usually the last two years of the undergraduate program). However, if the GPA is below a 3.0, conditional admission may be granted in those rare cases where the GPA in the student's major coursework is above a 3.0, or work experience in the field and letters of recommendation warrant an exception.

If transcripts are mailed separately from your application package, send the official transcripts to this address:

Office of Admissions
S201 Criser Hall
P.O. Box 114000
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-4000

GRE 'General Test' is REQUIRED for following programs:

• Art History (doctoral students who have an earned master's degree from a US institution are exempt)
• Museum Studies
• ALL programs when the applicant has earned a NON-US bachelor's degree

GRE is NOT REQUIRED:

• MFA studio program, when the bachelor's is earned from a US institution
• MA in Art Education, when the bachelor’s is earned from a US institution
  

Admitted students generally score in the 500 range of the verbal section and 4.5 range of the analytical writing section. Although the quantitative section is generally not as relevant for our graduate programs, we do not discourage applicants from taking all sections of the General Test, as they may be required at other institutions, and you paid to take the entire exam.

Scores are viewed individually for each section of the General Test, and the GRE exam is viewed in relation to your completed and entire graduate admission application: GPA, letters of recommendation, portfolio or writing samples and statement of purpose.

Faculty view applications holistically and compare with other applications to determine the most successful matches for our programs.

Step 2:

Send the following to:

Graduate Admissions & Academic Programs
College of Fine Arts
P.O. Box 115800
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-5800 USA
(352) 846-3425
Fax: (352) 392-3802

1. Email gradadmissions@arts.ufl.edu and let us know you have applied on-line. We will access your online application so you do NOT need to send another copy. (If you submitted a paper application, please SEND a copy to the above address.
   
2. Official transcripts - this is in addition to the official transcripts sent to the University of Florida's Admissions Office. Transcripts should be submitted from each academic institution that you have attended and are required for review of your application.
3. Applicants may electronically request letters of recommendation as part of the online application. You are encouraged to use this process, as your requests are processed automatically after you submit the application. If you mail forms to recommenders, please include an addressed reply envelope with your requests for letters of recommendation or advise your recommenders to send letters to:

Graduate Admissions & Academic Programs
College of Fine Arts
P.O. Box 115800
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-5800 USA

4. GRE scores, if required
5. Resume – information about your awards, exhibitions and work experience used to make appropriate assistantship assignments

Step 3:

• Submit a digital portfolio and/or writing samples as indicated below in the additional program submission instructions.

Step 4: (International Student Applicants)

City of Gainesville

Graduate Student Services

Admissions Office - after you are admitted information to view

Graduate School
280 Grinter Hall
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
352-392-4646

Graduate Records Exam Educational Testing Service
P.O. Box 6000
Princeton, NJ 08541-6000
609-771-7670

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