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Admissions Requirements

Application Prerequisites:

ART HISTORY TRACK:

Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average. Applicants should have a recognized Master’s degree in Art History or a graduate degree in another discipline approved by the Art History faculty.  Applicants with an M.A. outside Art History may be admitted to the program, but they will be required to take one of the methodologies courses (511a or 511b) and three graduate level courses in Art History (a total of 12 units) that will not count as coursework for the Ph.D. degree.

Applicants currently enrolled in an M.A. program should include in their statement of purpose their M.A. thesis proposal and a statement that they expect to have completed the Master’s degree by August of the academic year in which they would begin the Ph.D. program. The letter of recommendation from the M.A. advisor should also make reference to the expected date of completion of the M.A.

ART AND VISUAL CULTURE EDUCATION TRACK:

Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average. Applicants must also hold a recognized Master’s degree in Art Education, Studio Art, Art History, or Education. If your degree is in another area, please contact an Art and Visual Culture Education faculty member to discuss your application.

Current University of Arizona AVCE M.A. students are expected to meet the same admission criteria and requirements, and should be aware that admission to the doctoral program is highly competitive.

Application Requirements:

Through the Graduate Admissions Application you will have the ability to upload various requirements for consideration by the admission committee. All students interested in the Art History & Education PhD must apply to either the Art and Visual Culture Education or Art History track application.  For this application you will be asked to submit the following:

• Please combine the following items into a single document (maximum file size: 5 MB) in the order shown below:
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Resume/Curriculum Vitae
  • Writing or Research Sample
• Transcripts from all previous colleges and universities attended.  For initial evaluation purposes, you may attach scans of official or unofficial transcripts.
• The names and contact information for 3 referees who will be submitting Letters of Recommendation on your behalf.  All letters of recommendation must be received by the application deadline and must be from faculty members that can speak about your academic and research ability and potential for graduate studies.  The preferred method to receive letters of recommendation is through the web-based Graduate Admissions Application. If, however, this is not possible, letters can be sent to:
  
  Graduate Program
  School of Art
  University of Arizona
  P.O. Box 210002
  Tucson, AZ 85721

GRE scores are not required.

 

Standardized Tests

International Students Only: English Proficiency Requirement.

 

Funding Opportunities

The School of Art offers fee waivers, scholarships, fellowships and graduate assistantships for graduate students in good standing. These awards are competitive and assigned during both fall and spring semesters.
Please refer to the department website for more information: http://art.arizona.edu/

 

Admissions Deadlines

• Fall: January 10
• Spring: September 15

 

International Conditional Admission

International applicants may be considered for conditional admission to this program at the department's discretion.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832

ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 2301,2399,2799,2399, 2499, 2401, 3101, 3003, 3502, 3601, 3602, 3903, 3906, 3999, 5199, 5107, 5101

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

63 

Core Coursework Requirements

Please see the Art History and Art and Visual Culture tracks for course requirements.

 

Elective Coursework

Please see the Art History and Art and Visual Culture tracks for elective coursework.

 

Additional Requirements

Language requirements:
Art History Track: Ph.D. students are required to demonstrate reading fluency in a second foreign language beyond that required at the Master's level.
Art Education Track: No language requirement.

 

Minor Requirements for Doctoral Students in this Program

A minimum 9 unit minor is required in a field approved by the advisor.

 

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

Program StatisticsInformation about these numbers

Program-level Information
Application Acceptance Rate	27.78%
Avg. Time-to-degree (years)	5.30
Department-level Information
Enrollment Percent Male	28%
Enrollment Percent Female	72%
Enrollment Percent International	28%
Enrollment Percent URM	16%

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