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    Application Deadlines

January 15 — Domestic applicants
December 15 — International applicants

International Applicants, please visit the International Graduate Admissions webpage before you apply.
Applications received after this deadline and incomplete applications will not be reviewed. 

  Graduate School Application

    Review Timeline

The admissions committees begin reviewing applications after mid-January when the spring semester begins. Most notices of admission decisions are made between late February and early April. Notifications regarding acceptance decisions will be sent to students via email by April 15. The remaining decisions will be released shortly after April 15th when all the admissions decisions are finalized.

    Graduate Application Fee

A $60.00 non-refundable application fee ($80 for international applicants) must accompany each application for CU-�鶹ӰԺ graduate degree programs. The fee must be paid online with a credit card, in order to complete the application.

    Choose an Area of Study

MFA Areas (sub-plans) In the “Program Details” section of your application, please specify the area of your primary interest (“sub-plan”).

Within the Department of Art & Art History are the following areas of concentration:

Ceramics
Film
​Painting & Drawing
Printmaking
IMAP-Photography, IMAP-Video, IMAP-Digital, IMAP-Integrated Arts
Sculpture & Post-Studio Practice

If you want your application to be reviewed in more than one area, you will still have to check one sub-plan on your online application form.

Please upload a separate letter of intent in the digital portfolio section for each additional area that you would like to apply to and notify the Graduate Program Coordinator at art.grad@colorado.edu.

    Credit Transfer

We accept up to 18 applicable graduate-level credit hours from other universities and colleges, if such credits have not been used for any other degrees. If you have such unused, applicable graduate-level credits, you will be able, usually in the second semester of your studies, to submit a transfer of credit form, attaching official transcripts from other institutions. The form and transcripts will then be reviewed by your academic advisor, departmental Curriculum Committee, and the Graduate School.

    Funding

Fellowships, Graduate Assistantships (GA), and Graduate Part-Time Instructor (GPTI) appointments are available as forms of graduate student support.

There is no separate application for financial support but the applicant’s interest in a part-time teaching (GPTI) or non-teaching (GA) position may be expressed in their statement of goals and objectives.

There may be additional opportunities for employment in the department, so it is important you detail your skill sets and work experience in your resume as part of the graduate school application.

Non-departmental financial aid at CU-�鶹ӰԺ is handled through the Office of Financial Aid, 303-492-5091.

For information about funding available for the Film MFA in Arts Practices, please consult the director of graduate studies for Film, Jeanne Liotta.

    Graduate School Application FAQ

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page
• If you have a recommender who cannot find the link to submit their letter, you can have them email the letter directly to gradprocessing@colorado.edu.
• You can send transcripts or other outstanding documents directly to gradprocessing@colorado.edu.
• Please do not send these documents directly to the Art & Art History department.
• If you are an international student, you can send your questions to intlgrad@colorado.edu.
• The link to the application itself.