Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts

Department of Art

We are pleased with your interest in our graduate program. Before you continue with the electronic application for admission, we wish to ensure that you are familiar with the minimum requirements for admission to graduate degree study in Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts.  It is important to recognize that although satisfaction of these basic requirements does not guarantee graduate admission, failure to satisfy these requirements may lead to automatic denial of admission.

Supporting Documents: Additional documents are required to support the application. Supporting documents should be uploaded to the online application or mailed directly to the graduate program to which you are applying, as directed below. Click the links below for details. Supporting documents include the following, unless specific instructions are noted in the requirements sections of this page:

• Transcripts
• English Proficiency
• Recommendation letters - three
• Statement of Purpose

Department of Art Application Deadlines: Applications and all supporting documentation must be received on or before the deadlines listed below:

Art	Fall	Spring	Summer
Please go to the Art & Design web page for further information.
U.S. Citizen	February 1 (deadline for receipt of completed applications for priority consideration for teaching assistantships) Final deadline is the same as Graduate School deadlines. Only a limited number of admissions may be granted to applicants whose application is completed after February 1.	No applications accepted	No applications accepted
International	February 1 (deadline for receipt of completed applications for priority consideration for teaching assistantships) Final deadline is the same as Graduate School deadlines. Only a limited number of admissions may be granted to applicants whose application is completed after February 1.	No applications accepted	No applications accepted

Art will NOT accept unofficial transcripts and/or academic documents uploaded through the online application system for review purposes. You must provide official transcripts and/or academic records at the time of application.

Contact Information	Mailing Address	Web Sites of Interest
ART Name: Sara Unser Phone: (765) 494-8662 E-mail: sunser@purdue.edu	Graduate Program Department of Art & Design Patti & Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts Purdue University 552 West Wood Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2002	MFA in Art and Design MA or PhD in Art Education

ART ~ Master of Fine Arts Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Indicate Area of Study: 
  Studio Arts (Ceramics, Drawing, Electronic Time-Based Art, Jewelry and Metals, Painting, Photography and Related Media, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles), 
• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required for unconditional continued enrollment.
• Minimum of 3 undergraduate hours in Western art or design history required.
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Not Required
• Special Notes:
  Visual Portfolio Required: 20 images of recent work in digital format, image list (thumbnails, title, date, size, medium).
  Self-addressed stamped mailer for return of visual materials.

International Applicant Requirements:

• Indicate Area of Study: 
  Studio Arts (Ceramics, Drawing, Electronic Time-Based Art, Jewelry and Metals, Painting, Photography and Related Media, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles)
• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required for unconditional continued enrollment.
• Minimum of 3 undergraduate hours in Western art or design history required.
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Not required
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers: 
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (iBT) Overall Score Required: 77
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 19
  Listening: 14
  Speaking: 18
  Writing: 18
• IELTS (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 6.5 or higher will be accepted
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
  An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted
• TWE for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Not required
• Special Notes:
  Visual Portfolio Required: 20 images of recent work in digital format, image list (thumbnails, title, date, size, medium.)
  Self-addressed stamped mailer for return of visual materials. 
  TOEFL iBT minimum speaking score of 27 required to be considered for a teaching assistantship.

Effective for those seeking Spring 2019 admission and beyond:

TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:

Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 80 
With the following minimum section requirements: 
Reading: 19 
Listening: 14 
Speaking: 18 
Writing: 18

Minimum Paper-Delivered Test - no overall score reported
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 14
Writing: 18

IELTS (Academic Module):
Minimum overall score required: 6.5
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 6.5
Listening: 6.0
Speaking: 6.0
Writing: 5.5

Pearson Test of English (PTE):
No longer accepted