ARHI-MA - Art History

Admission to the graduate program is selective. Students are expected to have had substantial undergraduate work in the history of art. A minimum of 12 credit hours of undergraduate art history above the survey level or equivalent is required before a student may begin to accumulate hours for graduate credit. Students who have been admitted without adequate undergraduate preparation will be expected to take the requisite number of undergraduate hours before or during their first term at SMU. The applicant should have a reading knowledge of one world language. Applicants may take the GRE graduate school admission test but must be able to demonstrate English-language proficiency. An interview with the art history graduate adviser is desirable.

Outstanding students are awarded tuition grants and teaching/research assistantships. These awards are based on merit. Students accepting the offer of a scholarship may not decline the accompanying assistantship. In addition, the division has funds available so that graduate students may travel to conduct research on their thesis topic.

Application for admission with financial aid must be filed in full by January 1 for the fall term. A graduate application for admission and information concerning assistantships, fellowships, scholarships and degree programs are available online at https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/AreasofStudy/ArtHistory/GraduateStudies/Admissions.