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Department of Art and Art History

Master Your Craft

Masters Application Process

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We are happy to assist you with the application process. Please contact us with questions.

Art and Art History Graduate Admissions Coordinator:
Christy Aggens, (402) 472-7594, caggens2@unlnotes.unl.edu

Art and Art History Graduate Chair:
Peter Pinnell, (402) 472-4429, ppinnell1@unl.edu

College of Graduate Studies:
Phone: (402) 472-2875 or (800) 742-8800
graduate@unl.edu
Complete items 1–5. Items must be received by February 1.

  1. Click here to complete the MFA supplemental application.
  2. Portfolio: Creative work must be presented in the form of a portfolio consisting of 20 images, submitted on a CD. Please use only .jpg files (1 to 2 Mb). Number images “01 (Title)”, “02 (Title)”, “03 (Title)” etc. Applicants in photography may send a portfolio of no more than 20 original photographs. Applicants in graphic design may provide a website address in addition to the 20 images. Applicants in sculpture may include no more than seven detail views of sculpture. Disks will not be returned.
  3. Three letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with your recent work. Please attach the UNL Letter of Recommendation form
  4. A statement that describes the applicant's goals in entering the program and the applicant's objectives in the portfolio submitted.
  5. A list of slides that corresponds to the portfolio, listing media, sizes and dates of completion.
Send items 2-5 to:

Department of Art and Art History
120 Richards Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0114

Complete items 1–5. Items must be received by February 1.

  1. Entrance Exam: GRE
  2. Statement of intellectual and professional goals and reasons for applying to do graduate work in art history (maximum 500 words)
  3. Three letters of recommendation that address your academic qualifications to undertake graduate work Please attach the UNL Letter of Recommendation form (.pdf)
  4. Writing sample (e.g., paper from an art history course or related field, senior thesis)
  5. Curriculum vitae
Send items 1-5 to:

Department of Art and Art History
120 Richards Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0114

Note: Application materials are reorganized and filed by office staff. Please do not present your work in binder or folder. Presentation materials are discarded.

All Applicants:

In addition to the items listed to the left, complete items 1-4 below by January 1:

  1. Complete the application found in the Graduate Admissions Guide, or on-line at http://www.unl.edu/gradstudies/
  2. Pay the $45 non-refundable application processing fee.
  3. Send a set of official transcripts from every college and university attended to the following address:
    College of Graduate Studies
    1100 Seaton Hall
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Lincoln, NE 68588-0619
  4. International students: verify English proficiency (if your native language is not English) and financial resource information (for international F or J visa holders).