Graduate Degrees Offered

Application Checklist

• Online Application for Graduate Admission
• $45 non-refundable application processing fee
• Two (2) sets of official transcripts
• If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
• If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information

• Entrance exam(s): GRE
• Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-550  Computer-213  Internet-79
• Three letters of recommendation
• Letter of application describing career interests
• Resume
• Statement of educational goals

Description of Program

The Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design offers opportunities for graduate study, research, and creative work in the areas of apparel and textile design, merchandising, costume and textile history, quilt studies, and textile science. Faculty collaborate with students seeking an M.F.A in art studying textiles. An interdepartmental Ph.D. degree in human sciences with a specialization in textiles, clothing and design is available to those interested in doctoral-level study. Some coursework is available online.

Department resources include apparel design studios with industrial equipment, screen-printing and weaving studios, a historic textile and costume collection with over 3,500 pieces, and well-equipped computer aided design and textile testing and processing laboratories. Internship opportunities in industry, government, museum and gallery settings, as well as domestic and international study programs are available.

The Robert Hillstead Textiles Gallery showcases apparel and textile design work by students, faculty, and invited artists and designers. The International Quilt Study Center's collections boast over 1,800 antique and contemporary quilts and are unparalleled resources available to students. The collection, which includes objects spanning more than two centuries, forms the research base for graduate degree programs in textile history and quilt studies.