Admission to the APA Program
Incomplete applications will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to send all materials before the deadline. Admission of graduate students to the university is a shared responsibility of the departmental Graduate Studies Committee and the Graduate School. Applicants must fulfill admission requirements and procedures of both.
Graduate study in the Ohio State University's Arts Policy and Administration program is individually designed. Each graduate study program is structured by the student in consultation with a faculty advisor.
Prerequisites for Coursework in Arts Policy and Administration:
- An undergraduate course in American government. At OSU, Political Science 101 or 300
would satisfy this prerequisite.
- An undergraduate course in microeconomics. At OSU, Economics 200 would
satisfy this prerequisite.
Students who are accepted into the APA program and have not completed such coursework prior to enrolling for graduate classes will be accepted conditionally into the program.
Submit the following materials directly to Graduate Admissions:
- Completed application form submitted online at http://www.gradadmissions.osu.edu
- Application fee ($40 domestic, $50 international)
- One official transcript from all previously attended institutions (applicants must also send an official transcript to the department)
- Official GRE scores (school code #1592). The Graduate Studies Committee encourages applicants to prepare well before taking the GRE. Minimum scores for admission are:
Verbal - 550
Quantitative - 600
Writing - 4.0 - Official TOEFL scores. This requirement applies to all applicants from a country where the first language is not English, unless a degree was earned in an English-speaking country; OSU school code #1592. A minimum score of 100 on the iBT is required for admission.
Domestic Applicants send transcripts to:
Graduate Admissions Office
The Ohio State University
P.O. Box 182004
Columbus, OH 43218-2004
International Applicants send transcripts:
Graduate Admissions Office
The Ohio State University
P.O. Box 182083
Columbus, OH 43218-2083
Submit the following materials directly to the Department of Art Education:
- One official transcript from all previously attended institutions.
- Three or more letters of recommendation from recent academic or professional associates.
- A resume of the applicant's educational background and professional experience.
- A statement of intent that includes:
- A statement of professional goals.
- The relationship of academic and professional experience to projected goals.
- Anticipated use of graduate study in pursuit of the stated goals.
- A writing sample; for example, publications, manuscripts, conference papers, papers from advanced courses, grant proposals, curriculum guides. Or, you may submit an essay on a policy issue related to the arts or to arts education, of approximately six pages in length. All writing samples must be in English.
- Application for the Barnett Fellowship--if you wish to be considered.
- Application for a Graduate Teaching Associateship--if you wish to be considered.
Send to:
Graduate Studies Committee Chair
The Department of Art Education
258 Hopkins Hall
128 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210-1318
M.A. Arts Policy & Administration Autumn Quarter Application Deadline - Early application is encouraged
International - February 15
Domestic - February 15
Admission to the Department is usually restricted to Summer quarter for Mostly Online Master's students and Autumn quarter for all other programs. However, exceptions are possible if approved by the committee.
Departmental application deadlines are intentionally set earlier than Graduate Admissions and Graduate School deadlines that you may find elsewhere.
Funding Deadlines
Barnett Fellowship: January 5
University Fellowship:
International - November 30
Domestic - January 15
Graduate Teaching Associateships:
February 15
Please do not send large or heavy items such as large portfolios, books, 3-ring binders. Please do not submit writing samples on CD-ROM.