Admission to the Mostly Online Master's Degree Program
Incomplete applications cannot be considered. Please send all application materials (including test scores) before the deadline to ensure that your application will be reviewed. 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.
Because of the unique design of the program, students must begin in the summer. We are not able to accept applications for autumn, winter, or spring quarters.
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. Transcripts are only considered official if they come directly from the college or university. Transcripts marked "Issued to Student" cannot be accepted as official transcripts.
- Official Miller Analogies Test (MAT). The OSU school code for the MAT is #1574. Scores are considered official if they are sent to OSU directly from Harcourt Assessment. Applicants in the central Ohio area can take the MAT at the OSU Testing Office (614-292-2241).
- Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0.
- Official TOEFL scores. Scores are considered official if they are sent to OSU directly from ETS. 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. The OSU school code for the TOEFL is #1592.
Domestic Applicants send transcripts to:
Graduate Admissions Office
The Ohio State University
P.O. Box 182004
Columbus, OH 43218-2004
International Applicants send transcripts to:
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 (see above for definition of 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 sample of professional writing; for example, publications, manuscripts, conference papers, papers from advanced courses, grant proposals, curriculum guides. Or, you may submit a representative portfolio of recent curriculum and assessment materials or studio work, provided that it is accompanied by a written interpretive commentary. Or, you may submit a 1,500 word rationale on the value of art education in your area of interest. All writing samples must be in English.
Send to:
Graduate Studies Committee Chair
The Department of Art Education
258 Hopkins Hall
128 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210-1318
Department of Art Education Admission Requirements
Departmental admission policies and criteria are designed to identify students who are intellectually able and who have interests consistent with the Department's programs. We welcome any evidence relevant to these criteria. The minimum evidence required is indicated below.
Intellectual Ability. The department defines intellectual ability in terms of the ability to deal with ideas of a general kind as they apply to art and education. Our programs stress analytical, critical, speculative and theoretical approaches to art education, requiring the ability to communicate clearly.
Evidence relative to this criterion includes grade point average in college, MAT or GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and essays and articles written by the applicant. A portfolio of curriculum materials or studio work may be provided as evidence of intellectual ability when accompanied by a written interpretive commentary.
Interests Appropriate to the Programs. Our graduate faculty and programs accommodate a wide scope of interests in art education. The Department admits eligible graduate applicants whose interests are consistent with the expertise of its faculty. For a list of faculty and their areas of specialization, see Graduate Faculty.
Evidence relevant to interests include: a resume of the applicant's educational background and professional experience; a statement of intent indicating the applicant's intellectual curiosities, anticipated direction during graduate study, and long-range career objectives. Letters of recommendation may also address this criterion.
Diversity of Background. Art and education are multi-faceted phenomena that can be approached from diverse points of view. We strive for a cultural and experiential diversity in our student population that enriches the department's programs. This criterion applies to diversity of intellectual, artistic, practical and cultural background. Practical experience in schools and other community agencies is particularly welcomed.
We regard diversity of culture as educationally desirable in our programs. The relation between art and culture is one of the themes of our graduate programs. Therefore, we seek to admit qualified students from North American minority backgrounds and from countries around the world. It should be noted, however, that a high degree of proficiency in written and spoken English is essential to success in the program.
Mostly Online Master's Application Deadline - Early application is encouraged
Domestic - April 15
International - April 15
Admission to the Mostly Online Master's Degree Program is restricted to Summer quarter. Departmental application deadlines are intentionally set earlier than Graduate Admissions and Graduate School deadlines that you may find elsewhere.
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.