Graduate Application Requirements

All applicants to Temple University Graduate programs must have at least a 3.O cumulative grade point average and have completed a baccalaureate degree from a college or university whose accreditation is accepted by the University prior to enrollment. Applicants to the Art History programs must submit official GRE scores; applicants to the MED program must submit official MAT or GRE scores. Applicants to the MFA and MED programs must have completed 40 undergraduate studio credits, and must submit a slide portfolio of original work.

Graduate Applicants to March, MFA, MED, and MA/PhD progams are required to send the following materials to:

Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Graduate Admissions Office
TU-ZIP 067-00
2001 N. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122

  • Completed Temple University Graduate Admissions Application indicating Tyler where appropriate.

  • Official TOEFL score for international applicants who did not receive a baccalaureate degree from an American College or University. The Required minumum score for applicants to the graduate programs has been changed to 550 on the paper-based, 213 on the computer-based, or 79 on the internet-based version of the TOEFLR. Click to read more.

  • Required application fee
    http://www.temple.edu/grad/admissions/AccessGradApp.htm

  • Official college transcripts for all colleges attended (official translations are required for international students students)

  • Letters of recommendation: 3 reference forms or letters of recommendation are required for applicants to the MFA and MED programs; 2 reference forms or letters of recommendation are required for the MA and PHD in Art History. Applicants can download the forms at www.temple.edu/gradapp or recommenders can write the letters on their own letterhead and send them directly to the Tyler Graduate Admissions Office.

  • Official GRE test scores (Art History applicants only)

  • Writing sample (MA and PhD applicants in Art History only)

  • Official MAT or GRE test scores (Masters of Education with a Major in Art Education applicants only)

  • Portfolio submitted via http://temple.slideroom.com

  • International graduate applicants - please check this website for information on the Ford Foundation International Fellowships.