ART AND DESIGN ADMISSION
M.F.A. IN VISUAL ARTS
The Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree in visual arts is a full-time, two-year program with no midyear admissions. Admission into the program requires submitting applications to both Rutgers University and the Department of Art & Design at Mason Gross School of the Arts. Each application has a separate deadline.
1. Rutgers University Application (submitted via the University Portal)
An official transcript from each postsecondary institution attended. Transcripts must be sent from the institution to Rutgers' Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions.
Three letters of recommendation.
Personal Statement
In 300-500 words, discuss your creative practice within a personal and critical context. Please include why you believe graduate study at Mason Gross School will contribute to reaching your artistic growth and personal/professional goals.
The university application must be submitted FIRST in order to gain access to the Department of Art and Design application. Typically five business days after submitting the university application, applicants will receive an email invitation to complete the Department of Art and Design application.
For the university application, apply at Graduate and Professional Admissions or Art and Design.
2. Department of Art and Design Application (submitted via Slate)
Department questionnaire.
Personal statement (please submit the same statement used for the university application).
Résumé/CV (please include current and recent employment, artistic involvement, and related skills/experience/training).
Portfolio.
Portfolio must consist of 20 slides of works created within the last two years.
Slides can be a combination of completed works, detail shots, film stills, and time-based works.
Each slide should be captioned with title, dimensions, materials, brief description, and date of creation.
Images can be up to 5MB each and videos can be up to 250MB each.
For time-based work (video, film, performance), please submit between 5-10 videos. Each video may be up to 10 minutes in length. Links to Vimeo and YouTube files are acceptable. When applicable, please provide passwords for protected links to ensure your files are accessible to reviewers. Acceptable Slate file formats are here below:
-Video: 3g2, .3gp, .avi, .m2v, .m4v, .mkv, .mov, .mpeg, .mpg, .mp4, .mxf, .webm, .wmv Apple ProRes is supported.
-Slide: .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, .tiff
-Document: doc, .docx, .odg, .odp, .odt, .pdf, .ppt, .pptx, .rtf, .wpd
For more information on the application process, visit Admissions. If you face issues submitting your application please email admissions@mgsa.rutgers.edu.
For general information, use the contact form on the Rutgers' Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions website or call 848-932-7711.
M.F.A. IN DESIGN
The Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree in design is a full-time, two-year program with no midyear admissions. Admission into the program requires submitting applications to both Rutgers University and the Department of Art & Design at Mason Gross School of the Arts. Each application has a separate deadline.
1. Rutgers University Application (submitted via the University Portal)
An official transcript from each postsecondary institution attended. Transcripts must be sent from the institution to Rutgers' Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions.
Three letters of recommendation.
Statement of Research Interests.
In 300-500 words, discuss your intentions for research and design exploration in graduate study. Describe how this intention relates to your current creative practice as well as to your personal and professional long-term goals.
The university application must be submitted FIRST in order to gain access to the Department of Art and Design application. Typically five business days after submitting the university application, applicants will receive an email invitation to complete the Department of Art and Design application.
2. Department of Art and Design Application (submitted via Slate)
Department questionnaire.
Statement of Research Interests (please submit the same statement used for the university application). In 300-500 words, discuss your intentions for research and design exploration in graduate study. Describe how this intention relates to your current creative practice as well as to your personal and professional long-term goals.
Portfolio.
Please submit up to 20 images that represent the range of your creative work.
Slides can be a combination of completed and/or in-progress works, in any medium.
Each slide should be captioned with title, dimensions, materials, brief description, and date of creation.
Images can be up to 5MB each and videos can be up to 250MB each.
For time-based work (video, film, performance), each video may be up to 10 minutes in length. Links to Vimeo and YouTube files are acceptable. When applicable, please provide passwords for protected links to ensure your files are accessible to reviewers.
Acceptable Slate file formats are here below:
-Video: 3g2, .3gp, .avi, .m2v, .m4v, .mkv, .mov, .mpeg, .mpg, .mp4, .mxf, .webm, .wmv Apple ProRes is supported.
-Slide: bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, .tiff
-Document: doc, .docx, .odg, .odp, .odt, .pdf, .ppt, .pptx, .rtf, .wpd
4. Résumé/CV.
For more information on the application process, visit Admissions. If you face issues submitting your application please email admissions@mgsa.rutgers.edu.
For general information, use the contact form on the Rutgers' Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions website or call 848-932-7711.