Each year the graduate student admissions application for the Tyler School of Art and Architecture opens August 1.
Your specific deadline for submitting your application, supporting materials and portfolio (if required) depends on a couple of factors:
The semester you plan to begin
Your desired degree program
December 15 for Fall Admissions for Art History
December 15 is the fall admissions application deadline at Tyler for these students:
- MA in Art History
- PhD in Art History
January 6 for Fall Admissions for Everyone Else
January 6 is the fall admissions application deadline for these graduate programs in art and architecture at Tyler:
*After January 6, Tylers admissions team and faculty may consider late applications for these programs. However, please note that only applicants who meet the January 6 deadline will be considered for financial assistance.
- MEd in Art Education*
- Master of Architecture*
- MS in Architecture*
- MS in Facilities Planning*
- MFA Ceramics
- MFA Fibers + Material Studies
- MFA Glass
- MFA Graphic + Interactive Design
- MFA Metals / Jewelry / CAD-CAM
- MFA Painting
- MFA Photography
- MFA Printmaking
- MFA Sculpture
- MS in City + Regional Planning*
- MLArch in Landscape Architecture*
November 1 for Spring Admissions to Select Programs
November 1 is the spring admissions application deadline for these graduate programs in art and architecture at Tyler that offer an option to begin in the spring semester:
- MA and PhD in Art History
- MEd in Art Education
- Master of Architecture
- MS in Architecture
- MS in Facilities Planning
- MS in City & Regional Planning
- MLArch in Landscape Architecture
December 15 for International Students
Please note: We highly encourage all international students to submit their applications, English language test scores, and other required supporting materials by December 15 to ensure all materials are submitted in time.
- International Students
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Tyler Graduate Degree Programs Admissions Requirements
The outline below provides topline information about admission requirements to Tyler School of Art and Architecture graduate degree programs.
1. Before you apply, please review full details and admissions requirements specific to your graduate degree program of interest in the official Temple University online Bulletin.
For example, the MA and PhD in Art History require a writing sample as well as a statement of goals.
Also note: Tyler may request interviews during the application review process.
2. Apply to the Tyler School of Art and Architecture using our graduate student application.
3. Gather and submit your supplemental documents.
Once you submit your application and pay the application fee, our application system automatically populates a list of required supplemental information such as the following.
- Official college transcripts directly from the institution(s)
- Statement of goals (500-1,000 words)
- Resumé
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Test Scores (optional!) — directly from the testing agency and completed within the last five years
- English language test scores for international students only
None of Tyler’s graduate programs require the GRE or GMAT. However, these programs accept your GRE or GMAT test scores as supplemental to your admissions application:
- MA and PhD Art History
- MArch or MSArch
- MEd Art Education
- MS City and Regional Planning
- MS Facilities Planning
- MLArch Landscape Architecture
4. Upload your portfolio online via Temple SlideRoom, if applicable.
Feature 20 items that represent the current direction of your work.
Portfolios optional for applicants to the MLArch program. Portfolios not required for applicants in Art History or City and Regional Planning
Please DO NOT send portfolio materials or original work by mail! We cannot accept, review, or return such materials.
Portfolios required for applicants to these programs:
- All MFA programs
- MEd in Art Education
- MArch
- MSArch
- MS Facilities Planning
International Student Admissions Requirements
If you are an international student interested in graduate degree programs at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, please review additional admissions requirements outlined in full by Temple University.