Master of Arts in Arts Administration

Application Deadline:  February 15 for Fall Admission

Admission Requirements

   In addition to meeting Winthrop University general admission requirements for all graduate students, the applicant for admission to this program must show high promise of success in graduate study in arts administration as demonstrated by an essay, interview and documentation of work experience in the field. Specifically the applicant should:

1.  Hold a baccalaureate degree in an arts or business management
     discipline;

2.  Have an overall undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;

3.  Submit an essay describing why the applicant wishes to enter the
     program; and

4.  Submit a current vitae; and

    Materials and applications are due by February 15 for the Fall semester. Final admission decisions cannot be made until all information has been received. Applicants not submitting all materials prior to the deadline will be considered for the following academic year. After credentials are reviewed, the program director will contact the applicant to schedule an interview.  Interviews will be conducted between March 15 and April 15.

   An applicant whose native language is not English must present a core of at least 550 on the TOEFL. Students desiring to participate in this degree program who do not have a bachelor’s degree in an arts or business management discipline may demonstrate life and work experience as prerequisite for admission. This substitution is applicable to less than 10% of any entering class.