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Graduate Application Instructions

Art History, MA

  • Graduate Deadlines

    Fall 2025 Deadlines

    Priority Application
         		Rolling Admissions
    March 1, 2026 Applications will be accepted until enrollment goals are met.

    Priority: Decisions released by March 15 with priority consideration for scholarship funding.

    Application Requirements

    • A complete application and fee of $80
    • Completed graduate application forms
    • Three letters of recommendation
    • 300-500 word Personal Statement
    • 1-2 writing samples, 30 pages maximum for each sample

    Complete Your Application

    Submit all of the following in one package:

    Mail your complete package to:

    Office of Admissions
    Attn: Graduate Admissions
    Purchase College
    735 Anderson Hill Rd.
    Purchase, NY 10577

    Your application will not be considered complete until you have submitted all required official transcripts and, if applicable, test scores to the above address.

Art History/Art+Design Dual MA/MFA

  • Graduate Deadlines

    Fall Application
         		Spring Applications
    January 19, 2026 Not Offered

    Application Requirements

    Students interested in MFA/MA option must submit separate applications to both the MFA Visual Arts program and the MA Art History MA program and must be admitted to both programs.

    MA Art History
    • Three letters of recommendation
    • Personal Statement
    • 1-2 writing samples
    MFA Visual Arts
    • Two letters of recommendation
    • Artist Statement
    • Portfolio

    Complete Your Application

    Submit all of the following in one package:

    Mail your complete package to:

    Office of Admissions
    Attn: Graduate Admissions
    Purchase College
    735 Anderson Hill Rd.
    Purchase, NY 10577

    Your application will not be considered complete until you have submitted all required official transcripts and, if applicable, test scores to the above address.

Entrepreneurship in the Arts, MA (Online)

  • Graduate Deadlines

    Priority Deadline Rolling Spring Deadline
    May 1, 2026 Applications will be accepted until enrollment goals are met. Not Offered

    Application Requirements

    A complete online application will contain:

    • Completed graduate application forms
    • Nonrefundable application fee of $80 fee
    • Three letters of recommendation 
    • One written statement as follows:
      • What does Arts and Cultural Management mean to you? How will Purchase College and this program help you to pursue your aspirations in the arts and cultural sectors, whether they are independent and entrepreneurial, part of an existing organization in creative industries, or something else entirely? (750-1000 words)
    • Resume
    • Portfolio:
      • At least one writing sample (500-2000 words), which could include an academic research paper, industry report, policy brief, peer reviewed article, etc.
      • Up to two additional materials that support your application, such as additional writing samples, project documentation, websites/ platforms that showcase your work, photos/videos of creative or cultural projects, etc. 

    Complete Your Application

    Submit all of the following in one package:

    • Official academic transcripts from all colleges you have attended (including community college, transfer coursework, study abroad, summer session, etc.):
      Paper transcripts should be submitted in envelopes sealed by the registrar’s office of your institution. Institutions that deliver official electronic transcripts can email them to admissions@purchase.edu.
    • TOEFL score, if required (see International Student Application Instructions)

    Mail your complete package to:

    Office of Admissions
    Attn: Graduate Admissions
    Purchase College
    735 Anderson Hill Rd.
    Purchase, NY 10577

    Your application will not be considered complete until you have submitted all required official transcripts and, if applicable, test scores to the above address.

Music, MM, Performance Certificate, Artist Diploma

  • Programs

    Music: MM

    For gifted musicians and composers destined for professional careers, we offer graduate studies in the Conservatory of Music leading to a Master of Music (MM) degree. The areas of study* are classical Instrumental Performance (brass, percussion, strings, harp, woodwinds, classical guitar, and piano), Classical Composition, Voice and Opera Studies, Jazz Studies, and Studio Composition.

    Music: Artist Diploma

    Our post-master’s programs are for graduate students in music who have completed the master’s degree requirements for Instrumental Performance, Jazz Studies, and Voice and Opera Studies.

    Music: Performer’s Certificate

    This is a postbaccalaureate program for students who have completed the undergraduate requirements for Instrumental Performance, Jazz Studies, and Voice and Opera Studies and are entering into careers as performers in solo, ensemble, or studio settings.

    Graduate Deadlines

    Spring 2026 Deadline Fall 2026 Deadline
    October 21, 2025 January 7, 2026

    Spring: Jazz Studies, Instrumental Performance, Voice and Opera Studies, and Classical Composition majors only. No Studio Composition. 

    Application Requirements

    Live Online Auditions: By Invitation Only

    • Spring applicants will be notified of results of their application by December 1. There are no live online auditions conducted for spring applicants.
    • Fall applicants will be notified of results of pre-screening auditions by February 5.

    Students selected for live online auditions will be notified by email and applicants will be able to register for a live audition date. 

Visual Arts, MFA