JMU's visual arts graduate program is selective and highly competitive. 

Admission materials to all programs are submitted online, including the portfolio, letters of recommendation and transcripts. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The GRE is not required for admission. 

• The application deadline for the M.F.A. in Art program is Feb. 1.
• New students are admitted in the fall.  
• The M.F.A. program is a 60-credit-hour, three-year, residential program. 
• The M.F.A. in Art degree at JMU is an interdisciplinary studio program that promotes and encourages non-discipline-specific work in a variety of studio-based genres or between genres. Students may focus their work in a traditional studio medium; however, supervisory instruction will be provided by an expansive range of graduate faculty who may not be practitioners in the student's chosen medium.
• For more information, contact Corinne Diop.

Use CollegeNet to apply to JMU as a graduate student and to submit images of your work.

Use CollegeNet to apply to JMU as a graduate student. On-campus portfolio review and open house information: 540.568.6661/6216 or artdesignarthistory@jmu.edu 

Please go to the Cost of Attendance Calculator to see the estimated cost of attendance for your program of study.