Admissions
All students applying to the Division of Art, including B.F.A .and B.A. candidates, must submit a digital portfolio of 15 works and apply for admission through SMU’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Submission of a portfolio through SMU SlideRoom is required when you apply to SMU and intend to pursue the B.F.A. , B.F.A./M.I.T. or B.A. in studio art. Admission to Foundation studies, as well as consideration for artistic merit scholarship, will be based on this portfolio submission. The portfolio should show your best work and your range of experiences in art. Ideally, it will have: at least 5 works (drawings, paintings, sculpture) from observation; work in at least three different media; and work from assignments as well as self-directed projects. Depending on your school and how long you have been interested in art, you may not have all these things. If so, make your portfolio as complete as possible to show us how you think and see.
SMU SlideRoom is our online system for portfolio submission. It is the best way to lay out, manage and submit your portfolio and is increasingly used by university and college art departments. You will be able to organize your portfolio online and send it directly to us—it will be seen in exactly the way you send it. With SlideRoom you can easily upload and submit a portfolio that fits all of our guidelines, using digital images of your work and even video clips. Each image has space for dimensions, media, and any notes that might be important. The instructions are simple and online at the SlideRoom site.
Portfolio Deadlines: December 1 (Early Action Applicants), February 1 (Regular Decision Applicants)