Admissions: Applicants to the undergraduate program in the Division of Art History are evaluated on the basis of high school records, academic transcripts, class rank and SAT or ACT scores. All prospective Art History students must apply to the University through the Division of Enrollment Services before they are accepted into the Art History Division.

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Admission to the graduate program is highly selective and is based upon faculty review of the applicant’s GRE scores, GPA, letters of recommendation and personal statement. Students are expected to have had substantial undergraduate work in the history of art. A minimum of 12 semester credit hours of undergraduate Art History above the survey level or the equivalent is required before a student may begin to accumulate hours for graduate credit.

Students who have been admitted without adequate undergraduate preparation will be expected to take the requisite number of undergraduate hours before or during their first semester at SMU. It is desirable that an applicant be proficient in one foreign language. Applicants are also encouraged to take the GRE, and to schedule an interview with the Art History graduate advisor.

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