Graduate Programs
Theatre Degree Master's Program (M.F.A)
Admission Requirements
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited
college or university with a grade point average of 3.00 or higher.
A minimum GPA of 2.50 is required for
conditional admission. All matriculated students are accepted conditionally
for one year. Before the end of the third term of study, there will
be a review process in which a student is either fully accepted
or denied continuance.
Candidates are screened by both the M.F.A. program and by the Graduate
School. The following admission materials should be submitted to
the Graduate School Office, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson,
MD 21252 no later than March 1:
- A Graduate School application with required fee.
- Official transcripts from every college or university attended.
- A personal artistic statement outlining the candidate's goals
as a theatre artist and the specific relevance of the M.F.A. program
at Towson to the candidate's objectives.
- A current professional resume.
- Slides, photographs, video, DVD reviews, papers, scripts, or
other supporting materials in multiple artistic disciplines.
- Three letters of recommendation from indi- viduals who can speak
to the applicant's talent, scholarship, collaborative skills and
ability to thrive in a self-directed program.
- A list of at least three other references, with telephone numbers,
whom the department may contact for additional evaluations.
An interview with an audition and/or preliminary portfolio review
may be granted at the discretion of M.F.A. faculty following initial
admission screening.
College of Graduate
Studies and Research
7800 York Road, Suite 216
Phone: 410-704-2501
Fax: 410-704-4675
E-mail: grads@towson.edu
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