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Our students are makers, doers, dreamers and thinkers who bring unique points of view to their art and push the boundaries of their fields to innovate their crafts. Our interdisciplinary education, accomplished faculty of industry professionals and small class sizes have produced successful, award-winning alumni who are creative leaders across disciplines.

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Start or resume your undergraduate, graduate or Pre-College Summer Institute application.
Undergraduate
Find application requirements for first-time college students, transfer students and undergraduate international students.
Graduate & PhD
A full list of graduate application requirements can be found on each program’s page.
Learn about the PhD in Creativity.
Professional Institute for Educators
Register for non-degree professional development courses for K–12 educators.
Apply for the Educational Program Design (MEd) or Educational Technology (MEd) program.
Summer Music Studies
Register for non-degree, graduate-level courses for music educators.
Pre-College
Apply now for Summer Institute 2022.
Learn about our Saturday School program for high school students by exploring our Pre-College programs.
Deadline
UArts offers recommended priority deadlines for most programs; students who submit their applications and all required materials by the priority deadline will receive first consideration for scholarship aid from UArts. Applications received after the priority deadline will be reviewed on a rolling, space-available basis.
International students requiring an F-1 visa for study in the U.S. might be subject to earlier deadlines to provide time for completion of the visa process. Contact Admissions for guidance if you are an international applicant who wishes to apply after the priority deadline.
Summer 2022
Priority deadline: Feb. 1, 2022
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Online MEd in Educational Program Design
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Online MEd or graduate certificate in Educational Technology
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Graduate certificate in Art Education
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MM in Music Education
PhD in Creativity: priority deadline: Nov. 15, 2021
MFA in Dance: deadline: Jan. 24, 2022
We cannot accept summer 2022 applications after May 13, 2022.
Fall 2022
Our fall 2022 priority deadline to apply has passed, but we will continue to accept applications as space remains available in each program.
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All undergraduate programs
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MAT in Art Education
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MFA in Book Arts and Printmaking
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MFA in Devised Performance
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MM in Jazz Studies
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MA in Museum Studies
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MFA in Museum Exhibition Planning and Design
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MAT in Music Education
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MDes in Product Design
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Online MEd in Educational Program Design
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Online MEd or graduate certificate in Educational Technology
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Graduate certificate in Art Education
We cannot accept fall 2022 applications after Aug. 12, 2022.
Spring 2023
Our spring 2023 application and deadline will be available in September.
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all undergraduate programs
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MAT in Art Education
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MAT in Music Education
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MM in Jazz Studies
Questions?
The Admissions team is here to answer any questions you might have about the application process, our programs or life at UArts.
Email: admissions@uarts.edu
Phone: 800-616-ARTS.