All application materials should be sent to the dean of the Graduate School at the time of application. Each studio applicant must submit a comprehensive portfolio of work directly to the art department. Slides and reproductions of artwork are preferred. Additional courses may be required of the applicant, which would make acceptance into the program conditional. All studio art students enter the M.A.-level graduate program.
Residency is required of all studio art students.
Prospective graduate students in art history should hold the B.A. degree with a major in art history. The M.A. degree in art history is offered jointly by The University of Alabama and The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Application for admission may be made through the graduate school at either university. With fewer hours in preparatory courses, an applicant may be offered conditional acceptance into the program. All new studio art students enter the M.A. program.