Program Name

Art History

 Major Code

0093 

 Address

100 Dodd Hall
Box 951417
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1417 

 Phone

(310) 825-3992 

 Email

vjohnson@humnet.ucla.edu  

 Website

www.arthistory.ucla.edu 

 Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

The department admits only applicants whose objective is the Ph.D. 

 Admission Limited to

Fall 

 Deadline to apply

November 30th (postmark deadline for materials) 

 GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General 

 Letters of Recommendation

3, preferably from art historians.  For the Ph.D., one of the letters must be a detailed letter of assessment and endorsement from the individual who served as the major adviser for the M.A. 

 
 Other Requirements

In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose (as specific as possible about the applicant's interests in art history in approximately 400 words) and a curriculum vitae.

Ph.D.: A copy of the applicant's M.A. thesis or, if no thesis was written, two 10 page, or one 20 page, research papers, and a completed language survey (available as a download from the Art History website).

Application materials cannot be returned or forwarded.

An M.A. in Art History is usually required for admission to the Ph.D. degree program. However, students with an M.A. degree in other disciplines may apply for admission. An M.A. in Art History from another institution may be accepted as equivalent to that from UCLA or the holder may be accepted into the program at a stage determined by the graduate review committee. All incoming Ph.D. students must show evidence of having taken and passed with a grade of B or better at least two courses (upper division and/or graduate) in areas not related to the proposed major.