Admissions Requirements

Below are the general admissions requirements for all graduate programs at MUW.

• A completed Graduate Application form.
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work from each institution attended, including MUW transcripts. Transcripts must verify that the applicant received a baccalaureate degree from an reginally accredited four-year institution and that the applicant has a minimum 3.0 overall GPA on a four-point scale for undergraduate studies.
• Official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). (This requirement does not apply to MFA applicants, post-master’s applicants, and applicants for non-degree programs.) Test scores may not be more than five years old at the time of application.
• Two letters of professional recommendation for the graduate program in Physical Theatre and three letters of professional recommendation (using the appropriate form) for all other programs. The letters should state the applicant’s qualifications for graduate work from persons (excluding graduate faculty) who have personal knowledge of the applicant’s academic or work performance.
• An immunization form showing proof of two doses of measles vaccines and one of rubella. See the catalog for more details
• A $25 application fee, payable to MUW Graduate Studies, except for the MFA program, which requires a $100 application fee, payable to Accademia dell’Arte.

In addition to the general admissions requirements above, individual programs have special admissions requirements. See the catalog