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:

• Application Deadline: Mar 1 (Fall Only)
• 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 individuals who can speak to the applicant's talent, scholarship, collaborative skills and ability to thrive in a self-directed program. (Hard copies or online recommendations accepted.)
• 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.