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Admissions

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If you’re an existing LMU student, learn about the internal transfer application process.

Studio Arts Admissions Process

The Studio Arts Program has two-degree programs: BA and BFA.

BA in Studio Arts

  • Submitting a portfolio is highly recommended. An application with a portfolio will be given priority consideration over one without it.
  • The portfolio must include 10 to 15 pieces of original artworks, comprised of images, videos, and/or PDFs, along with a description of the work. Traced pictures or copied images of other people's work will not be accepted.
  • Students who are admitted to the BA program will have an option to apply for the BFA degree program in the spring semester.
  • This program doesn’t have a concentration or emphasis.
  • Traced pictures, AI-generated artwork, or copied images of other people’s work will not be accepted.

BFA in Art and Design

Submitting a portfolio is required for the BFA degree. The portfolio should showcase a student’s best and most recent work. The portfolio may also reflect an applicant's interests and involvement outside the classroom.

Concentration - Art Education, Drawing, Painting, 3D Studies, and Photography:
The portfolio may include drawings, paintings, 3D arts, ceramics, photography, and artwork in other media. 

Concentration - Visual Communication Design (graphic design):
The portfolio should represent your best graphic design work, including idea sketches, printmaking, graphic design, typography, package design, editorial design, infographics, branding, and new media. 

Concentration - Multimedia Arts (MTMA):
The portfolio may include photography, short film, coding, 3D modeling, motion graphics, digital illustration, and other media. 

The BFA portfolio must include 10 to 15 pieces of original artwork, comprised of images, videos, and/or PDFs, along with a description of the work. Traced pictures, AI-generated artwork, or copied images of other people's work will not be accepted.

Portfolio Submissions

If you are submitting a portfolio, you will be able to do so after you have submitted your application to LMU. Once your application has been submitted, you will receive an email explaining how to check your status, and on the Application Status Page will be an upload feature where you may upload your portfolio and/or creative work. (Please note that you cannot upload anything until you have applied for admission.)

Media Guidelines

  • We currently accept images, video, audio, and PDF documents. If you have a text document to submit, please convert the document to PDF format before submitting.
  • Accepted file sizes: images up to 5MB each, video up to 250MB each and PDFs up to 10MB each.
  • To submit artwork, photographs or a writing sample, upload a PDF or JPEG containing your work. For video, create an account on Vimeo or YouTube and upload the link to your film as one of your submissions. We discourage setting any password protection for project submissions. This may cause a delay in the review of the applicant’s application.
  • All submissions must be made through the student's Application Status Page after applying for admission.

Deadlines

First-Year Applicant Priority Deadline for Submission

  • Early Decision/Action: November 1
  • Early Decision II: January 8
  • Regular Decision: January 15

Transfer Applicant Priority Deadline for Submission

  • Regular Decision: February 1

Questions?

Contact studioarts@lmu.edu