Admission
Undergraduate Admission Requirements
Incoming first-year and transfer students pursuing a major in architecture, art (studio), art education, communication design (graphic design), interior design, music, music composition, music education, music performance, or theatre are required to submit a portfolio and/or schedule an audition/interview by the admission application deadline. This is in addition to completing the Common Application for admission to Miami University.
No portfolio is required for students pursuing a major in art and architecture history or interactive media studies.
Portfolio and/or Audition Information
- Architecture or Interior Design
- Art, Art Education, or Communication Design
- Games + Simulation
- Music, Music Composition, Music Education, or Music Performance
- Theatre
Live with others who love the arts!
Check out the Celebrate the Arts or Innovation, Design Thinking, and Creativity living learning communities. Some students in these communities are CCA majors while others have great interests in the arts.
Graduate Admission
The College of Creative Arts offers nationally accredited and highly selective and competitive graduate degree programs across all of our four departments:
- Terminal degrees in Architecture (Master of Architecture), Experience Design (Master of Fine Arts) and Studio Art (Master of Fine Arts with concentrations in Ceramics, Metals/Jewelry, Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture)
- Non-terminal degrees in Music (Master of Music in Music Education and Master of Music in Performance), and in Theatre (Master of Arts, as well as a combined Bachelor of Arts + Master of Arts program).
Each degree program offers opportunities for assistantships and tuition waivers. Application deadlines vary among departments.
Additionally, Graduate Certificates for Professional Development are currently available in Advanced Studio Art and Interactive Media Studies.
Contact a Graduate Director (list on left) or visit the Graduate School for more information and to apply.
More Questions?
Every CCA department appreciates and encourages your phone calls and emails, and especially welcomes your visits. Please visit us so you can meet the students, the faculty, see the facilities, and get a real sense for the opportunities in the arts at Miami.
You are also welcomed and encouraged to contact Gretchen Radler, Assistant Dean, at 513-529-2209 with additional questions.
Advisors
CCA Assistant Dean
Gretchen Radler
513-529-2209
CCA Academic Advisor
Chad Reynolds
513-529-1517
Undergraduate Chief Departmental Advisors
Architecture + Interior Design
Diane Fellows
513-529-6447
Art
Dennis Tobin
513-529-1505
Emerging Technology in Business + Design (ETBD, formerly AIMS)
Eric Hodgson
513-529-2401
Music
Greg Phillips
513-529-3076
Theatre
Lewis Magruder
513-529-1288
Graduate Program Directors
Architecture
Craig Hinrichs
513-529-7036
Art
Rod Northcutt
513-529-6027
Dana Saulnier
513-529-7423
Music
Brenda Mitchell
513-529-1228
Theatre
Ann Elizabeth Armstrong
513-529-8317