Admission
Undergraduate and Transfer Student Admission Requirements
Incoming first-year and transfer students pursuing a major in Architecture, Art (studio), Art Education, Communication Design (graphic design), Games + Simulation, 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 Emerging Technology in Business and Design.
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).
Most 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, ESports Management and Entrepreneurship and Emerging Technology.
Graduate Director contact list below 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 of the opportunities in the arts at Miami.
You are also welcomed and encouraged to contact Chad Reynolds, Assistant Dean, at 513-529-1517 with additional questions.
Advisors
Academic Advisor
Tracey Hayes
513-529-4059
Academic Advisor
Jordyn Breast
513-529-5368
Undergraduate Lead Departmental Advisors
Architecture
Diane Fellows
513-529-6447
Art
Stephanie Danker
513-529-7422
Emerging Technology in Business + Design (ETBD, formerly AIMS)
Eric Hodgson
513-529-2401
Interior Design
Mary Ben Bonham
513-529-7210
Music
Marly Wooster
513-529-2054
Theatre
Marly Wooster
513-529-7333
Graduate Program Directors
Architecture
Craig Hinrichs
513-529-7036
Gerardo Brown-Manrique
513-529-7222
Art
Dana Saulnier
513-529-7423
Music
Aaron Pergram
513-529-3221