Application & Portfolio Process

Applicants who plan to major in visual arts must submit a portfolio of artwork to the department. The Portfolio Guidelines packet includes the portfolio assignments, a schedule of the portfolio review days, an application form for the department and complete instructions to prepare and submit your portfolio. You may download the Portfolio Guidelines.

Portfolio Review Dates

  • October 23, 2009
  • January 29, 2010
  • March 26, 2010
  • May 7, 2010
  • October 22, 2010

Transfer Students and Current UMBC Students
Students who transfer to the Department of Visual Arts must follow the procedures outlined in the portfolio guidelines and must include transcripts showing all college course work previously completed wiith their portfolio application. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the portfolio review.

Linehan Artist Scholar Applicants
Applicants to the Linehan Artist Scholars Program apply through the UMBC Office of Scholarships by the January 1 deadline. To apply, submit the following to the UMBC Office of Scholarships;

LAS applicants do not need to submit a separate application to the department; LAS portfolio applications are used to determine both admissibility to the major and acceptance into the Linehan Artist Scholars Program.

Applications are available online and from the UMBC Office of Scholarships. Applicants undergo a rigorous selection process, which includes a portfolio review or audition. Finalists are interviewed by a faculty committee; award decisions will be announced no later than March 31.