How to Apply

Application forms and information on degree requirements may be requested from the Graduate College or from:

Professor Margaret Werth
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Art History
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
302-831-6789
mwerth@udel.edu

Financial Assistance Information may be obtained from the Graduate Catalog.

Information may also be requested via email from Linda J. Magner, Business Administrator, at: lmagner@udel.edu

You may apply online through the Graduate College's website .​

In order for your application to be considered for admission, please submit the following information: Application, TOEFL scores (required for international students), one Transcript from each college, three Letters of Recommendation from faculty, Personal Statement, Curriculum Vitae/Resume, and Writing Sample (a recent scholarly art history term paper). In addition, applicants must submit the Supplemental Forms available directly below.​

Supplemental Forms

To fill in the PDF forms you will need Adobe Acrobat. If you are on a Mac platform, save the blank PDF forms to your own computer first, then open the files from your own computer to fill in and save. (Macs will not allow you to save changes made to the forms online.)

• Supplemental Form 1 - Proposed Field of Study; Field of Writing Sample; Foreign Language Information
• Supplemental Form 2 - List of Art History courses taken; Curatorial Track Ph.D. Interest

Please make sure all of your application materials are submitted no later than January 2 for admission the following September.

Though certainly not a requirement for admission, students who are applying to the Department are always welcome to visit the University campus and have an interview with members of the Department faculty.​