Apply
Apply Online for Fall 2010 Graduate Admission:
- Access our Fall 2010 Graduate Application
Once you're logged in, please be sure to select the appropriate application — you'll have three options:
1. Graduate Application:
for US citizens, citizens of US territories, and permanent residents holding a green card.
2. International Graduate Application: for citizens of countries other than the United States, including those who are in the US on a VISA.
3. Student At Large Application: the ONLY program that allows students to enroll as "Students At Large" (i.e., for less than 6 credit hours) is the Education Studies program. For more information about Education Studies's Student At Large program, please contact the Graduate Office.
2. International Graduate Application: for citizens of countries other than the United States, including those who are in the US on a VISA.
3. Student At Large Application: the ONLY program that allows students to enroll as "Students At Large" (i.e., for less than 6 credit hours) is the Education Studies program. For more information about Education Studies's Student At Large program, please contact the Graduate Office.
Throughout the application process, make sure that you're also keeping an eye on your program's specific deadline and checklist of supplemental materials required to complete your application file.
Please use the links below to access additional documents needed for the Graduate Application:
- Self-assessment essay guidelines by department ( .PDF)
- Additional program-specific supplemental requirements (.PDF)
- Letter of Recommendation cover sheet (.PDF)
- Supplemental Recommendation Form (for Educational Studies applicants ONLY) (.PDF)
Supplemental Material Submission Methods
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DIGITAL WORK SAMPLES
If you’re applying to one of the programs listed below, you’ll submit your work sample via our online portfolio submission portal: colum.slideroom.com
> Film & Video MFA
> Interdisciplinary Arts MA
> Interdisciplinary Arts & Media MFA
> Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts MFA
> Music Composition for the Screen MFA
> Photography MFA - ALL OTHER WORK SAMPLES
Hard copies of all other supplemental materials (letters of recommendation, transcripts, resumes, and any work samples not submitted through Slideroom) should be mailed to the Graduate Admissions Office:
Graduate Admissions Office
Columbia College Chicago
600 S Michigan Ave, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60605
NOTE: Whenever possible, your transcripts and letters of recommendation should come directly to the Graduate Admissions Office by the letter writer or the college/university of origin. If the applicant intends to send these materials to the Graduate Admissions Office him/herself, then they must arrive in sealed envelope or they will not be considered official.
QUESTIONS? Call us at 312.369.7260 or email at gradstudy@colum.edu.