An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 (B or better) is expected of applicants. If the overall GPA falls below 3.0, a GPA of 3.0 for the last two years prior to application may be considered adequate.

Applicants are expected to have a combined score of at least 1,000 on the verbal and quantitative (math) portions of the GRE, though students with slightly lower scores are occasionally accepted on probation.

Though not a requirement for admission to the program, a range of undergraduate courses in Art History is highly desirable, as is a reading knowledge of French or German; a reading knowledge of Chinese or Japanese will be especially valuable for students intending to specialize in Asian art.