We are not looking for a specific bachelor’s degree. While there are certainly types of degrees that are common amongst our applicants (e.g., art history, anthropology, history…), we pride ourselves on being an interdisciplinary program. We’re excited when we see a degree that some might find unexpected.
An academic recommender should be someone who taught you in a class. While someone who served as an advisor or supervised an on-campus internship may be able to provide a good recommendation, for us it’s only an academic letter of recommendation if they also taught you in a class.
Yes, we strongly recommend waiving your right to review your letters of recommendation. The US Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) ensures students have access to their educational records. By default, these records include letters of recommendation provided as part of their application. However, an applicant would only be able to view their letters once enrolled as a student. Because recommenders are more likely to provide detailed, compelling letters when they know their letters are confidential, applicants are provided the opportunity to waive their right to review their letters. We strongly encourage applicants to take advantage of this opportunity.
Note that both the Museology admissions committee and your recommenders will see whether or not you have waived this right. While our admissions committee will make the default assumption that an applicant who did not waive their right to review recommendations simply because they did not know what this meant (rather than that they did so intentionally), it is nevertheless in applicants’ best interest to waive their right to review recommendations.
You cannot do so. We do not accept general writing samples.
Technically, yes. But not in a way that would shorten your time to degree. The UW Graduate School allows students to transfer up to 6 credits. Museology students complete a total of 60 credits. All Museology students start in fall quarter and complete 6 quarters of coursework.
No, Museology does not accept applications for Graduate Non-Matriculated enrollment.
Please see our Admissions Process & Timeline page for this year’s application deadlines. Note that final deadlines differ for domestic vs. international applicants, as well as for applicants intending to pursue the concurrent Museology-MLIS degree option.
No. We recommend establishing your profile in the application portal at your earliest convenience, even if you don’t plan to finalize and submit your application until early January. Doing so will leave you ample time to ask questions or reach out to us for assistance if you encounter any issues, and it will also allow you to designate your recommenders early and give them plenty of time to submit their recommendations.
While you don’t want to wait until the last minute to submit your application, you may also want to wait until late December or early January to submit your application. Once you’ve submitted it, you won’t be able to make edits to your submission. So, if you submit in early November and then you wake up in late December struck by inspiration for an amazing story to tell in your personal statement, you won’t be able to do anything about it.
No. Museology is a full-time, in-person program. We are unable to offer remote or hybrid modalities, and our program isn’t designed to be completed while working full-time. Museology students must be enrolled in a minimum of 10 academic credits* per quarter to maintain their status as a Museology student.
No. Museology utilizes a cohort model. Typically, our cohorts consist of around 30 students. All admitted students commence study in the Autumn Quarter.