Admissions to the MA Program

Applications for Fall matriculation are due May 1 for international students and July 15 for domestic students. To apply to the MA program in Philosophy and Art, you need a BA from an accredited institution. Fill out the Stony Brook online application and submit the following materials:

1. Official transcripts of undergraduate record and of any work completed at the graduate level;
2. Three Letters of recommendation from previous or current instructors;
3. Statement of Purpose (no more than 2 pages single-spaced);
4. Writing Sample (which may be a paper written for a previous course, no more than 20 pages double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font)
5. A current copy of your curriculum vitae (c.v.). 
6. TOEFL scores for applicants whose native language is not English; and,
7. A non-refundable $100 application fee. For information on application fee exceptions and the fee waiver request process, please visit this page.

Stony Brook University’s Graduate School requires that all applications are submitted electronically. You can find the Graduate School admissions website here. 

If you are an international applicant, please familiarize yourself as well with the information provided by the Stony Brook University’s Visa and Immigration Services.

Note that only GRE and TOEFL scoresthat were officially submitted by ETS will be accepted. Stony Brook University’s code for score reporting for both tests is 2548. The department follows the Graduate School standards setting the acceptable score on the standard TOEFL test for international students at 550 and above, or, a minimum score on the Internet-based TOEFL (IBT) of 90 with a minimum score on each subsection of 22 respectively.

Official transcripts sent from your previous academic programs should be addressed to:
Stony Brook University
Graduate School Office of Admissions and Student Services
Old Computer Science Bldg, Room 2401
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4433

Official electronic transcripts, sent by authorized delivery agents, are also accepted. Please have them emailed to the gradadmissions@stonybrook.edu.

Academic records from international universities that are not in English must be accompanied by an official English translation. Academic records must be translated by an authoritative party:We will accept translations from any of the accredited agencies that can be viewed at www.atanet.org or naces.org. We will also accept translations from SBU faculty members or the institution from which the degree was conferred.

 If your official transcript (or mark sheet) does not specifically state that a degree (or its equivalent) has been conferred, you will also need to submit an official (attested) diploma or an official certification of degree(s) awarded.

Educational systems that cannot be compared to the United States must be evaluated by a US credentials evaluation service before admission can be finalized. The transcript evaluation service accepted by Stony Brook University is World Education Services (WES), which can be accessed at http://www.wes.org/ .

The application and all materials submitted to the Graduate School become the property of Stony Brook University and will not be returned to the applicant or forwarded to another college, university, or place of business under any circumstances.

There is no funding available for students in the MA program.

For information on other Financial Aid options contact the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Services at (631) 632 6840 or visit www.stonybrook.edu/finaid/.