Graduate Open Houses

All prospective graduate students are invited to attend our Fall Graduate Open House. You will have the opportunity to meet teaching graduate faculty, admissions officers and enrolled graduate students, as well as tour the School facilities, University grounds and the surrounding community. Admissions office personnel will be available throughout the day to meet with you about the admissions and financial aid application processes. Portfolio samples will be available for review throughout the day as well. Lunch is provided.

The Spring Open House is open to any graduate student accepted for the following year. Accepted students will have the opportunity to meet representatives from each department, visit with current graduate students, tour the facilities, learn more about financial aid, attend a faculty lecture, and tour the University grounds. Lunch is provided.

Next Open House

The Fall Open House will be Friday, October 30, 2009. Please RSVP online by October 23. Questions may be directed to Erica Spangler, Director of Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid, at 434.924.6442 or erica_spangler@virginia.edu.

Click PDFhere to view a tentative Open House schedule and directions to Campbell Hall (updated 10-26-09).

THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN PARKING LOCATION FOR THE FALL 2009 OPEN HOUSE. ALL ATTENDEES MUSTS PARK IN THE HOURLY PARKING GARAGE LOCATED AT 400 EMMET STREET SOUTH. PLEASE SEE THE SCHEDULE POSTED ABOVE FOR MORE INFORMATION. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.

The Spring Open House for admitted graduate students only is scheduled for Friday, March 26, 2010.

For information on getting to Charlottesville, please visit Visiting the School.

Undergraduate Students

This event is geared specifically towards our graduate programs. If you are a prospective undergraduate student, we ask that you refer to the Undergraduate Admissions page for information about how to arrange a visit.


 by Christa Kolb, 2007