# Admissions
**Source**: https://cms.uchicago.edu/graduate/admissions
**Parent**: https://cms.uchicago.edu/
Applications to the Cinema and Media Studies PhD program must be submitted through the [Division of the Arts & Humanities Admissions website](https://humanities.uchicago.edu/students/admissions).
Each year we have a limited number of slots for which we are able to offer admission, and our faculty carefully review each application. Final admission decisions are made by the faculty as a whole.\
## Application Requirements
- A statement of purpose which describes the intellectual issues you hope to explore at the University of Chicago.
- A writing sample of approximately 20 pages in length; this could be an undergraduate thesis, research paper, or a section of your MA thesis that best demonstrates your critical thinking and scholarly writing.
- Three letters of recommendation submitted by persons able to describe your academic achievements and promise.
- Transcriptsfrom all previous colleges and universities.
- Application fee of $90 (fee waivers are available in the application portal to applicants for whom the fee represents a financial hardship).\
### Related
- [Application Instructions from the Humanities Division](https://humanities.uchicago.edu/students/admissions/application-instructions)
- [Admissions FAQ from the Humanities Division](https://humanities.uchicago.edu/students/admissions/faq)
## English Language Proficiency
Applicants for whom English is not a primary language may be required to submit current scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Scores can be no more than two years old at the time of application submission.\
### Related
- [English Proficiency Requirements](https://grad.uchicago.edu/admissions/apply/english-language-requirements/)
## Joint Degree Programs
PhD students may wish to pursue joint PhD degrees with another department or program. For a joint Cinema and Media Studies and Theater and Performance Studies program, students indicate their interest during the admissions process. For all others, students may petition to do an 'ad-hoc' joint-degree with another department or program once they have completed at least one year of study in the PhD program.\
### Related
- [Theater and Performance Studies](https://taps.uchicago.edu/)
- [Humanities Division Joint Degree Programs Overview](https://humanities.uchicago.edu/students/manual/academic-policies/joint-degree-programs)
## Master of Arts Program in the Humanities (MAPH)
The Cinema and Media Studies department does not offer a stand-alone MA program. Instead, the Division of the Arts & Humanities has a one-year Master of Arts Program in the Humanities (MAPH). Students in MAPH can choose to concentrate in cinema and media studies and complete an MA thesis supervised by a CMS faculty member.\
### Related
- [Master of Arts Program in the Humanities](https://maph.uchicago.edu/)
## More Information
If you have any questions about the PhD program that are not answered by our website, please contact us at [cinema@uchicago.edu](https://cms.uchicago.edu/graduate/cinema@uchicago.edu).
For questions about the status application materials and other general questions about the admissions process, please contact the Office of Admissions of the Arts & Humanities Division at [ahd-admissions@uchicago.edu](mailto:ahd-admissions@uchicago.edu) or 773-702-1552.
[You can also register for an information session or appointment with an admissions representative](https://humanities.uchicago.edu/students/admissions/request-more-information).
Prospective or admitted graduate students may join a tour of campus. [Tours are offered by the UChicagoGRAD Office](https://apply-grad.uchicago.edu/portal/campustour) and led by current graduate students. For additional questions or special accommodations, please contact [UChicagoGRAD](https://grad.uchicago.edu/admissions/visit-connect/).
Students do not need to contact faculty before applying.
## Additional Resources for Prospective Students
- [Visit Campus](https://grad.uchicago.edu/admissions/visit-connect/campus-tours/)
- [Living in Chicago](https://humanities.uchicago.edu/students/resources/exploring-chicago-and-university)
- [Cost of Attendance](https://bursar.uchicago.edu/)
- [Division of Arts & Humanities](https://humanities.uchicago.edu/)
- [International Students](https://internationalaffairs.uchicago.edu/page/students/prospective)
- [Follow Arts & Humanities on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/uchicagoahddos/)
[Request More Information](https://apply.artshumanities.uchicago.edu/register/cmsinquiry)