Admission Guide

MASTER OF ARTS IN CURATORIAL PRACTICE (CPCU)

How to Apply

CPCU accepts applicants who graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in any field.
Details on the admission procedure will be announced by CPCU committees.

To apply for CPCU, applicants must complete TWO steps!!

01

Register with
The Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University

First, register for The Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, go to https://www.register.gradchula.com.

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02

Submit to CPCU
CPCU Application Form

Second, fill applicant details and submit all required documents to CPCU application form during the application period.

Fill Application Form

Applicants can see the "Registration process" at the Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University here.

Application Fee Payment Methods

3,000 THB + Transfer Fee, if any applicable

Thai Residents

Bank Transfer to:

Bangkok Bank Public CO., LTD.

Account Number
152-055892-3
Branch
Siam Square Branch
Name
Faculty of Fine Chulalongkorn University

Oversea Residents

Bank Transfer to:

Bangkok Bank Public CO., LTD.

Siam Square Branch, 394 RAMA I Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand

Account Number
152-055892-3
Swift Code
BKKBTHBK
Address
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts Chulalongkorn University 254 Phythai Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330
Tel
662-218-4566, 6689-444-3352

After the payment, please submit your payment confirmation to curatorialpractice@chula.ac.th within one hour. There is no refund for cancellation.

Admission Criteria

  1. Complete a bachelor's degree or equivalent in any major from an accredited university with minimum of 3.0 GPA OR 2.5 GPA with a year field experience in curatorial practice. For those applicants who complete a two-year Bachelor's degree using a Diploma degree or its equivalent, ones need to submit a Diploma degree Transcript along with the application form.
  2. English Proficiency Test
    • 2.1 Applicants graduated from an international program (English programme) are exempted from submitting an English proficiency test score when applying for CPCU.
    • 2.2 Applicants who do not have the qualifications as indicated in 2.1 must take one of the following English proficiency tests. TOEFL, IELTS or CU-TEP with the following conditions; CPCU requires a minimum score as follows:
      • CU-TEP at least 67
      • TOEFL (paper-based) at least 525
      • Academic IELTS at least 5.5

    * CPCU requires that such an English proficiency test must be taken within 2 years prior to the announcement of the final results (of eligible applicants).

  3. Applicants for a Non-Thesis option must have at least 1 year working/ training experience.
  4. All qualified applicants must sit for an online interview as scheduled.
  5. Foreign applicants are individually considered by the Committee.

Required Documents for Application

  1. Completed online application form, sample here
  2. Copy of ID card (for Thai) / Copy of Passport (for Foreigner)
  3. Copy of name or surname alteration (if any)
  4. Copy of house registration (for Thai)
  5. Copy of an official transcript from the previous university or college
  6. Copy of degree certificate
  1. CV / Current resume
  2. Two letters of recommendation from referees
  3. Scores of English proficiency
  4. Statement of Purpose
  5. Application fee 3,000 Thai Baht. How to pay
  6. Portfolio (Please bring for an interview)

If the transcript is incomplete (you have not yet graduated), just send us the latest transcript issued by the university and promptly send the complete transcript (indicating that you already graduated) to CPCU after you receive it before the end of June.

File Naming Convention

To upload your files to the CPCU application form, please name each file with your name and the type of document you're uploading. For example:

1. John Smith_applicationform.pdf
2. John Smith_IDcard.pdf
3. John Smith_transcript.pdf

Application Period

01

Application Deadline

1 February – 17 April 2026
15.00 hrs. (GMT+7.00)

02

Interview

21 April 2026
09.00 – 20.00 hrs. (GMT+7.00 Thailand time zone)
Online

03

Notification of Admission

The successful applications will be announced by 30 April 2026
via the email address given in an application form.

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