Art, Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Degree Requirements for the M.F.A. Art
Required Courses
Elective Courses
| | Studio electives | 27 |
| | Art History and Theory Courses | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 60
Additional Requirements for the M.F.A. Art
At the discretion of the Graduate Committee, a maximum of six credits of graduate work in other departments may be substituted for elective courses.
End of Semester Reviews
The Graduate Committee and the department chair will review and evaluate the work of all candidates for the M.F.A. degree at the end of each semester.
Thesis Exhibition and Statement
In the final semester, candidates for the M.F.A. degree are required to demonstrate their professional competence by exhibiting a body of work and presenting a written statement about it, both of which will be reviewed and evaluated by the departmental Graduate Committee and the department chair.
Deposit of Visual Documentation
All M.F.A. candidates must provide the department with visual documentation of their work as part of the requirements for the degree.
Transfer Credits
At the discretion of the Graduate Committee, no more than twelve (12) credits of graduate work in art may be transferred from institutions within the CUNY system. No more than six such credits may be transferred from other institutions.
Graduate Studios
Matriculated students in the M.F.A. Program are granted studios for four (4) semesters. Graduate students who take longer than four (4) semesters to complete their program must consider this stipulation and plan accordingly.
Advisors
M.F.A.: Tom Thayer, Associate Professor