2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 27, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Fine Arts, M.F.A.


Admission Requirements

For detailed information on university admission policies, please refer to Admission Policies  information. In addition, the Department of Fine Arts requires the following:

  • Bachelor of fine arts degree or its equivalent
  • Digital portfolio of past art work
  • Interview with faculty

Degree Requirements

A minimum of 60 credit hours of graduate-level work including:

  • 45 credits of graduate-level studio work:
  • 12 credits of graduate-level drawing
  • 24 credits of graduate-level studio courses in an area of concentration which must include 12 credits in the graduate seminar/critique
  • Three credits of advanced graduate-level Art History
  • Graduate electives to complete a minimum of 60 credits
  • Enrollment in ART 599 - Graduate Thesis Exhibition  and successful participation in the exhibition
  • B or above in all coursework

Academic Policies and Regulations

For detailed information on academic policies and regulations, please refer to the Academic Policies and Regulations  section in this catalog.

Learning Outcomes


  • Students will create art that demonstrates technical proficiency. 
  • Students will create art that shows development of a personal style, and be able to articulate how that style defines their conceptual goals in their work. 
  • Students will exhibit/present their artwork in ways that reflect best practices in exhibition.