The graduate program seeks to prepare students for serious and engaged artistic practice. Our objectives are for students to not only arrive at an accomplished body of work, but also to develop the practices and critical thinking skills necessary to sustain and grow the work beyond school.
The program focuses on individual studio practice, on the cultivation of a visual language, material process and conceptual approach relevant to each student's intentions and sensibility. Students are challenged to devise strategies of experimentation and research, as well as an ability to articulate ideas and critical responses to work. As part of a larger community, we expect students to have a significant understanding of both the historical framework and the contemporary discourse of art.
The MFA is the terminal degree in the studio arts. The program requires a minimum of 90 credits, 54 of which must be graduate level art courses. Six consecutive terms of full-time enrollment, not including summer session, is the minimum residence requirement for the MFA program.
Graduate students may elect to take all their work on a pass/no pass basis. Because the principal requirement is one of residence, which may not be waived, we do not accept transferred graduate credit.
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