The Academy of Fine Arts Program is limited to serious art students.
All coursework transfers back to Slippery Rock as either major courses or general electives.
Leading Slovak artists of the times were among the personalities who helped found it. Since that time, it has gone through several stages of development and today it represents a modern institution for the education of the artist, future architects, sculptors, painters, graphic artists, designers and restorers. Today there are 10 departments with more than 60 faculty and more than 400 students. The basic course of study lasts four years after which the undergraduate receives the title, bachelor of fine arts. The academy is considered one of Eastern Europe's finest and most complete schools of art.