Applicants must submit directly to the department graduate admissions committee a statement of graduate objectives and a selection of work in art emphasizing the intended area of concentration. Slides are acceptable. Materials should be sent to the committee before March 1 for fall admission and before November 1 for spring admission. General matriculation and admission requirements of the Division of Graduate Studies are in the chapter Admission.
Degree requirements Forty-eight credits are required for the degree.
Art 782.1G, 782.2G, and 782.3G must be taken in sequence, usually beginning in the second term of matriculation. 782.2G. Students concentrating in photography may substitute Art 750X, if offered, for Art 702X. Independent creative work developed in Art 782.1G, 782.2G, and 782.3G must culminate in a final exhibition with accompanying written paper that must be reviewed and approved by the graduate faculty committee. Courses in the Art Department offered toward the degree must be 700-level courses. The program of study, including independent work, must be approved by the deputy chairperson. For distinction in painting, the Art Department grants awards each term to a number of graduate students matriculated in the M.F.A. program.