The requirements listed below are general to all M.F.A. degree programs in the School of the Arts and must be read in conjunction with the specific requirements of each Division. All students must complete all work for the degree within five years after commencing course work. Students on probation will be reevaluated during the first semester of the second year to determine if the problems identified in the accreditation process have been rectified. If they have not, the faculty may request that the student leave.
Federal regulations require that such institutions measure such progress at least once a year.
Students will be alerted to their deficiences, advised of the means to remedy them, and told the consequences of any failure to do so. All M.F.A. candidates who have completed the required 60 points of course work and have not completed the final masters thesis project must maintain matriculation by registering for Research Arts until receipt of the M.F.A. degree. Students need not register for Research Arts during summer. Students are responsible for maintaining their registration and obtaining information regarding registration deadlines and late fees from the Registrar. In no circumstances can a student take more than five years to meet the requirements for the degree and graduate.