Admission to the Master of Fine Arts program normally presumes that students hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art. A graduate preview committee, composed of three graduate faculty members in the school, will examine a portfolio of the student's work and hold a personal interview, if feasible, with each student who meets the minimum entrance requirements of the Graduate School. On the basis of these examinations, the preview committee will make recommendations concerning acceptance to the M.F.A. program and will determine and prescribe any leveling work to be completed before or after acceptance. All individualized plans must be clearly defined prior to entry into the program. For acceptance into the doctoral program, the applicant must have completed a master's degree, or its equivalent, with emphasis in some area of the visual arts.
Every effort is made to select candidates who show strong scholarship and professional competence.
Art doctoral faculty will evaluate each applicant's professional goals and any evidence of progress toward these goals. More specific qualifications will pertain to specific career directions. For further information on programs and admission requirements, contact the graduate coordinator, visual arts major, Interdisciplinary Fine Arts Program, School of Art. Faculty submit recommendations to a four-member preview committee, who upon approval, recommend the applicant to the Fine Arts Doctoral Committee for acceptance into the program. Acceptance is also contingent upon satisfaction of all Graduate School requirements for admission.