Official application is held middle of fall and spring term.
When space is available students may apply at other times as well. Students in the B.F.A. painting program are assigned shared studio space where they develop a body of work over a period of three terms. B.F.A. students are required to take 42 credits which must include, three formal courses in art history. This is a major commitment for students to develope their own direcrtion in their work, while ineteracting with a wide range of students throughout the school and community. Students in the B.F.A. program in painting are also required to write a thesis report.