The Master of Fine Arts in Painting
M.F.A. Degree Requirements
The candidate for the Master of Fine Arts degree in painting must complete 60 credit hours of work and receive a minimum grade of B- in all courses. Twenty-eight credits of work will be in the area of concentration (painting) leading toward a thesis exhibition. Sixteen credits will be in graduate-level drawing, eight credits will be in graduate-level art history, and the final eight credits will be in graduate-level art electives to be chosen from drawing, printmaking, painting and/or art history. Along with the thesis exhibition, degree candidates will be required to submit a 5-10 page written statement focusing on aesthetic, technical, and historical issues related to the students' own work.