faculty members of the Art Department.
The three members of the committee shall
be chosen by the student in conjunction
with the student's advisor. One member of
the committee shall serve as chairperson of
the committee. The committee shall meet
at least once each semester and once at the
completion of the final exhibition.
6. Special Student Provisions: The MA
degree in Art is designed for full-time as
well as part-time students. Therefore, stu-
dents enrolled as graduate special students
at Edinboro University shall be eligible to
transfer no more than nine semester hours
of credit into the MA program with the
approval of their advisor, the program
head, and the graduate dean.
MASTER OF FINE ARTS
DEGREE
Studio Art
The Master of Fine Arts degree is designed to
develop the competencies required of the pro-
fessional artist.
Admission Requirements and
Procedures
Individuals seeking admission as degree stu-
dents in this program must comply with the
general admission requirements for graduate
students at Edinboro University and with the
following specific admission requirements for
this program:
1. be a graduate of a bachelor of fine arts
degree program with a major in one of the
studio areas available to students in this
program or be judged to have an equivalent
background.
2. have at least three individuals submit let-
ters of recommendation to the Office of
Graduate Studies. These individuals should
be faculty members whom the applicant
has had for undergraduate or graduate stu-
dio art major courses. The applicant needs
to obtain the forms for the letters of recom-
mendation from the Office of Graduate
Studies and give these forms to the individ-
uals being used for references.
3. submit to the Graduate Office at least 20
slides of studio pieces recently completed
by the applicant. These slides should be
placed in a transparent 8 1/2" X 11" slide
sheet(s) and received by the chairperson no
later than February 15th of each year, for
admission the following fall term and
October 15th for admission in spring term.
Later applications will be considered if
space is available in the program. Do not
send original slides.
4. complete a personal interview if notified
by the department that an interview is
required.
5. must have completed by February 15th or
October 15th all of the steps necessary for
admission, except the personal interview.
6. must be able to enroll in this program as a
full-time student for at least two consecu-
tive semesters excluding summer.
7. if applicable, submit request for the accept-
ance of transfer credit. (Up to 15 credits
may be transferred into the program.)
Note: This program has a limited enroll-
ment; therefore there can be no guarantee
that individuals who meet the admissions
requirements will be accepted into this pro-
gram or that accepted students will be
allowed to enter at a later date.
Curriculum
A minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate
credit must be earned as a partial requirement
for this degree. These credits need to be earned
as follows:
I. Courses in the major studio area*
30 sem. hrs.
(A minimum of fifteen credits of I level
studio courses, and fifteen credits of II
level studio work in the major must be
completed see Candidacy.)
II. Courses in a complementary studio area*
6 sem. hrs.
III. Courses in Art History, Aesthetics, or
Criticism
9 sem. hrs.
IV. ART700 Seminar: Fine Arts 1 sem. hr.
V. Courses in related electives 12 sem. hrs.
VI. ART799 Studio Exhibit
2 sem. hrs.
*The major studio area courses may be
taken only in the following studio areas:
ceramics, painting, printmaking, sculp-
ture and jewelry/metals. Complementary
studio area courses and electives may be
taken in these plus drawing, and weav-
ing/textiles.
Degree Requirements
Individuals must comply with the degree
requirements of master's degrees listed under
degree requirements in this catalogue. In addi-
tion to these requirements the individual must
meet the following requirements:
1. must satisfactorily complete a final studio
exhibit and earn a grade of "B" or better for
the course ART799 Studio Exhibit; and
2. must satisfactorily complete a comprehen-
sive examination; and
3. secure pre-approval from the student's
graduate committee for the site and dura-
tion of the final exhibit; and
4. submit one quality slide of each piece in
the final exhibition and the written artist's
statement to the chairperson of the Art
Department prior to the awarding of the
degree; and
5. refer to Academic Information section of
the Graduate catalogue for general degree
requirements.
Student's MFA Committee and Advisor
Students in the MFA program will be assigned
an advisor from the MFA faculty of their major
studio area. The student may retain this advi-
sor or choose another from within the faculty
of the major areas. A student's progress in the
MFA program will be reviewed and evaluated
by a three person MFA Committee. This com-
mittee shall include the student's advisor who
shall serve as chairperson. With the advisor's
assent, the student shall select the other two
members of the committee from the MFA fac-
ulty. One of these individuals must be from the
MFA faculty of the student's studio major pro-
viding that more than one member of the grad-
uate faculty serves that studio area.
This committee will meet with the student at
least two times per semester until candidacy is
approved. Following the first candidacy meet-
ing, the membership of the student's MFA
committee cannot be changed. After this point,
the committee will meet once per semester and
at the time of the Studio Exhibit.
Candidacy
Prior to the eighth week of the semester or the
third week of the summer session in which the
student is enrolled for his or her fifteenth
semester hours of I level course work in the
major studio area, the student must submit to
the Office of Graduate Studies an Application
for Admission to Candidacy for the MFA
Degree. This application may be obtained at
the Office of Graduate Studies and Research.
Prior to the student's enrollment in additional
courses following the submission of the Appli-
cation for Admission to Candidacy for the
MFA Degree, the student's MFA Committee
will review and evaluate the applicant's
progress in the MFA program. This committee
will make one of the following recommenda-
tions:
1. Admission of the student to candidacy for
the MFA degree with authorization given to
the student to enroll in the II level of course
work in the major studio area.
2. Deny the student's request for admission to
candidacy with authorization for the stu-
dent to enroll in up to nine additional
semester hours in I level course work in the
major studio area. The student would be
required to submit a new application for
admission to candidacy prior to the eighth
week of the semester or the third week of
the summer sessions in which the student is
enrolled for the ninth additional semester
hour of I level course work in the major
studio area.
3. Deny the student's request for admission to
candidacy and deny the student permission
to continue as a student in the MFA degree
program.
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