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Application Deadlines

Fall:
February 15th

Spring:
Not open for admissions

Summer:
Not open for admissions

Application Requirements

Test Scores: No

Special Instructions:
Slide portfolio - 20 slides of recent works.

New England Regional:
Maine, Rhode Island

Painting

Paul Creative Arts Center
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862 - 3820
Email:
Web Address: www.arts.unh.edu

Degree Offered (MFA):

The Department of Art and Art History offers a program of courses leading to a master of fine arts degree in painting.

Admission Requirements

A bachelor of fine arts degree in painting or the equivalent in undergraduate coursework (minimally this means 60 credit hours in studio art and 16 credit hours in art history) is required for admission to this program. Additionally, a minimum undergraduate G.P.A. of 2.6 is required. Prospective students must submit 20 slides of recent work to be reviewed by the graduate faculty of the Department of Art and Art History.

Degree Requirements

Each student in the master of fine arts degree in painting program shall complete 60 credit hours of work. 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 8 credits will be in art electives to be chosen from drawing, printmaking, and painting and/or art history. In addition to the thesis exhibition, degree candidates will be required to submit a written artist statement focusing on aesthetic, technical, and historical issues related to their work. Also required is participation in two major critiques per year. The graduate student will present their work with a verbal or written rationale to the entire graduate painting faculty, invited guests, and student peers.