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MFA/MA Program and Academic Requirements

Graduate students have an opportunity to earn both an MA in art history (through the School of Humanities) and an MFA in visual arts at Purchase College. In most cases, obtaining the two degrees requires three years of in-residence study with a total course load of 96 credits. For successful progress through the program, a 3.0 (B) GPA must be maintained.

Apart from preparation for museum and gallery work and writing art criticism, students enrolled in the MA/MFA program gain a significant competitive advantage when pursuing a teaching career in studio art. Candidates for both the MA and MFA should review the options for thesis exhibition. Studio space is provided during the first two years of the program.

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Academic Requirements

Updated March 21, 2013

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