Low-Res MFA Degree Requirements
Master of Fine Arts
Low Residency 2D program at Fine Arts Work Center In Provincetown.
Credits
Year 1
Fall 1
| FA2D 651 | Major Studio* | 3.5 |
| GRAD 651 | Graduate Seminar* | 1.5 |
| FA2D 692 | Independent Study w/ Mentor (Part 1) | 2 |
| HART 681 | Art After Modernism | 3 |
| 10 |
Spring 1
| FA2D 694 | Independent Study w/ Mentor (Part 2) | 4 |
| HART 682 | Artists' Writings | 3 |
| 7 |
Year 2
Summer 2
| FA2D 652 | Major Studio II* | 3.5 |
| GRAD 652 | Graduate Seminar II* | 1.5 |
| FA2D 699 | Studio Elective OR Independent Study w/ Mentor | 3 |
| Art History Elective | 3 | |
| 11 |
Fall 2
| FA2D 653 | Major Studio III* | 3.5 |
| GRAD 653 | Graduate Seminar III* | 1.5 |
| HART 683 | Benchmark Online | 3 |
| FA2D 672/673 | Thesis Preparation I w/ Mentor (Part 1)** | 2 or 3 |
| 10 or 11 |
Spring 2
| HART 684 | Topics in Modernism | 3 |
| FA2D 674/676 | Thesis Preparation I w/ Mentor (Part 2)** | 4 or 6 |
| Studio Elective** | 3 or 0 | |
| 10 or 9 |
Year 3
Summer 3
| FA2D 654 | Major Studio IV* | 3.5 |
| GRAD 654 | Graduate Seminar IV* | 1.5 |
| HART 691 | Thesis Document I | 3 |
| FA2D 664 | Thesis Preparation II w/ Mentor | 3 |
| 11 |
Fall 3
| FA2D 666 | Thesis Defense* | 1 |
| Program Credits | 60 |
*Indicates a residency session course in Provincetown.
**In Fall and Spring of Year 2, students may take Thesis Preparation Parts 1 and 2 for a combined total of 9 credits, or they may take Thesis Preparation Parts 1 and 2 for a combined total of 6 credits and also take a 3-credit studio elective so that studio credits total 9. Thesis Preparation I w/ Mentor course numbers and credits: FA2D 672 (2 credits); FA2D 673 (3 credits); FA2D 674 (4 credits); FA2D 676 (6 credits). Request approval for optional Spring studio elective while preparing prior Fall term course registration.