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The Master of Fine Arts degree is awarded for completion of 60 credits. A maximum of six credits of graduate-level liberal arts coursework can be transferred from another institution. Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and fulfill all requirements in a timely manner.
For a complete listing of courses and course descriptions, visit the university course catalog.
| First Year Fall | |
|---|---|
| PGFA 5000 Graduate Core: Studio Visits* | 3 |
| PGFA 5020 Visiting Artist Lecture Series | 0 |
| PGFA 5050 Graduate Core: Group Critique | 3 |
| PGFA 5127 Professional Practice 1 | 3 |
| PGFA 5150 Critical Thinking 1 | 3 |
| Students should explore their elective options with their advisors to create a coherent study plan. | 3 |
| Subtotal | 15 |
| First Year Spring | |
|---|---|
| PGFA 5000 Graduate Core: Studio Visits* | 3 |
| PGFA 5020 Visiting Artist Lecture Series | 0 |
| PGFA 5050 Graduate Core: Group Critique | 3 |
| PGFA 5151 Critical Thinking 2 | 3 |
| Students should explore their elective options with their advisors to create a coherent study plan. | 6 |
| Subtotal | 15 |
| Second Year Fall | |
|---|---|
| PGFA 5000 Graduate Core: Studio Visits* | 3 |
| PGFA 5020 Visiting Artist Lecture Series | 0 |
| PGFA 5050 Graduate Core: Group Critique | 3 |
| PGFA 5128 Professional Practice 2 | 3 |
| Students should explore their elective options with their advisors to create a coherent study plan. | 3 |
| Subtotal | 15 |
| Second Year Spring | |
|---|---|
| PGFA 5000 Graduate Core: Studio Visits* | 3 |
| PGFA 5020 Visiting Artist Lecture Series | 0 |
| PGFA 5050 Graduate Core: Group Critique | 3 |
| PGFA 5145 Thesis Research & Writing 2 | 3 |
| PGFA 5146 Thesis Exhibition | 3 |
| Students should explore their elective options with their advisors to create a coherent study plan. | 3 |
| Subtotal | 15 |
*Students do not register for PGFA themselves. Rather, they register for fall placeholder PGFA 5005 and spring placeholder PGFA 5105. They will be placed in PGFA 5000 Graduate Core: Studio Visits at the start of the semester.
Students can use elective courses toward completing one of the university’s graduate minors. These structured pathways of study immerse master's and doctoral students in disciplines outside their primary field and expose them to alternative modes of research and practice. Completed graduate minors are officially recorded on students' transcript.
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.