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A departmental faculty Selection and Review Committee will evaluate the transcripts and portfolios of applicants to determine their qualifications for admission. The committee will expect applicants to have a B.F.A. degree or equivalent experience in art.
The department encourages full-time residency during graduate studies. Students who live outside of the immediate Lawrence area will normally be admitted only as special students.
Students whose major field is in the Department of Art are required to have undergraduate backgrounds that are judged by the Graduate Faculty of the department to be appropriate preparation for the specific areas of specialization selected for graduate study.
Areas of specialization are Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Expanded Media (performance, installation and mixed media.).
A departmental faculty Selection and Review Committee will evaluate the transcripts and portfolios of applicants to determine their qualifications for admission. The committee will expect applicants to have a BFA degree or equivalent experience in art.
The department encourages full-time residency during graduate studies. Students who live outside of the immediate Lawrence area will normally be admitted only as special students.
The graduate program shall normally consist of 60 semester hours of graduate credit, including thesis credit, in courses approved during advisement by the Graduate Director. The program of study for a Master of Fine Arts degree in Art is an individualized studio program with relatively few required courses. It is essentially tutorial. Students balance participation in regularly scheduled classes with independent studio work done on an appointment basis with various faculty. A student may concentrate in one or more areas of specialization within the department. When the student has completed 24 credit hours, the faculty Selection and Review Committee will review the student’s work. The Graduate Director will provide the student with a written assessment of progress that has been signed by all members of the committee. At the conclusion of the following semester of study, the same committee will conduct a thesis review that will determine whether the student is prepared to commence thesis work, take additional course work, or be dropped from the graduate program.
Once approved for thesis work, the student will select a Thesis Committee consisting of at least three members of the graduate art faculty. The committee will be responsible for advising the student, conducting regularly scheduled reviews of the work, and determining whether the requirements for the thesis have been successfully completed. The membership of the Thesis Committee must be approved by the Graduate Director.
The final departmental requirements to complete thesis are a general oral examination, an exhibition, and a thesis folio of the exhibition. The thesis folio shall include a statement written by the candidate concerning the work, which has been approved by the Thesis Committee, and a visual record of the exhibition. The department reserves the option of selecting and retaining one example of each graduate student’s work. Upon enrolling, the student automatically accepts these requirements and conditions.
Should you decide to apply for admission, we will need the following from you:
1. The completed Graduate School Application for Admission form. GRE scores are not required.
2. Two official copies of transcript(s) of all college and university records, sent directly from the institution to the Graduate Application Processing Center, Graduate School, The University of Kansas, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 300 Strong Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7535, Office Staffing, Attn: Art Dept.
3. A minimum of three letters of recommendation from former or current instructors and/or those able to recommend you on the basis of professional design experience. The applicant must assume the responsibility for assuring that the Graduate Application Processing Center (at the above address) receives these letters. Recommendation Form
4. A comprehensive 35mm slide portfolio of recent work. Include at least 12 and no more than 20 cardboard or plastic mounted color slides, 35mm only, sent in a 9” x 11” plastic slide file page. In the case of details of three-dimensional work, a few additional slides of different views may be included. Each slide should be labeled (in print or type) with name, media, dimensions and date. TOP of slide should be marked in appropriate place on slides. Each slide should be numbered. Tapes, films and photos may be submitted if pertinent to your intended direction.
5. A corresponding slide information sheet with your name, number of each corresponding slide, title, date, medium and dimensions (HxWxD).
6. A concise statement of purpose and the objective you hope to achieve through graduate study. Please specify your intended area of concentration(s), i.e. Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, and Expanded Media (performance, installation, video, digital, and mixed media.)
7. A self-addressed return mailer, including return postage (otherwise the materials will not be returned.)
8. Application fee – Please make check payable to The University of Kansas. Application forms submitted without a fee will not be processed.
Please send ALL self-generated materials in one envelope.
Graduate Application Type |
Domestic |
International |
Degree seeking paper application fee (non-refundable processing fee in a check or money order in U.S. currency) |
$55 |
$60 |
Degree seeking online application fee (via collegenet) |
$45 |
$55 |
International Degree Seeking Applicants will also need to submit the following:
1. A statement of financial resources. Immigration regulations require every international student to verify the availability of financial resources to pay for all education, living, and other expenses before the visa form is issued. The amount needed for the 2003-2004 academic year is US$15,721. This amount is subject to change without prior notice. Please see the International Degree-Seeking Application for Admission form for additional details.
2. Proof of proficiency in the English language. This proficiency can be verified by:
Completed applications will be processed in the following manner:
1. Admissions decisions cannot be made until all application materials have been received. Normally applicants will be considered for admission for fall semesters. Applicants interested in spring admission should be aware that their materials might be held for consideration the following fall.
2. All necessary forms, letters, transcripts, slides, etc., must arrive at the Graduate Application Processing Center at the University of Kansas by February 1 for the fall semester.
By permission of the Board of Regents, applications for admission or transfer to programs in the Department of Art may be refused if the available faculty or instructional space does not allow the addition of more students.
Please address all correspondence to:
Graduate Application Processing Center
Graduate School, The University of Kansas
1450 Jayhawk Blvd.
Room 300, Strong Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-7535
Office Staffing, Attn: Art Dept.
Thank you again for your interest in the Department of Art at the University of Kansas. If after reviewing the material we are sending, you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Gina Westergard, Director of Graduate Studies, Art & Design Departments, (785) 864-2957 or (785) 864-4401 or adgrad@ku.edu.
Contact
For information, contact:
The University of Kansas
Gina Westergard, Director of Graduate Studies
Art and Design
300 Art and Design Building
Lawrence, KS 66045
Telephone: (785) 864-4401 or (785) 864-2957
Fax: (785) 864-4404
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