Senior Studio is the capstone course of the four-year BFA degree and thus is taken in the last semester of your enrollment in the program. Students who have completed 105 "B.F.A. applicable" credits are eligible to apply for Senior Studio.
APPLICATION
- Portfolio
- Application Form
- Unofficial Transcript
- DIG Form
PORTFOLIO
Consider your portfolio to be a transcript of your creative skills, talents, and artistic experiences to date. Preparing a portfolio, therefore, requires a careful consideration of the pieces that are going to demonstrate your ability to work effectively and successfully in the course.
A completed portfolio must include fifteen (15) pieces that represent—in breadth and depth—the level of your understanding and competence in your chosen concentration field. Ten (10) of the works should have a direct bearing and significance on the research and creative work you are proposing to accomplish in the course. The remaining five (5) pieces should be carefully selected to augment your proposed direction.
Work submitted for the portfolio must be original work, neatly presented and mounted, well organized by discipline and clearly labeled with your name, title if any, semester or year of production, and course affiliation. In photography and graphic design, a portfolio binder is recommended. In painting and sculpture, slides are the most common vehicle for presenting your work and should also be presented in a portfolio binder. In digital media, and time-based media screen shots that are neatly mounted and labeled, are acceptable as well as are CDs (formatted to the MAC platform).
Senior Studio Application Guidelines
Courses
70.497 | Senior Studio Seminar
Senior Studio Seminar is the capstone course for BFA studies. Senior Studio Seminar is a six-credit hour course and students will be expected to produce twice the quantity and quality of work that is normally asked for in a three-credit studio course. This seminar course will serve as a model for creative activity that professional contemporary artists and designers practice in their careers. The primary goal for the student is to development and establish a hunger and passion for independent, life long learning and art making. To achieve this students will involve themselves in a thesis semester that will include both the necessary research and the production of a substantial and mature body of work representing their creative and conceptual skills as artists and designers. At the conclusion of the semester the resulting work will be exhibited in the BFA senior exhibition and presented to a faculty review committee for evaluation. Enrollment is restricted to senior majors in the BFA program. A minimum course grade of C+ is required to pass Senior Studio Seminar. Students who receive a final semester grade below C+ must repeat the course. Incompletes are not allowed. Fall and Spring. 6 cr. Prerequisites: Students who have completed 105 or more BFA applicable credits are eligible to apply for Senior Studio Seminar. A portfolio that demonstrates proficiency in the area selected for senior thesis study is required as well as permission of the Senior Studio Seminar Faculty Committee.
