| WRIT 5001 Writing Workshop |
12 |
| WRIT 5500 Topics in Writing Seminar |
12 |
MFA 6009 Graduate Projects
(minimum of 12 credits with writing advisors) |
24 |
Electives
Courses at the 3000 level or above. Art History courses must be at the 4000 level or above. |
12 |
| Participation in four graduate critiques |
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| Inclusion in graduate publication or participation in the Graduate Exhibition or equivalent |
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| Completion of the thesis |
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| Total Credit Hours |
60 |
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Students may elect internships to satisfy up to 6 hours of elective credit.
Degree requirements and specifications
- Completion schedule: Students have a maximum of four years to complete the degree (this includes time off for leaves-of-absence).
- Transfer credits: A minimum of 45 credit hours must be completed at SAIC. Up to 15 transfer credits may be requested at the time of application for admission and are subject to approval at that time. No transfer credit will be permitted after a student is admitted.
- Thesis requirement: During their final semester, students are required to submit a thesis of appropriate length in any genre.
- Exhibition requirements: MFAW students planning to participate in the Graduate Thesis Exhibition or Time Arts events are required to complete at least 6 studio credits by the end of the third semester AND to advise with a studio faculty member in their final semester.
- Studio space: Individual studio space is not provided automatically to students in the MFA in Writing; however, Writing students with a visual arts practice in addition to their writing may apply for a space through the Administrative Director, Graduate Division, at gradstudio@saic.edu.
- Graduate Projects: MFA 6009 Graduate Projects enrollments must be in increments of 3 credit hours. No more than two advisors and a total of 6 credit hours may be scheduled for a given semester. The number of credits earned by the student has no correlation with length or frequency of the advising sessions or to faculty assessment of student work.
Full-time status minimum requirement: 12 credit hours
BFAW students participate in the BFAW Thesis Reading in their final spring semester; those students who demonstrate a visual art practice may also apply to exhibit in the fall semester BFA Thesis Exhibition. BFAW students collaboratively conceptualize, edit and produce an annual publication in the Writing Program’s own BookLab, in addition to producing many other independent print, web and performance-based projects.
