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BFA Senior Exhibition Committee Policy  

  • At least three Art & Design faculty members make up the BFA Senior Exhibition Committee
  • The area coordinator or advanced instructor will serve as the chair of the student’s committee
  • Student should enroll in the advanced course section of their area as a co-requisite to Senior Exhibition

Senior Exhibition Review Process

Meeting 1 – BFA EXHIBITION PLANNING FORM – Semester before Senior Exhibition

(form will be available in the Art & Design Office and online)

  • The student will meet with their Area Coordinator to develop a plan of action
  • Student will complete the Committee Formation Worksheet outlining their concept and plan of action
  • Plan of action for Senior Exhibition
    • develop plan of artwork to be produced
    • write out calendar with specific goals and dates
      (1 - 48”x48” painting per month over the summer – May 30, June 30, July 30, Aug 30)   
    • what you are going to develop and accomplish by Meeting 2
      (Will have four new paintings by Meeting 2) 
  • After the plan of action is written, student will work with area coordinator for approval of worksheet and signature
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Meeting 2 – PROGRESS REVIEW – Within the first 3 weeks of Senior Exhibition semester

(form will be made available through Senior Exhibition Course/ Gallery Director and online)

  • The Committee Chair/Area Coordinator will determine the date and time of review
    • Optional - students may select one faculty outside of the three Art & Design Faculty determined at the start of the semester. This optional committee member can be a faculty in Art & Design, SOTA or across campus. They will be invited to the scheduled review dates, but are not required to be in attendance. 
  • Conceptual overview of artwork
  • Review of work completed from action plan
  • Update action plan for the remainder of the semester
  • If the committee determines a student is not on track a Mid-term Committee Meeting will be initiated
  • It is the committee’s discretion to require more meetings if they deem it necessary

 

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Meeting 3 – FINAL SEMESTER REVIEW

(form will be available in the Art & Design Office and online)

  • Review required with committee
  • The Committee Chair/Area Coordinator will determine the date and time of review
  • All artwork must be installed prior to meeting

 

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BFA Requirements

Students must have a 2.5 university GPA or higher to be accepted into the BFA program and must maintain this minimum overall GPA to graduate with a BFA degree from Art & Design.

Students admitted to the BFA degree program must re-declare their major as BFA with the Office of the Registrar.

Senior BFA students who have applied for graduation are required to register for ART 497 Senior Exhibition which requires an exhibition of their work and a formal faculty critique of their work.

Students are not permitted to enroll in ART 297 Portfolio Review and ART 497 Senior Exhibition in the same semester.

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