The Master of Fine Arts Degree offers the serious art student who has completed intensive undergraduate studies in studio art the chance for further growth, education and professional competence. Advanced Studio Art concentrations in Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Ceramics, Photography, and Computer Graphics are mentored by student-selected faculty teams accompanied by course work in Art History and Aesthetics. Through Seminars in Contemporary Issues, current exhibitions, artists' writings, theory and criticism, students and faculty make full use of the University's unique position near the vast resources of New York City's museums, galleries and alternative spaces. We offer a two-or three-year plan of study for the MFA Degree. For more information please contact the Graduate Advisor, Cathy Morante who can be contacted at (516) 299-2465 or on e-mail at Cathy.Morante@liu.edu.

Admission Requirements
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited school. The candidate must have completed an undergraduate major in Art or have a minimum of 57 credits of studio Art plus 12 credits of Art History. A portfolio evaluation is held once a year by the Art Department Graduate Committee and is required for admission, and is the substitution for the Graduate Record Examination. The deadline for the portfolio submission is March 15 for the following Fall admission.

Application Procedure

• A completed application for admissions must be submitted to the Graduate Admissions Office

• Two official transcripts of the student's undergraduate and graduate record submitted with application. An application for admissions may be obtained by contacting the:
     Graduate Admissions Office
     C.W. Post Campus/Long Island University
     720 Northern Boulevard
     Brookville, NY 11548-1300
     E-mail: enroll@cwpost.liu.edu
     (516) 299-2417

• A portfolio must be left with the Art Department Graduate Studies Office prior to the March 15 deadline. The portfolio should contain 15-20 pieces of original work or slides submitted in pages and a numbered inventory list. Photography applicants are encouraged to submit a portfolio of 20 original prints.

• A personal artist statement of intent sent to:
     Art Department
     Graduate Studies Office/Sculpture Building
     C.W. Post Campus/Long Island University
     720 Northern Boulevard
     Brookville, NY 11548-1300
     Email:Cathy.Morante@liu.edu
     (516) 299-2465

Graduate and Academic Assistantships
The Art Department offers Graduate and Academic Assistantships. Apply when you submit your portfolio to the Graduate Studies Office.

• A completed Graduate Assistantship Application. The form is available from the graduate art advisor.

• Three letters of recommendation submitted to the Art Department Graduate Studies Office.

Degree Requirements for a Master of Fine Arts

• Complete with an average of B or better, an approved program in a chosen concentration of at least 60 credits.

• Thesis: Each candidate for a MFA Degree will produce a creative project in their area of specialization and present a written thesis proposal prior to registration for the thesis. An exhibition of the thesis project must be presented at the Hillwood Museum and a photographic record submitted to the Art Department upon completion.

M.F.A. - TWO YEAR PLAN

First Semester
• Studio Specialization & Research I - 9 cr.
• Art History - 3 cr.
• MFA Seminar - 3 cr.

Second Semester
• Studio Specialization & Research II - 9 cr.
• Art History - 3 cr.
• MFA Seminar - 3 cr.

Third Semester
• Studio Specialization & Research III - 9 cr.
• Art History - 3 cr.
• New Media in Art - 3 cr.

Fourth Semester
• Fine Arts Thesis - 9 cr.
• Art History - 3 cr.
• MFA Seminar- 3 cr.

Total Credits 60

M.F.A. - THREE YEAR PLAN

First Semester
• Studio Specialization & Research I - 6 cr.
• Art History - 3 cr.
• MFA Seminar - 3 cr.

Second Semester
• Studio Specialization & Research II - 6 cr.
• Art History - 3 cr.
• MFA Seminar - 3 cr.

Third Semester
• Studio Specialization & Research III - 3 cr.
• Art History - 3 cr.
• New Media in Art - 3 cr.

Fourth Semester
• Studio Specialization & Research IV - 6 cr.
• Art History - 3 cr.

Fifth Semester
• Studio Specialization & Research V - 6 cr.
• MFA Seminar - 3 cr.

Sixth Semester
• Fine Arts Thesis - 9 cr.

Total Credits 60

Transfer Credits
If pertinent to the applicant's plan of study, a maximum of 12 graduate credits with a grade of B or better may be transferred from another universities graduate program (15 credits from within Long Island University).

The transfer will take place after the completion of 15 credits within this program but the request must be made at the time of the original application to the degree program and must be approved by the Graduate Advisor.