Art, Graphic and Interactive Design Concentration, M.A.

Application Deadlines

The Art Department has a supplemental application process required for all prospective graduate students. See fullerton.edu/arts/art for further information.

Admission Requirements

Students must meet the CSU requirements for admission to a master’s degree program. Please consult the Graduate Admissions  section in this catalog for complete information. For interntional students, a minimum TOEFL score of 560 on the paper-based version or 85 on the Internet-based version is required. In addition, applicants must meet the following:

Classified Standing

1. Baccalaureate degree in art with the same concentration as the graduate degree objective from an accredited institution, or 24 upper-division units in art, 12 of which must be in the concentration completed with a “B” (3.0) or better in all courses. Applicants are advised that most upper-division courses require lower-division prerequisites;
2. pass the semianual comprehensive portfolio review. The comprehensive portfolio review is an evaluation of the candidate by a committee comprising faculty teaching in the area of concentration. The committee reviews the student’s creative work, statement of purpose, academic and other relevant qualifications. Procedures, dates and appointment times are available through the Art Department Graduate Office. If the student’s portfolio is not adequate, the applicant may still be recommended for conditionally classified standing by the faculty comprehensive review committee. However, the comprehensive portfolio review must be repeated;
3. form a graduate committee; and
4. develop an approved study plan.

Note: A reading knowledge of a foreign language is required before advancement to candidacy in the Art History program.

Conditionally Classified Standing

The same requirement as 1, above, plus:

• Studio program - Participation in comprehensive portfolio review with a recommendation by the committee of conditional acceptance.
• Art History program - Satisfactory review of research papers by art history faculty
• Enrollment is allowed in graduate-level courses with the exception of ART 500A , ART 500B ; ART 511 ; ART 512 ; ART 597  and ART 598  
• Passing the comprehensive review will be required for classified standing

Study Plan

The study plan requires approval by the student’s graduate committee, 15 units must be 500-level courses. The plan must be completed with “C” (2.0) or better, a “B” (3.0) average, and “B” (3.0) or better in all courses in the area of concentration. The 30 units are distributed as follows: