Entrance to all Senior Programs in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, and Illustration, is based upon a review by a faculty panel which will determine whether the student may enter the program. The following criteria will be considered for entrance:

1. The student must demonstrate the ability to work independently on a body of work with continuity of concept or focus.
2. The student must have earned a minimum of 90 cumulative credits*, completed required preparatory course work, and be able to demonstrate appropriate skills in the various media of the chosen concentration. BFA and diploma candidates must have completed English Composition I and II and Art History I and II. All diploma students entering prior to Fall, 1997 are required to have completed English Composition I and Art History I and II as well as Art History III or an Art History Elective.
3. The student must demonstrate a basic understanding of his or her work within an art historical context, or sufficient knowledge of the work of contemporary artists whose work is relevant.
4. The student must have earned a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and be considered in good academic standing.
5. All applicants to the Senior Program must submit a written proposal at the time of the final evaluations. This statement should include:
   
   
   1. What, specifically, the student plans to accomplish in the Senior Program (include here the type of work planned and the issues to be dealt with).
   2. How previous study has prepared the student for the Senior
      Program
   3. How the Senior Program relates to the student's long-term
      plans
   4. The context in which the student's work is related to the field of Contemporary Visual Arts.