Low-Residency MFA Curriculum

The flexible schedule of the Low-Residency MFA program permits students to study with SFAI resident and visiting faculty for either three or four summers. Students in the three-year program enroll in 18 or 21 units per year for a total of 60 units.

Complementing the curriculum is the summer Graduate Lecture Series, required for all Low-Residency MFA students.

Curriculum Requirements
Critical Studies Seminar Elective 3
Art History Seminar Electives 9
Tutorials 12
Guided Study 18
Graduate Critique Seminar 9
Electives 9
Winter Reviews 0
Summer Reviews 0
Intermediate Reviews 0
Final Review 0
MFA Graduate Exhibition 0
Graduate Lecture Series 0
Total 60

Three-Year Program Sample Schedule

Year 1
Graduate Critique Seminar 3
Art History Seminar Elective 3
Tutorial 3
Elective 3
Guided Study 6
Winter Review 0
Summer Review 0
Graduate Lecture Series 0
 
Year 2
Graduate Critique Seminar 3
Art History Seminar Elective 3
Critical Studies Seminar Elective 3
Tutorial 3
Electives 3
Guided Study 6
Intermediate Review 0
Winter Review 0
Graduate Lecture Series 0
Year 3
Graduate Critique Seminar 3
Art History Seminar Elective 3
Tutorials 6
Electives 3
Guided Study 6
Summer Review 0
Final Review 0
MFA Graduate Exhibition 0
Graduate Lecture Series 0
Total 60