The required courses 08:081:521,522 Visiting Artists/First-Year Review I,II are offered for 3 credits each semester. These courses combine presentations from artists and critics invited to visit the school, with a limited number of individual studio visits. At the end of the first and second semesters, first-year students are individually reviewed by the faculty. Any student whose work is unsatisfactory for either critique is informed in writing by the graduate director upon recommendation by the graduate-review faculty. Passing both reviews is a prerequisite for continuing in the program and moving into the thesis/exhibition phase. Failure to pass a review may lead to a student's dismissal.
