The required courses 08:081:521,522 Visiting Artists/First-Year Review are offered for 4 credits each semester. These courses combine presentations from artists and critics invited to visit the school. Each first-year student will participate in at least two individual studio visits with the visiting artists. It is up to the student to sign up for critiques with the visiting artists. 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. Not passing a review may result in the withdrawal of a teaching assistanship.
