GRADUATE FIRST YEAR REVIEW
MFA Program
Department of Art and Art History
Graduate students are required to schedule a First Year Review at the end of the second semester of full time
study. The purpose of this First Year Review is to review and evaluate the student’s experience in the program
and prepare the student for the Pre-Thesis Review and creative thesis draft.
Student _______________________________________________________ Date _______________________
Committee: The graduate faculty serving on the First Year Review Committee include: the faculty advisor
(Chair), two or more graduate faculty members chosen by the student, and one second-year graduate student.
The First Year Review Committee, excluding the student member, will comprise the Pre-Thesis and Thesis
Committee.
Committee Members:
1. ___________________________________ (Faculty Advisor/Committee Chair)
2. ___________________________________ 4. ____________________________________
3. __________________________________
5. ____________________________________ (Student)
Scheduling Your Review: It is the responsibility of the graduate student to contact members of the
Committee to set up the time, date and location of the review.
DATE: __________________ TIME: _______________
LOCATION: _______________________
The Review: The student submits examples of studio work and 6 copies of a written statement concerning
non-studio course work completed and/or planned in the future. Turn in one copy of the written statement to
the Graduate Program Coordinator. The other copies are for each of the members of the Committee. The
statement should be no more than one typed page and should include the following:
List non-studio coursework (within or outside the department taken during your graduate study)
List other informal areas of study: independent reading, conferences attended, etc.
Describe your strongest areas of information.
Indicate areas of knowledge you feel deficient in, with respect to overall artistic goals.
After the Review: After the review is completed, each reviewer evaluates the student and writes comments
according to the criteria listed on the back of this form. After the completion of the review, the Committee will
discuss the student’s work and make a recommendation by checking A or B below:
A ______ Continue in the Graduate Program
B _______ Continue with specific requirements as listed
on the reverse side of this form.
C ______ Not continue in the Graduate Program. If this is the Committee’s decision, the student may appeal to the
Graduate Committee for a second review. The second review is final.
The decision of the First Year Review Committee will be made on the basis of a simple majority. The faculty
advisor will provide a written summary of the review, and distribute copies to the student, committee, graduate
director and graduate program coordinator within two weeks of the review.
GRADUATE STUDENT EVALUATION
Review Committee Member __________________________________________________________________
Signature
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I have discussed the following criteria with the student and do not need to fill out this form.
Quality of work:
Student’s Understanding of his/her own work:
Productivity:
Verbal Presentation:
Understanding of related historical and contemporary ideas: