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2016-2017 University Catalog 
  
2016-2017 University Catalog

Art and Visual Technology, BFA/Arts Management, Accelerated MA


Web: soa.gmu.edu or artsmanagement.gmu.edu

College: College of Visual and Performing Arts  

Undergraduates in Art may apply to the accelerated master’s degree in Arts Management.  If accepted, students will be able to earn an Art and Visual Technology, BFA  and an Arts Management, MA  after satisfactory completion of 150 credits. 

Students choosing the accelerated option must fulfill all university requirements for the master’s degree. The regular designed timeframe would be a start in the Fall and completion of all coursework in the Summer five years later with the exception of Capstone, which is only offered in Fall and Spring. Students may need a longer timeframe to complete all requirements.

This accelerated option is offered through joint cooperation between the School of Art and the Arts Management Program.

For more detailed information, see AP.6.7 Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Degrees.  For policies governing all graduate degrees, see the Academic Policies section of the catalog.

Admissions Requirements


Applicants to accelerated master’s programs must have completed at least 75 credits that apply to their undergraduate degree (with at least 24 credits at Mason) and no more than 90 credits. Applicants should submit an Accelerated Master’s Program Application, available from the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) Academic Affairs Office. It includes the proposed conferral date for the undergraduate degree and the two graduate courses that are to be applied to the undergraduate degree.

Interested students should contact the Arts Management Program Office for more details about the application process.

Accelerated Option Requirements


As an undergraduate, the accelerated master’s student is required to complete the two graduate courses indicated on their Accelerated Master’s Program application with a minimum grade of 3.00 in each course. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 in all coursework and in coursework applied to their major. On completion and conferral of the undergraduate degree in the semester indicated in the application, candidates submit the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition Form (which shall incorporate all of the Graduate Admission requirements of the university) and are admitted to graduate status.

As graduate students, accelerated master’s students have an advanced standing and must meet all master’s degree requirements except for the two courses (6 credits) completed as undergraduates. Students will begin their master’s program in the semester immediately following conferral of the undergraduate degree, and they may also begin in the summer term.

Reserve Graduate Credit


Students may take up to 6 additional graduate credits as reserve graduate credit. These credits do not apply to the undergraduate degree. The ability to take courses for reserve graduate credit is available to all high achieving undergraduates with permission of the School of Art. Permission to take a graduate course for reserve graduate credit is normally granted only to Mason seniors within 15 credit hours of graduation and must be approved by the Dean’s Office.

To apply these credits to the master’s degree, students must request that the credits be moved from the undergraduate degree to the graduate degree using the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition Form.