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2016-2017 University Catalog
Art and Visual Technology, BFA/Art Education, Accelerated MAT
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Web: soa.gmu.edu
College: College of Visual and Performing Arts
Department: School of Art
Undergraduates in Art may apply to the accelerated master’s degree in Art Education. If accepted, students will be able to earn an Art and Visual Technology, BFA and an Art Education, MAT after satisfactory completion of 144 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 the completion in the Fall semester five and a half years later, but longer time frames may also be available.
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.
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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.
In addition to meeting the general university requirements for admission for graduate study, applicants must submit:
- Statement of intent and professional goals for entering the field
- Three letters of reference from faculty members or individuals who have firsthand knowledge of the applicant’s academic or professional capabilities
- Official score on Praxis Core or SAT equivalent
- MAT (for BFA students) portfolio must include 15 to 20 images that reflect artistic breadth and depth, including samples of work with ample attention to drawing and painting from observation. These works must be submitted through SlideRoom. All pieces must include the title of the piece, date, medium, and size of each work. Incomplete portfolios will not be considered.
Teacher Endorsement
Students for the MAT (for BFA students) must complete ALL endorsements, as well as the Praxis Core Exam and the PLUS art education foundational courses AVT 493 - Teaching Visual Thinking Through Media, PK-12 , AVT 494 - Strategies in Art Room: PK-12 , and AVT 495 - Introduction to Art Teaching and Learning totaling 9 credit hours. Students must meet Virginia Department of Education’s required semester credit hours in the following specific areas: 12 hours of two-dimensional media, 12 hours of three-dimensional media, 9 hours of cultural context and art history, judgment and criticism, aesthetics, and 3 hours of related areas of the fine arts. Students should work closely with their advisor to ensure they complete these course requirements through the BFA in Art and Visual Technology and MAT degrees.
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.
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