MFA DEGREE

The Queens College Studio Art MFA curriculum is a two-year program that requires a total of 54 credits distributed as follows: 30 studio credits over four semesters; 6 art history credits over two courses; 6 seminar credits over two courses, 6 elective credits over 2 courses; one 3 credit writing seminar and one 3 credit class on contemporary issues.

All students have the opportunity to complement their studies with courses by leading academic experts in related fields of study throughout the CUNY system, like urban studies, sociology, history, philosophy, economics, law, planning, and environmental studies.

SPQ students have taken courses in CUNY’s Graduate Center, the Brooklyn College Art Department, and City College.

Please refer to the Queens College Art Department website for lists of graduate and undergraduate Studio Art  courses generally offered. PDFs are available detailing the courses available  at Queens College for Fall 2019: Graduate Studio Art, Undergraduate Studio Art, and Graduate Art History.

Application Requirements and Deadlines

Application Deadlines

For Fall Admission: March 25

Rolling Admission: until July 15

For Spring Admission: November 15

 * deadlines sometimes change from year to year, for the latest application information please check the departmental website at:

art.qc.cuny.edu/academics-mfa-studio/

As well as the Queens College Graduate Program website:

www.qc.cuny.edu/admissions/graduate/degree/Pages/degreedetail.aspx?DegreeID=5

Required Portfolio Documentation

All applicants to the Master of Fine Arts program must submit a webpage (URL) displaying 15 work samples with captions and project explanations as needed. If your work is primarily video, then submit one complete video (up to 30 minutes) along with up to 4 five-minute samplings of other video works.

Please also include on the website, copies of your resume, the names and titles of the three people writing your recommendations, and your personal essay. The personal essay statement should indicate you are applying to concentrate in Social Practice Art.

    • work samples (see details above)
    • inventory of work/explanation
    • current resume
    • personal statement indicating area of concentration
    • names and titles of your three professional references

Note: The portfolio URL must now be submitted with your Queens College Graduate Admissions application. In the application, there is a field to submit your URL. For more information, please see the instructions on the Graduate Admissions webpage.

Very Important Instructions:

Be sure to include the URL for your completed online portfolio and statement on the Queens College Graduate Admissions application form, and be sure to also send the URL to the QC Art Department in the “Comments” section of this form and list MFA Application as your topic.

Requirements for Matriculation

    • Undergraduate study should consist of at least 30 credits in art; students shall have taken the equivalent of a two-semester survey course plus two elective courses in the history of art.
    • Normally, each candidate for admission will be interviewed by a member of the committee. This requirement may be waived at the department’s option.

 ​These requirements are in addition to the general requirements for matriculation.​

CERTIFICATE IN CRITICAL SOCIAL PRACTICE

*currently not being offered at this time*

The Queens College Art Department and Social Practice Queens (SPQ) is proud to announce the launch of the new, 24 credit, Advanced Certificate Program in Critical Social Practice geared to post-graduate students. Emphasizing one-on-one mentoring geared to individual learning objectives, the program offers access to specialists in the field while offering seminars focused on project management, interdisciplinary studies, and the history of art as social action.

In continuity with the MFA concentration in Social Practice Art, all certificate students have the opportunity to complement their studies with courses by leading academic experts in related fields of study throughout the CUNY system. Applicants with MAs or MFAs from a U.S. institution or a non-U.S. equivalent institution of higher education shall be preferred. However, we will give consideration to exceptional students with BAs or BFAs (the 24 Certificate credits can be applied towards the MFA concentration in social practice upon acceptance).

The Advanced Certificate Program in Critical Social Practice includes the following courses and more:

  1. ​Seminar on the theory and history of social and political art practices (3 cr.)
  2. Public Project Management A to Z: from boards to collectives (3 cr.)
  3. 2 graduate level electives in classes related to your project (6 cr.)
  4. Completion of social practice project proposed with application (or developed to a stage agreed upon by advisors) (6 cr.)

Application Requirements​ and Deadlines

Application Deadlines

 * For information about this program please write to gregory sholette: gsholetteSTUDIO@gmail.com

Certificate Application Requirements

Submit the following:

    • Current Resume or CV
    • 3 Letters of Reference
    • A portfolio or other form of documentation showing past work or works in progress
    • An essay describing a specific thesis and research project which you plan on pursuing at SPQ. Including: 2 – 3 page project description, timeline, intended academic outcomes, potential partners/communities engaged.
    • Standardized test scores not required.

Required Portfolio Documentation

All applicants to Certificate Programs must submit a webpage (URL) displaying 15 work samples with captions and project explanations as needed. If your work is primarily video, then submit one complete video (up to 30 minutes) along with up to 4 five-minute samplings of other video works.

Note: The portfolio URL must now be submitted with your Queens College Graduate Admissions application. In the application, there is a field to submit your URL. For more information, please see the instructions on the Graduate Admissions webpage.

Very Important Instructions:

Be sure to include the URL for your completed online portfolio and statement on the Queens College Graduate Admissions application form, and be sure to also send the URL to the QC Art Department in the “Comments” section of this form and list MFA Application as your topic.