California State University, Sacramento
DEPARTMENT OF ART

MASTER OF ARTS GRADUATE HANDBOOK

Step 1: Admission to the Unviversity

Admission to the University in Classified Status as an Art Master's Major Applicants for the Master of Arts degree in Art shall have achieved:

1. An undergraduate degree equivalency in art (including at least 12 units in art history) Ð graduate credit is NOT given to classes taken to make up any undergraduate deficiencies.
2. A minimum 2.5 grade point average in the last 60 units attempted
3. Demonstrated writing proficiency.

In unusual circumstances, should an applicant be admitted with undergraduate deficiencies, these shall be removed within the first two semesters of the graduate program. No units taken in unclassified status for the purpose of removing such deficiencies shall be included as part of the 30 units of approved graduate work required of the degree. A maximum of six units completed during unclassified status may be used as credit for the required 30 units.

Applicants for admission to the graduate program should submit all departmental application materials by April 1. Applications are evaluated once yearly (see application form attached). All applications should be submitted by the deadline to the following address:

Graduate Studio Art Program
Department of Art
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6061

A student is eligible for admission to the University with classified standing. The application procedures is a two-fold process:

1. File an application for admission with the Office of Graduate Studies for more detailed information, see http://www.csus.edu/gradstudies/Appinfo1.htm (applicants are encouraged to apply early to the Office of Graduate Studies)
2. File a departmental application form

Some students, for various reasons, will be admitted to the University with a "conditional" classification. A conditional classification refers to deficiencies in prerequisite preparation. An example of a deficiency might be an insufficient number of completed art history units. Once the deficiencies have been removed, the student will be granted fully classified status.

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