Review Policy

The BFA, BHA and BSA undergraduate programs require comprehensive reviews for all sophomores and seniors at the end of the academic year. Review committees consist of members of the art faculty and may include art MFA students and academic advisors. Sophomore and senior class meetings held during the year provide students with the opportunity to discuss review policies and procedures in preparation for the review. Review committees, schedules and locations are announced several weeks before the reviews. fter the review, the committee submits a Review Report for the student’s permanent record. A copy of this report is mailed to the student at his/her permanent address.

Evaluation Components

Presentation: Artist’s statement; oral presentation; presentation and documentation of visual work; organization of presentation; response to review discussion.

Conceptual: depth and complexity of vision; critical thinking; historical and contextual awareness; idea generation.

Productivity/Technique: development of technique and craft; work ethic/productivity.

Institutional: Engagement with the university; integration of university courses with studio practice.

Additional: Correlation between grades and work presented; quality of plans presented.

Image Credit: Nomadika, a live, interactive project by Brooke Singer (MFA '02), Anat Pollack (MFA '03) and other members of TnA, a technology and art collective based in Pittsburgh. Nomadika was presented in 2001 at the 19th International Sculpture Conference in Pittsb Back to Top