The Maine College of Art Undergraduate Admission requirements for the academic year have been released. The list contains the names of applicants that have been accepted into the school.
The management of Maine College of Art Admission has released the list of Undergraduate requirements for admission into the institution.
Maine College of Art Undergraduate Admission & Requirements
BFA Graduate Profile
Each graduate will:
- Effectively communicate ideas visually, orally and in writing.
- Understand one’s personal creative process, and apply appropriate materials and design methodologies to content.
- Create a self directed and distinct body of work.
- Demonstrate core proficiencies within one’s chosen discipline.
- Apply critical, analytical and creative thinking to problem solving.
- Appropriately contextualize one’s work into a broader historical and cultural framework.
- Have command of information literacy skills in order to develop and carry out research to support academic and studio inquiries.
- Understand and implement best professional practices within one’s field of study.
Based on 120 credits for student entering MECA&D after 2009
- 121 credits required if matriculated between Fall 2003 and Spring 2007
- 129 credits required if matriculated between Fall 2002 and Spring 2003
- 132 credits required if matriculated between Fall 1999 and spring 2002
- 134 credits required if matriculated prior to Fall 1999.
Part-time students take less than 12 credits per semester and must follow the prerequisite structure of the program.
Degree requirement control sheet = graduation tracking plan
At the end of each semester the Registration & Academic Advising Office records your completed courses (course number and semester completed) and credits earned on your graduation tracking plan, which is given to you during registration. Any questions about the accuracy of your graduation tracking plan should be directed to the Registration & Academic Advising Office. Questions regarding course selection should be directed to your Academic Advisor or Faculty Mentor. Please keep your graduation tracking plan handy when making enrollment decisions. Tracking your courses in relationship to your requirements is critical in both following the sequential learning necessary to successfully complete all course work and to graduate on time.
Years One & Two: Synthesis
In your first two years at MECA&D you will acquire the language and skills common to all art making, whatever the medium. You will learn to be disciplined about your work and will be challenged to take risks and to push your limits. Foundation reviews (critiques) of your work at the end of each semester will give you valuable feedback from both faculty and your peers, helping you to understand and evaluate your strengths and areas for growth.
Art History Requirements
Students must take 15 credits of Art History courses, as follows:
6 credits: Art History Survey
3 credits: AH 250 Critical Approaches to Contemporary Art
6 credits: Art History electives of your choice
Liberal Arts Requirements
Students must take 30 credits of liberal arts courses, as follows:
6 credits: EN 100 English Composition & EN 105 Introduction to Literature
3 credits: World History (WH)
3 credits: Philosophy (PL)
6 credits: Natural Science (NS)
6 credits: Humanities or Social Science (HU/SS)
6 credits: your choice (NS, SS, HU, WP or WH; (note: Art History electives do not meet this requirement))
Studio Requirements
First year students take 6 credits of studio electives in their first year of study along with:
FYL 100 (PE) FY-IN: This seminar involves studio work, academic research, and involvement with a community partner. Its intent is to fully immerse you in art and design, to involve you in the MECA&D and Portland communities, and to place your creative efforts into a real-world context. FY-In teaches the critical importance of combining research and practice, and serves as an introduction to collaborating with one another and with a community partner. Students read, write, research, make art, discuss and critique while working on specific projects in their section. The course is required of all First Year students: 3 credits/semester; 6 hours/week.
Sophomores take 12 credits of studio electives in their second year of study along with:
SYL 200 – SECOND YEAR LAB: Second Year Lab is designed to immerse students in a sustained project in order to combine and advance objectives from their foundation year, develop the ability to take an idea from inception to completion, and introduce professional skills necessary to be an artist at work. Students will research, write, make, revise, remake, and present their work in a professional context. Within this interdisciplinary class, required of all second-year students, structured parameters create an environment in which students have the opportunity to work both individually and collaboratively while developing the skills to self-direct. Elective: 3 credits/semester; 6 hours/week. Prerequisite: Foundation courses completed.
Choice of Studio: 3D Fabrication / Drawing Elective above DR 100 / Media Electives
Foundation Studio courses
3 credits: FN 113 Two Dimensional Design
3 credits: FN 115 Three Dimensional Design
3 credits: DR 100 Introduction to Drawing – see Drawing Curriculum below
3 credits: FN 101 Digital Imaging- see descriptions below
Digital Imaging Requirements – Students can one class from the following:
3 credits: FN 101-B Digital Imaging: Basics
3 credits: FN 101-DPT Digital Imaging: Drawing & Painting
3 credits: FN 101-PH Digital Imaging: Photography
