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Willamette University

Requirements for Low-Residency Visual Studies

The information here may reflect program requirements for future academic years. If you are a current student and would like to see the current or prior years’ requirements for this program, please see the University Catalog.

The Low-Residency MFA in Visual Studies requires the completion of 63 semester hours, which includes a highly-sequenced series of distance coursework and in-person residencies over five semesters. The program includes 9 in-person residency studio credits, 18 off-site studio credits, 21 seminar credits, 9 credits in graduate critique, 3 credits in graduate creative research, and 3 credits in graduate thesis writing.

Program Curriculum

Year 1, Summer-Fall (15 credits)

Year 1, Spring (12 credits)

Year 2, Summer-Fall (15 credits)

Year 2, Spring (12 credits)

Year 3, Summer-Fall (9 credits)

Willamette University

Low Residency Visual Studies