Graduate Pathway in Studio Arts
INTO Illinois State University, United States
Total Course Fee
USD 27,600
Course Accredited By
NA
Graduate Pathway program offering the academic foundation, essential language skills and GMAT/GRE test preparation to successfully move on to master’s degrees.
An INTO Illinois State University Graduate Pathway program in Studio Arts will prepare the student to enter their next semester of a master’s degree program at Illinois State University.
An INTO Illinois State University Graduate Pathway program in Studio Arts will prepare the student to enter their next semester of a master’s degree program at Illinois State University.
- Students can choose from 10 areas of specialization, building skills and knowledge towards a highly sophisticated level of work.
- The College of Art’s extensive visiting artists program introduces students to a wide range of contemporary artists in all disciplines.
- Graduates of the School of Art take on a variety of careers as artists, curators, designers, educators, critics, scholars, conservators and writers.
- Students can choose from one- to two-semester Pathway programs.
- Students are fully admitted to Illinois State provided successful completion of conditional admission criteria at the end of the Pathway and submission of all required admission credentials.
- A Pathway program provides academic, language and cultural support in order to succeed at a US university.
- Students will benefit from fully integrated classes with both domestic and other international students on campus while learning from highly trained university instructors and tutors.
Accelerated
- Start dates August
- Program length 1 Semester
Standard
- Start dates August
- Program length 2 Semesters
Enrollment Cycles
- August 2023
Standard
Age requirement
- 17
Academic requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 2.3 GPA out of 4.0. Statement addressing ideas central to your current work and intentions for graduate study, as well as your studio discipline; 5-page sample of your academic writing; Image list of artworks in your digital portfolio (PDF file). For each artwork in your digital portfolio, include the following information in a list: file name corresponding to your digital portfolio(s), title, medium, size and date. Thumbnail images of the artworks are helpful but not required. Upload a digital portfolio of 15-20 images. Visit finearts.illinoisstate.edu/studioarts/admissions for more information.
English language entry requirements
- 2 Semesters: TOEFL 65, IELTS 5.5, PTEA 44, IELA 169, Password 6, Completion of Academic English Level 4, or Duolingo 95.
Accelerated
Age requirement
- 17
Academic requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 2.3 GPA out of 4.0. Statement addressing ideas central to your current work and intentions for graduate study, as well as your studio discipline; 5-page sample of your academic writing; Image list of artworks in your digital portfolio (PDF file). For each artwork in your digital portfolio, include the following information in a list: file name corresponding to your digital portfolio(s), title, medium, size and date. Thumbnail images of the artworks are helpful but not required. Upload a digital portfolio of 15-20 images. Visit finearts.illinoisstate.edu/studioarts/admissions for more information.
English language entry requirements
- 1 Semester: TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTEA 53, IELA 176, Password 7, or Duolingo 105.
- 60 credit hour program
- 12 credit hours apply from Pathway
- 48 credit hours remaining toward degree
Semester 1
- IDS 403 Writing for Academic Purposes 3 Credits
- IDS 405 Reading for Academic Purposes 3 Credits
- ART 451A88 Graduate Interdisciplinary Critique 3 Credits
- ART 444 Studio Work 3 Credits
- Total 12 Credits
Semester 2
- IDS 401 Advanced Writing for Graduate Students 3 Credits
- ART 444 Studio Work 3 Credits
- ART 494 Masters of Fine Arts Seminar 3 Credits
- Total 9 Credits
Notes * These courses are generally delivered through the INTO Center and are for Pathway students only.
- This program leads to Master’s in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Studio Arts.
Additional Entry Requirements:
- Statement addressing ideas central to your current work and intentions for graduate study, as well as your studio discipline; 5-page sample of your academic writing; Image list of artworks in your digital portfolio (PDF file).
- For each artwork in your digital portfolio, include the following information in a list: file name corresponding to your digital portfolio(s), title, medium, size and date. Thumbnail images of the artworks are helpful but not required. Upload a digital portfolio of 15-20 images. Visit finearts.illinoisstate.edu/studioarts/admissions for more information.
- Accelerated
- Tuition Fees: 1 Semester $15890
- Standard
- Tuition Fees: 2 Semesters $27600