2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Fine and Performing Arts

Prof. Jennifer Crupi, Program Coordinator
Contact Number: 908-737-4394
Email: jcrupi@kean.edu
website: http://www.kean.edu/academics/college-liberal-arts/fine-arts

Degrees Offered:

  • B.F.A Studio Art
  • B.F.A Studio Art: Photography Option
  • B.A Fine Art

Content Area Options:
Fine Arts

Program Accreditation:
All programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)

Admissions Requirements:
Freshman and transfer students applying for our BFA programs are required to submit a portfolio of 10-15 samples of their work including sketches, observational drawing and works in color. Three-dimensional work, photographs, prints, digital work or mixed media may also be included.

Declaration Requirements:
Intended B.F.A Studio Art and Studio Art: Photography Option majors must maintain a 3.0 GPA in Fine Arts and Art History courses. After completion of at least 30 credits of Fine Arts and Art History courses, all intended BFA majors must successfully complete a second portfolio review in order to be fully declared in the major. 

Intended B.A Fine Arts majors, after completion of their foundational major requirements, must successfully complete a portfolio review in order to be fully declared in the major. 

Graduation Requirements:

  • B.F.A Studio Art and BFA Studio Art: Photogoraphy Option majors must maintain a 3.0 GPA in Fine Arts and Art History courses.
  • B.F.A majors are also required to exhibit a body of work in their final semester in conjunction with the Mentor Sequence.

For more information about School of Fine and Performing Arts programs, mission, and student learning outcomes, please see: http://www.kean.edu/academics/college-liberal-arts/school-fine-and-performing-arts