2.16 Master Fine Arts Degree
I. Purpose
Establish criteria for recognition of MFA degree.
II. Scope
Applicable to all faculty teaching in studio courses.
III. General
The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree, when awarded by a collegiate institution accredited by one of the national regional accrediting agencies, shall be recognized as a terminal degree for the purpose of promotion and rank. The MFA degree, for this purpose, applies to those faculty teaching courses for which the MFA is an appropriate and necessary credential.
IV. Procedures
None
V. Approval
President, August 3, 2015
VI. Responsibility
Provost