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School of Visual Arts

School of Visual Arts
209 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010-3994

Official telephone: (212) 592-2000
Toll-free telephone: (888) 220-5782
Fax number: (212) 725-3587
Website: www.sva.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of 10 weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: graphic design, film/video, photography
Majors with the lowest enrollment: visual/critical studies, interior design, advertising/cartooning
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 80%
Student:Faculty ratio: 9:1
Total faculty: 680 men, 403 women
Full-time faculty: 91 men, 57 women
Part-time faculty: 589 men, 346 women
Graduation rate: 68% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
honors program, internships
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Other special or unique academic programs:
PhotoGlobal Program certificate.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Advertising
  • Animation
  • Cartooning
  • Computer Art/Computer Animation/Visual Effects
  • Design
  • Film/Video
  • Fine Arts
  • Illustration
  • Interior Design
  • Photography
  • Visual/Critical Studies
Master's Degrees

  • Art Criticism/Writing
  • Art Education
  • Art Practice
  • Art Therapy
  • Branding
  • Computer Art
  • Critical Theory and the Arts
  • Curatorial Practice
  • Design
  • Design for Social Innovation
  • Design Research/Writing/Criticism
  • Digital Photo
  • Directing
  • Fashion Photography
  • Fine Arts
  • Illustration as Visual Essay
  • Interaction Design
  • Photography/Video/Related Media
  • Products of Design
  • Visual Narrative

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
  • placement for international baccalaureate

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