Artisanry Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (PBC)

ID:UMD10103

Level:1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate

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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Requirements include:
- a statement of purpose
- official transcripts of all post-secondary education
APPLY
- Submit your application materials to the Office of Graduate Studies
- Submit your portfolio (10 images) to Slideroom
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English Requirements

Application for taking the GRE, GMAT or TOEFL may be made by contacting the appropriate branch of the Educational Testing Service. Applicants should request that official test results be sent to the Graduate Office, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Institution Code #3786).
Graduate Record Examination. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test is required of applicants for admission to many, but not all, degree programs. In addition, some programs require the GRE Subject Test. Consult the specific program listings in this catalogue and the table in the application instructions booklet. Applicants must have taken the examination within five years of the anticipated date of admission.
Test of English as a Foreign Language. International applicants to any of UMass Dartmouth graduate programs are required to submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The TOEFL/IELTS requirement is waived for:
- Applicants with undergraduate degree from the United States or from countries where English is an Official Language and the Language of Instruction in Higher Education. (See list of countries below *)
- Applicants with a degree earned from the American University in Beirut, American University in Bulgaria, The American College of Greece, or from Bogazici University in Turkey.
- Applicants who can demonstrate that they have completed at least two academic semesters of full-time college/university study (excluding ESL or test-prep) in the USA by the date of submission of the application for admission to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Course Information

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (PBC) in Artisanry is for students who already have earned a baccalaureate degree and who are interested in pursuing further study. This one-year, nine-credit program is for those who want to extend learning by participating within a community of undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students to focus solely upon studio development.

The post-baccalaureate certificate (PBC) can assist you as you enter professional practice and/or prepare you to apply to MFA degree programs.

PBC students:

have full use of studio facilities
attend visiting artist lectures
participate in all media area activities/topic based seminars
enroll in technical studio or academic courses at reduced credit load

Regularly scheduled critiques occur, and a comprehensive show of studio work will be presented upon completion. The Artisanry PBC culminates in an exhibition that is planned and executed by PBC students and installed in commercial spaces in New Bedford.

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Artisanry PBC students take 4.5 credits per semester.

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