Phone: (845) 257-3830
Location: Fine Arts Building, Room 225
Web Address: www.newpaltz.edu/fpa 
All applicants to the New Paltz art programs are required to submit a portfolio of work prior to enrollment in any coursework. Students entering the art programs are placed according to the strengths of their artistic capabilities as demonstrated by the proficiency and promise of work included in the portfolio.
Acceptances to New Paltz and enrollment into the Art or Art Education programs does not automatically grant entrance as a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) candidate in a particular major area. The student enters as a prospective candidate for the Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Visual Arts or as a pre-major in Art Education. To become a candidate for the BFA, the student must submit an internal portfolio to the major area the student desires on a schedule prescribed by that major.
Freshmen Applicants:
Freshman applicants must first be admitted to New Paltz based solely on their academic credentials from high school. Upon acceptance to the college, students will be asked to submit a portfolio. The portfolio review is used to determine placement within the Art or Art Education programs. Detailed information regarding the content and submission of the portfolio is sent to all accepted freshmen who have indicated an interest in art or art education on their application for admission.
Transfer Applicants:
Admission as a transfer student is to the major; therefore a review of both the student’s college transcript(s) and submission of the transfer portfolio must occur simultaneously. A transfer application for admission is not considered complete until all college transcript(s) and the results of the portfolio review have been received by the Office of Undergraduate Admission. Information regarding the content and submission of the transfer portfolio is sent to all applicants upon receipt of their application; it is also available from the Office of Undergraduate Admission and the Art Department.
A minimum grade point average of 2.75 is required for consideration to the art and art education programs.
Transfer students who have not completed college art courses must submit the same portfolio required of entering freshmen.
Up to 12 credits for the equivalent of New Paltz freshman foundation courses (Drawing: Visual Thinking I, Drawing: Visual Thinking II, Integrated Design I: Space and Form, Integrated Design II: Forces) will be accepted on the basis of transcript alone. Credit will be given for grades of “B” or above for foundation course equivalents. Credit for other studio courses beyond the foundation sequence (and appropriate placement in our course sequences) shall be determined by portfolio review.
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