(I just like this image. I don't think it has anything to do with this post.)
Now that I’m done with my first online semester at the Academy of Art University I decided to see when I would get out and that requires some math…Let’s go!
63 hours needed to graduate with my MFA
2 classes a regular semester and 2 classes for Summer (it’s been highly recommended that you only take 2 summer classes max!) That’s 6 classes a year at 3 units/ class = 18 units/hours
63/18 = 3.5 which means 3 years + one semester with 2 classes + one semester with 1 class. So it’s more like 3 2/3rds years. I already have 2 classes done I still have 3 years + one semester to go. That seems like a really long time.
Now if I take 3 courses during regular semesters and 2 courses during the summer = 8 classes/year =24units/hours. That takes it down to 2.625 years. Since I already have those 6 units I would be done at the end of the Spring Semester in 2012.
Now I just need to see if I can afford this.
AAU Reviews
January 27th, 2010Reviewing
There is little data on MFA (Graduate) dropout and completion numbers, however there is undergrad data. Since you need an undergrad degree to apply for the MFA program I will let you interpret the data and opinions – I’ll add a little
There are some interesting numbers over at the US Dept. of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. These are bean counters where most of the beans are first time undergrad students. There isn’s much graduate data but it does provide some insight. Without other data available you can assume that the graduate programs are probably similar within a few points.
http://www.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=ACADEMY+OF+ART+UNIVERSITY
That written, I’ll also write that it could be completely different. The undergraduate population is diverse and the graduate student population is even more diverse. I had statistics back in MBA school and my head and my gut tell me the numbers might not similar between these groups. If I get some solid graduate data I’ll post it here and republish the post.
There isn’t a lot of data on AAU when compared to other institutions.
Some input from students here:
Some basic info here:
Non-productive searches as of 19-January-2010:
2 comments »
Posted in Courses, General Comments
Tags: AAU academy of art university caption Education Graduate graduate data graduate student population institute of education sciences mba school MFA Nada productive searches time undergrad US us dept of education yelp