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Monday, March 22, 2010

G2 Progress Report

This used to be done with a G3. Now it has been switched to a G2. I'll post any suggestions I have here. I suppose the point of this G2 report is to be sure that you are on track as far as meeting the degree criteria needed to graduate. There is a section in the MFAIA addendum dedicated to this G2 report. But be sure to read the new addendum. I have the old one and it does appear to contain different instructions. I have posted the degree criteria elsewhere on this blog. Here are the instructions for the progress report.

So many people have freaked out about this progress report. I have decided to tackle it as I am preparing packet 3. That way my draft will be ready in time. I don't think it will be nearly as difficult as it seems. My plan to copy the degree criteria and to see how my work has fit into this. Then to answer the questions they pose in the new addendum. That should be pretty simple! Yes, but time consuming. Maybe I'll post what I do here.

By the end of your G2 semester, you are required to prepare a Progress Report. This report informs a conversation between you and your G2 and G3 advisors and your Program Director regarding your engagement with the degree criteria at this mid-point in your studies. Its goal is to assess your progress toward the degree requirements, and determine which areas, if any, might need special attention. In addition to engaging in dialogue throughout the packet process, your G2 advisor will comment on this report in the advisor comments section of the end of semester evaluation. (Please note: while not part of your interim transcript, these comments are available to you, the Program Director and Faculty as part of your student record.) Based upon this assessment, your next advisor will work with you to plan the coming semesters accordingly. The progress report must be submitted to successfully complete the G2 semester.

The Progress Report is a 4 to 6 page narrative statement outlining your progress toward the degree criteria, taking into consideration the guiding questions listed below. In it you will summarize your work in the program so far and explain how, in your view, these activities relate to the degree criteria. The report will also include selected documentation of representative creative and critical work completed while in the program, an artist's statement, and an annotated bibliography. (Please refer to the following list for all required materials.)

Make sure you prepare your documentation with care: you may submit it on CD, via a website, on tapes,slides or any other medium most suitable to the works you want to showcase.

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