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Portfolio Guidelines
Portfolio Requirements
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
Admission to the B.F.A. Program is by portfolio review. Freshmen may apply as an incoming freshman or at the end of their freshman or sophomore years. Transfer students may apply upon acceptance to the College. Students without portfolios may enter the B.A. program and, subsequently, apply to the B.F.A. program.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Portfolios are not required for students applying to the B.A. program.
B.F.A. Application Forms and Portfolio Submission Deadlines
Freshmen and Transfer Students
Fall Semester
Slide portfolios and applications must be received in the art office by April 1, if you wish a decision by May 1. Slide portfolios and applications will be reviewed by the Art Chairperson from May 15 to September 1.
Spring Semester
Slide portfolios and applications must be received in the art office by December 7 if you wish a decision by December 15. From December 15 to January 21, the chairperson will conduct interviews and review portfolios.
Plattsburgh State B.A. Art Majors Applying to B.F.A.
Slide portfolios and applications from on-campus students are due in the art office on April 1. Portfolios of actual work will be due around April 1; specifics regarding times and locations will be available in the art office on March 15.
Junior-level students applying for the B.F.A. at the junior-level review must submit their B.F.A. Application Form with their Junior-level Review resume and goals statement. The work included in the Junior-level Review will constitute the B.F.A. application portfolio, and must meet the B.F.A. portfolio criteria listed above. (B.F.A. applicants will be grouped separately at the junior-level review.)
What to Include in Your Portfolio
Students Applying from High School
You should include twelve to twenty works. You must include at least four observational drawings, two works demonstrating ability with color, two 2D design projects, and four examples of work from any of the following: ceramics, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
Students Applying at the End of the Freshman Foundation Year
You should include twelve to twenty works. If you have only completed the foundation program, you should include at least four observational drawings, two additional drawings, four 2D design projects (including two color projects), and four 3-D design projects. If you entered the program after taking other introductory studio courses, include examples from those courses.
Students Applying at the End of the Sophomore Year
You should include twelve to twenty works. You must include four drawings including observational drawings, and at least eight examples of work from any of the introductory classes you have taken: ceramics, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. If you have taken intermediate or advanced-level courses, you must include work from those courses.
Presentation
Should I submit my portfolio as 35 mm slides, or submit the actual works?
High school students and external transfer students must send a slide portfolio. Plattsburgh State students may submit either a slide portfolio or a portfolio of actual work. You should only submit a slide portfolio if the slides are of good quality (full frame, clear, and properly exposed).
Should I mat and frame my 2-D work?
Matting and framing are not necessary. All work should be neatly presented. Work which can smudge should be covered with a clean sheet of newsprint. Work with wet paint may not be submitted.
Question, Comments, Suggestions?
If you would like more information about art at Plattsburgh State, please contact
Peter Russom, Chair
Office: Myers Fine Arts 207
Phone: (518) 564-2198
E-mail: peter.russom@plattsburgh.edu
Kimberly Hall-Stone, Secretary
Office: Myers Fine Arts 220B
Phone: (518) 564-2179
Fax: (518) 564-2199
E-mail: art@plattsburgh.edu
SUNY Plattsburgh
Art Department
Myers Fine Arts 220 B
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
