Editing Master of Fine Arts (section)

== Requirements ==
A candidate for an MFA typically holds a [[bachelor's degree]] prior to admission, but many institutions do not require that the candidate's [[undergraduate]] major conform with their proposed path of study in the MFA program. Admissions requirements often consist of a sample [[Career portfolio|portfolio]] of artworks or a performance [[audition]].<ref>{{cite web| title = College Art Association Standards and Guidelines Document: MFA Standards – Adopted by the CAA Board of Directors on April 16, 1977; revised on October 12, 1991, and October 26, 2008.| url = http://www.collegeart.org/guidelines/mfa| publisher = [[College Art Association]]| access-date = 16 March 2013| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130304074946/http://www.collegeart.org/guidelines/mfa| archive-date = 4 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Association of Writers & Writing Programs Standards and Guidelines Document: AWP Hallmarks of a Successful MFA Program in Creative Writing | url = https://www.awpwriter.org/library/directors_handbook_hallmarks_of_a_successful_mfa_program_in_creative_writing | publisher = [[Association of Writers & Writing Programs]] | access-date = 16 March 2013 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130323092028/https://www.awpwriter.org/library/directors_handbook_hallmarks_of_a_successful_mfa_program_in_creative_writing | archive-date = 23 March 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = The Master of Fine Arts Degree and Faculty Policies | url = http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/site/docs/NASAD%20MFA%20Policies/The_MFA_and_Faculty_Policies.pdf | publisher = Co-published by the [[National Association of Schools of Art and Design]] (NASAD), the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD), and the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) | access-date = 16 March 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131214050716/http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/site/docs/NASAD%20MFA%20Policies/The_MFA_and_Faculty_Policies.pdf | archive-date = 14 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title = The University Film and Video Association Guidelines for MFA Programs | journal = Journal of Film and Video | volume = 52 | issue = 1 | pages = 33–47 | publisher = [[University Film and Video Association]] (UFVA) | jstor = 20688233 | last1 = Bukalski | first1 = Peter J. | last2 = Barbier | first2 = Annette | year = 2000 }}</ref>