MA FAQ

The assistantship application form is on the Forms and Applications section of the Media Arts website.

The assistantship application should be sent in with your other application material to the Director of your program. Priority will be for applicants who submitted materials before the regular deadline of March 15th.

Follow the specific directions given to you in the email or letter you received regarding your assistantship. This will include such things as:

• Contact the faculty member with whom you have been assigned.
• Contact the Media Arts office to ensure the appropriate employment paperwork has been completed.

Assistantships are assigned on a semester-by-semester basis for one semester only and renewal is based upon your performance in the job. While we try to maintain assistantships for both the fall and spring semesters, students need to submit evaluation forms and re-apply each semester.

Exam dates are determined in consultation with the M.A. Exam Chair. They can be in either the Fall or the Spring semester. In order to graduate the same semester as your examination you need to defend the exam no later than November 1st for Fall graduation or March 28th for Spring. 

Spring Graduation: Oral defense of thesis must be completed no later than March 28th. The final version of the M.A. thesis must be submitted to Toulouse Graduate School no later than March 28th. You typically have to make some minor changes to your thesis before filing it with the graduate school. We encourage you to defend at least a week before the cut off date to avoid undue stress. 

Fall Graduation: Oral defense of thesis must be completed no later than November 1st The final version of the M.A. thesis must be submitted to Toulouse Graduate School no later than November 1st. You typically have to make some minor changes to your thesis before filing it with the graduate school. We encourage you to defend at least a week before the cut off date to avoid undue stress.