Bachelor’s degree · Dedicated photography program
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography
State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, New York, United States
- Award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography
- Subject
- Fine artFull time
- Format
- On campus
- Price
- Not published
About this program
BFA major entered after foundation and basic photography courses, finishing with Senior Studio projects and a thesis paper.
- School and department
- State University of New York at New PaltzDepartment of Art
- Subject or specialization
- Fine artRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography
- Award status
- Accredited academic qualificationAwarded by a degree-granting institution or listed in a national qualifications framework.
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full time
- Teaching location
- New Paltz campus
Admissions and portfolio
Portfolio required
- Portfolio
- Application to the major includes a portfolio and a written statement, submitted after midterm each semester.
- Academic requirements
- Required Foundation courses and at least one basic photography course.
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current fees, equipment costs and any deposit or refund terms.
Facilities, final project and placement
As published by the institution. None of this guarantees employment or exhibition opportunities.
- Final project or thesis
- Final-semester students take Senior Studio I and II and write a thesis paper documenting the thesis project.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, duration, application deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 1 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 1 November 2026)