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Launch or Expand your Professional Career as an Artist

Join a community of eclectic creators in our two-year online MFA degree program that fosters innovative thinking and activism through art. Program highlights include:

  • Distance-learning format designed for working professionals
  • Passionate faculty committed to developing your unique voice and career
  • One-on-one mentorships with working artists in your medium
  • Four-day residential opportunities in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area (and other locales) twice a year
  • Progressive pedagogy and multifaceted arts education
  • Accelerated MFA degree options

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Portraits of Aimee Bosschart, MFA Department alum highlighted for Advancement.

"I left the program honestly feeling proud of myself, which I had never felt before in my entire life."

Aimee Bosschart, Class of 2024
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About CIIS

California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) is an accredited university that strives to embody spirit, intellect, and wisdom in service to individuals, communities, and the earth. CIIS expands the boundaries of traditional degree programs with transdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and applied studies utilizing face-to-face, hybrid, and online pedagogical approaches. Offering a personal learning environment and supportive community, CIIS provides an excellent multifaceted education for people committed to transforming themselves, others, and the world.