Art Education, M.A.

Admissions

Required Documents

  • Online Application through the Graduate School
  • Official Transcripts
  • 2 Letters of Recommendation (at least one must be from a professor)
  • Personal Statement
  • Curriculum Vitae/Resume
  • Teaching Certificate
  • Portfolio:  Please upload a digital portfolio of 20 images of recent work and an identifying list of works, as a single .pdf document

Note: Successful applicants to the graduate programs in Art Education typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale. However, all parts of an application are carefully considered in admissions decisions.

Degree Requirements (33 Hours)

The M.A. degree in art education may be completed with a thesis or without a thesis.

The non-thesis option requires passing a written comprehensive exam and a minimum of 33 hours of graduate coursework:

  • Minimum 12 hours of graduate courses in art education
  • Minimum 9 hours of graduate professional education courses
  • Minimum 9 hours of graduate courses in studio art and/or art history
  • One 3-4 hour elective course at the graduate level (as approved)
  • The above must total a minimum of 33 hours

The thesis option requires passing a written comprehensive exam, a thesis defense, and a minimum of 33 hours of graduate coursework:

  • Minimum 12 hours of graduate-level art education courses
  • Minimum 12 hours of graduate-level electives in education, studio art, art history, or other relevant discipline (as approved)
  • Minimum 9 hours of thesis coursework (ARTE 799)
  • The above must total a minimum of 33 hours