Art education prepares you, the artist-teacher, to meet the needs of the diverse student populations of the state and the nation. With its comprehensive focus in image-focused, discipline-based, and issues-based art education as well as visual culture, art education encourages you to draw on your strengths and insight as an artist. 

If you’re looking for a career as a K-12 art specialist, pursue the four-year B.S.Ed. Along with specific art and education classes, the program requires a 16-week internship in a public school art classroom setting and the preparation of a professional teaching portfolio.

Ready for graduate study? The MA.Ed. is for K-12 certified and often-practicing teachers who wish to enhance their scholarship in the field of art education. The M.A.T. leads toward teaching certification in art for students who already possess an undergraduate degree in art.