Admission and Course Information
Applications to the program are due March 1 for fall admission or November 1 for spring admission. Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered if space is still available in the program.
Admission Requirements
- completed online application, accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee
- current résumé outlining educational and work experiences and highlighting experiences with both art and children/youth
- official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records
- minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in undergraduate course work
- 2 Disposition Reference Forms: one from a faculty or supervisor of a child/youth-related activity and one from a work supervisor
- written statement of educational philosophy, with scored rubric, following the specific directions provided by the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development (FSEHD)
- interview with the art education graduate program director
- minimum of 45 credit hours of studio art and art history courses
- representative portfolio of art work following the Art Education program's guidelines for portfolio submission, available from the art education program coordinator
- 3 letters of recommendation attesting to the candidate's potential to do graduate work and potential to be successful in an elementary and/or secondary level art teaching career
- plan of study approved by the advisor and appropriate dean
