Art and Art Education, Bachelor’s/Master’s Combined Program

Students currently enrolled in the B.A. in Studio Art , Art History , or Digital Arts in junior or senior year

Completed a minimum of 9 hours of undergraduate courses at the 300-400 level in the degree major before start taking graduate courses.

Demonstrate a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher at the time of submission of application to the Graduate School.

Students who meet the eligibility criteria may initiate the application process for the program in their junior year or senior year to begin taking graduate-level courses the following semester. The earliest semester to begin taking graduate-level courses is the second semester of junior year and students must have completed a minimum of 9 hours of 300-400 level course in degree major.

Students should fill out the appropriate forms to obtain permission from the department chair and the graduate program coordinator to apply for up to 6 credit hours of graduate-level courses toward their master’s degree before taking graduate courses.

Departmental permission to apply to the bachelor’s/master’s combined program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School. Admission to the Graduate School is contingent upon meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entering the graduate program. Acceptance will be provisional and contingent on meeting specified degree requirements, including completion of the bachelor’s degree.

Students must submit a standard application to the Graduate School by the posted deadline for the semester in which they intend to enroll. Students must enroll in the Graduate School in Summer I the year prior to graduation.

The Graduate School application requirements:

An application for graduate admission

Official transcripts of all college work (undergraduate and graduate)

Three professional recommendations

Two to three-page typed letter of interest which includes a description of the applicant’s professional goals, educational interests in pursuing graduate study, and philosophy of teaching.

Art portfolio: include 8-10 visual artworks with 100-word artist statement. Portfolio should be in PDF format in one document or website format. If the work is a digital work, the length should not exceed 10 minutes each. Please provide a link for viewing the work online.

The Art Education MAT program is an intensive online program designed to include Summer courses. Students must be able to take full-term Summer courses during the summer of the year before their intended completion of the master’s program.

The program includes field experience requirements in the AED 503 course. Students will be placed in three different levels of public schools (elementary, middle, and high school) in their chosen county. Students must fulfill the field experience hours and requirements in the three schools required by the course.

Art Education Student Teaching , course (full-time internship) is a full-time commitment during the last semester in the master’s program. Students will be placed in an NC public school of their chosen grade level and county. Students will be at the school from Monday to Friday during school hours during the last semester of their program.

The AED 503 course is typically offered in the Fall semester, and the AED 504 course is typically offered in the Spring semester. Students must complete all other required courses before they can start their internship.

Students must consult the program coordinator before taking any graduate courses.

Students might be able to double-count for up to 6 credit hours of graduate-level courses toward their undergraduate major requirements upon approval by the department chair.

The master’s program’s exit requirement is to complete an action research or arts-based research project and successfully pass the oral defense.

Art Education Foundation and Curriculum

Art Teaching and Assessment

Media Arts, Media Literacy, and Technology in Art Education

ContemporaryArt Education Issues and Research

Art Education Student Teaching

Non-Licensure Student Internship (Program Approval Required)

Leadership Seminar

Education in a Multicultural Context

Teaching Across Student Differences

Culturally Responsiveness Arts Integration in the Global Context

or EDN 595 Special Topics in Education

Instructional Development