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Essentials

  • Art Education students are advised to take the Foundations classes as well as the Survey of Art History classes early in their programs.
  • It is suggested that students take a schedule with one Art Education course every semester, two studio courses every semester and one Art History course every semester.
  • Group advising sessions are held each semester prior to registration. Students are encouraged to seek individual advising from their advisor at any time.
  • You must maintain an overall 2.70 GPA to graduate and receive a teaching license.
  • Advising information for all Art majors is on the department’s Advising page.

Advising Resources

Portfolio Review

A portfolio review is required for admission into the Art Education program. Art Education Candidacy Portfolio Review is held each fall and spring semester. To be eligible for the review, students must complete Art 2222 Introduction to Art Education and submit an application two weeks prior to the review.

Further details about the review can be found on the Portfolio Review page.

A small open book with a wooden cover standing upright on a white surface, beside a tiny fanned-open booklet, with a stack of colorful handmade pages and faint "read me!" text nearby.

Bookshelf Book

Tayler Revis
A model of a section of border wall, its tall slats painted with colorful murals including a butterfly, a sun, cactuses, and Spanish text reading "TAMBIEN DE ESTE LADO HAY SUEÑOS," with small cut-out figures and greenery along the base.

Miranda Gonzalez
Art Education professor in colorful costume standing in front of wall text at the Art Education Exhibition ’26.
A person wearing a large, hand-painted paper mache head resembling a bird with brown and white feathers and a pointed beak, performing in front of a wall with the “CROSSROADS” logo, dressed in black with white gloves.

One of the best things about being an Art Education major is the variety of art practices I got to explore through my classes. Because we don’t have to pick a concentration, we are able to take a wide-variety of classes focusing on different mediums to help us become more well-rounded artists and bring new and interesting experiences into our future classrooms. 

Abby Dent
Three alumni panelists seated at the front of the Art Education studio, facing a room full of students during the Art Teachers Talk Art & Teaching event. A colorful welcome slide is projected on the screen behind them.

Art Teachers talk Art & Teaching

Art Education alumni Lane Hoit (left) Kathryn Greene (center), and Elizabeth Hatch share their experiences teaching art in area schools with current art education students. The conversation-style format gave students the chance to ask questions and connect with working teachers who walked the same path not long ago.