BFA Art Education at West Virginia University

Programme overview

This professional-track, BFA program in Art Education allows students to earn teacher certification for PreK-21 while mastering a studio Area of Emphasis within the fine arts curriculum. Degree requirements are designed by the West Virginia Department of Education and WVU. Students need to plan to take a full course load every semester and closely follow the plan of study to complete studio coursework, education requirements, and student teaching hours within four years.

Faculty: College of Creative Arts and Media | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes Drawing 1, Visual Foundations 1, Visual Foundations 2, Introduction to Art Education, Art Education Elementary, Art Education: Secondary, Technology Methods in Art Education. Programme/major requirements total 76 credit hours.

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Entry requirements

Programme-level admission/progression (WVU catalogue): BFA Entrance Portfolio Students must meet all WVU Undergraduate Admissions entrance requirements. The School of Art and Design requires a portfolio review for all applicants to the Bachelor of Fine Arts programs including the Art Education major. This evaluation is conducted by the art faculty and is designed to ensure that all students entering the studio program have certain basic competencies and skills. Students are encouraged to apply and complete the portfolio review at the earliest possible date. Applicants should visit the School website: http://artanddesign.wvu.edu/academics or phone the School office at (304) 293-2552 to receive detailed instructions and portfolio review application material. Applicants should contact the College of Creative Arts and Media Office of Recruitment at (304) 293-4339 to schedule a review. Transfer Students transferring from another major within WVU or from another institution must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher or departmental approval. Those with transfer credits in studio art must undergo a portfolio review to assign credit. Major Code: 3710

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (international undergraduate deadlines are published for all three terms). WVU has rolling admissions and admits students year-round.

First-time freshman application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. Rolling admissions. Apply with the WVU application or the Common Application; the application fee is $20 for West Virginia residents, $65 for out-of-state students and $75 for international students. SAT/ACT scores are optional for an admissions decision, though a few majors and scholarships require them; no essays or recommendations are required.

Transfer application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. The nonrefundable application fee is $65 for domestic and $75 for international students; applicants need at least 24 transferable credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

International undergraduate applicants apply by June 1 for Fall (all documents by July 1), October 1 for Spring (documents by November 1) and February 15 for Summer (documents by April 1); the nonrefundable application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/

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