2024-2025
Arts with a concentration in art education, Bachelor of Fine Arts
VCU
Community college:
Uniform Certificate of General Studies (Virginia Community College System)
Associate degree
Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS)
Associate of Fine Arts in Visual Arts (please consult with the VCU Transfer Center for additional course recommendations)
Completing the UCGS or associate degree will waive VCU's general education requirements.
Program description
The Department of Art Education supports instruction in art that encourages the construction of meaning. Faculty and students are actively involved with the Art World, education, and local and global communities through art-based service-learning, visual culture studies, critical thinking, exhibition, assessment, curriculum, critical theory, and emerging digital technologies (virtual and interactive). Through our own research and instruction we engage students and ourselves in traditional and non-traditional forms of inquiry.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Arts with a concentration in art education is an approved teacher preparation program that complies with the professional standards of the Virginia Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It is further accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. All of these agencies assure the highest professional program standards.
Career opportunities
With emphasis on diverse approaches to artmaking and instructional practices, the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Arts with a concentration in art education prepares highly capable and effective visual art educators.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts is an approved teacher preparation program that complies with state and national professional standards. The curriculum is further guided by the professional standards of the National Art Education Association. All of these agencies assure the highest professional program standards. Graduates of the program are eligible for teacher licensure in pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
Most art education students enter the teaching profession and teach art in either elementary, middle or high school. Others pursue further education to work as art consultants, art therapists, arts administrators, museum personnel, college instructors, and in other art-related business positions.
Bachelor-level job titles
- Art Museum Educator
- Art Teacher
- Artist
- Creative Writer
- Education Administrator
- Program Manager/Director
Graduate and professional level job titles
- Art Director
- Art Museum Educator
- Director of Education
- Nonprofit Director
Contact information
Telephone: (804) 827-1349
Email: transferinfo@vcu.edu
VCCS Transfer Planning Checklist
Telephone: (804) 828-1222 or (800) 841-3638
Email: ugrad@vcu.edu
Apply Here.
Guaranteed transfer admission requirements
- No guaranteed admission.
- Apply for admission during first year at community college.
- Review deadlines and portfolio requirements for transfer applicants here.
Degree requirements in Bulletin
Plan of study in Bulletin
Requirements
Highest level of math required
- Quantitative Foundations requirement only
Science required
- Natural Sciences requirement only
Foreign language requirements
- No
Additional tuition/fees
- Yes
GPA requirements (to progress/graduate in the major)
- Transfer students and students currently attending VCU must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be considered for departmental admission; however, there is a higher cumulative GPA requirement of 2.8 for departmental admission to teacher preparation. If a student’s cumulative GPA falls below 2.8, or if a faculty member raises concerns about a student’s professional disposition at any point, the student will be put on cautionary status. The chairperson will review students designated with cautionary status each semester to determine continuation in the program. Students will be notified if they are placed on cautionary status.
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2024-2025
Arts with a concentration in art education, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Virginia Community College System (Uniform Certificate of General Studies)
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MAXIMIZE COURSE AND DEGREE PLANNING
- Schedule an appointment with your community college advisor to map out your course plan.
- Enroll in the SDV student success course.
- Prepare a portfolio as part of your application to VCU.
- Complete your math and english requirements.
- Explore community college financial aid resources and submit your FAFSA on time.
- Submit a transfer advising request to the VCU Transfer Center.
- Be prepared: Once you enroll at VCU, your VCU GPA will be determined by your grades at VCU.
GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
- Explore the School of the Arts website.
- Review application deadlines and portfolio requirements for visual arts applicants.
- Get involved with student clubs and organizations at your community college.
- Volunteer for community service projects.
- Register to vote.
- Research housing options for next year.
DEVELOP CULTURAL AGILITY
- Identify a mentor in a diversity organization.
- Attend diversity-focused events on your community college campus and in your community (e.g., international festival).
- Make friends with people with diverse perspectives and join a cultural or identity-related student organization.
EXPLORE CAREERS AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS
- Create LinkedIn profile.
- Complete career assessments through the Virginia Education Wizard.
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- Assess your preparation for a career by completing a Gap Analysis.
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Experience
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Recommended courses
2024-2025
Arts with a concentration in art education, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Virginia Community College System (Uniform Certificate of General Studies)
| Course | Title | Equivalent course | Credits | Requirements |
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| SDV 100 | College Success Skills | UNIV 101 | 1 | Elective |
| ENG 111 | College Composition I Note: students with credit for AP English Language and Composition will only receive credit for UNIV 111 at VCU and should take ENG 112 to fulfill the VCU composition requirement. | UNIV 111-112 | 3 | General education |
| ENG 112 | College Composition II | UNIV 200 | 3 | General education |
| MTH 154 | Quantitative Reasoning (or any other approved MTH course) | MATH 131 | 3 | General education |
| ART 101 | History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic (this course fulfills a requirement for the Art Foundation program at VCU) | ARTH 103 | 3 | Major (Art Foundation) |
| ART 102 | History of Art: Renaissance to Modern (this course fulfills a requirement for the Art Foundation program at VCU) | ARTH 104 | 3 | Major (Art Foundation) |
| ART 121 | Foundations of Drawing (depending on your portfolio and admission to VCU Arts, this course will either transfer as an ARTS 1XX elective or as ARTF 131). | ARTS 1XX or ARTF 131 | 3 | Major (Art Foundation) |
| ART 131 | Two-Dimensional Design (depending on your portfolio and admission to VCU Arts, this course will either transfer as an ARTS 1XX elective or as ARTF 132). | ARTS 1XX or ARTF 132 | 3 | Major (Art Foundation) |
| Social Science | Select one of the following (UCGS Block III): ECO 150, ECO 201, ECO 202, GEO 210, GEO 220, PLS 135, PLS 140, PLS 241, PSY 200, SOC 200, SOC 211, SOC 268. | VCU equivalent | 3 | General education |
| Lab Science | Select one of the following (UCGS Block IV): BIO 101, BIO 102, BIO 106, CHM 101, CHM 111, CHM 112, ENV 121, ENV 122, GOL 105, GOL 106, GOL 110, PHY 100, PHY 201, PHY 202, PHY 241, PHY 242. | VCU equivalent | 4 | General education |
| History | Select one of the following (UCGS Block VI): HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 121, HIS 122. | VCU equivalent | 3 | General education |
| Community college credits transferred to VCU | 32 | |||
| Course | Title | Credits | Requirements |
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| Art Foundation Program. Students must complete the Art Foundation program at VCU or equivalent courses at another institution to be eligible for admission to the Art Education degree. | |||
| ARTF 133 | Space Research (ART 132 at community college will fulfill this requirement if admitted to VCU Arts) | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| ARTF 134 | Time Studio (ART 130, ART 203, or ART 208 will fulfill this requirement if you are admitted to VCU Arts) | 3 | Major (Ancillary) |
| ARTF 139 or ARTF 138 | Project Studio or Project Seminar | 2 | Major (Ancillary) |
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| ARTE 250 | Computer Technology in Art Education | 3 | Major |
| ARTE 310 | Foundations of Art Education | 3 | Major |
| ARTE 311 | Art Education Curriculum and Instructional Procedures | 3 | Major |
| ARTE 401 | Art Education Elementary Materials and Practicum | 4 | Major |
| ARTE 402 | Art Education Secondary Materials and Practicum | 4 | Major |
| ARTE 404 | Clinical Internship Seminar | 1 | Major |
| TEDU 485 | Directed Student Teaching I | 6 | Major |
| TEDU 486 | Directed Student Teaching II | 6 | Major |
| EDUS 301 | Human Development and Learning | 3 | Major |
| ARTE 450 or SEDP 330 | Art for the Exceptional Student or Survey of Special Education | 3 | Major |
| PAPR 201 | Painting From Observation | 4 | Major (Ancilary) |
| SCPT 211 | Basic Sculpture I | 4 | Major (Ancillary) |
| 2-dimensional elective | 3 | Major (Ancilary) | |
| 3-dimensional elective | 3 | Major (Ancillary) | |
| Ceramics elective | 4 | Major (Ancillary) | |
| Contemporary art history | 3 | Major (Ancilary) | |
| Non-Western art history | 3 | Major (Ancillary) | |
| Photography elective | 3 | Major (Ancillary) | |
| Studio art or art history electives (any courses from ARTE, ARTH, COAR, CRAF, PAPR, PHTO, SCPT) | 7 | Major (Ancilary) | |
| Elective | 10 | Elective | |
| REAL | The REAL requirement may be satisfied by successfully completing a 300-level (or higher) course that has received a REAL attribute of Level 2, 3 or 4 or through an approved “REAL” co-curricular experience that has received a REAL attribute of Level 3 or 4. See VCU advisor for options. | 0 | Major |
| Credits completed at VCU | 88 | ||
| Minimum credits required for bachelor's degree | 120 | ||