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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education

USA

What will I learn?

This unique program allows students to earn teacher certification while emphasizing a content area within the B.F.A. curriculum. Typically, the student’s schedule is reviewed each semester with a studio-emphasis coordinator and the art education faculty member. In order to graduate in four years, students need to plan carefully to complete coursework in three-and-a-half years and then student teach in the final semester.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) is a professional degree with an intensive focus on an area of the Arts supported by a program in general studies. The intent of the B.F.A. is to prepare for professional practice in the area of the degree.

  • The ability to think, speak, and write clearly and effectively, and to communicate with precision, cogency and rhetorical force.
  • An informed acquaintance with the mathematical and experimental methods of the physical and biological sciences, and with the main forms of analysis of the historical and quantitative techniques needed for investigating the workings and developments of modern society.
  • An ability to address culture and history from a variety of perspectives.
  • Understanding of, and experience in thinking about, moral and ethical problems.
  • The ability to respect, understand and evaluate work in a variety of disciplines.
  • The capacity to explain and defend views effectively and rationally.

Which department am I in?

College of Creative Arts

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
$25,968.00 (21,91,023) per year
USD $12,984 per semester

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

January 2025

Venue

College of Creative Arts

One Fine Arts Drive,

MORGANTOWN,

West Virginia,

26506, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Students must have at least a 2.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale for general admission. Students must have a minimum of five subject passes, of which two must be English and Mathematics. Students with IGCSE and O-Level Certificates from Cambridge International will also be considered for admission.

English Language Requirements: TOEFL Internet-Based = 79; IELTS = 6.5; Duolingo English Test = 105, Pearson Test of English Academic = 53. In some cases, SAT reading or ACT English test scores may be used to meet English Proficiency.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About West Virginia University

WVU graduates enjoy a remarkably high employment rate of 93 percent within two years of completing their program.

  • Recognized as a top R1 research university
  • Small class sizes and personalized learning
  • Top facilities, with seven specialized libraries
  • Scholarships and bursaries available