The study of art encompasses a variety of media to express human thoughts, interests, attitudes, emotions and ideas. UNM鈥檚 Studio Art program offers seven different areas of concentration: painting & drawing, photography, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, experimental art & technology, and environmental arts.
Online Availability: Partial
Career Opportunities
A program that prepares individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels.
September 2025
College of Fine Arts
The Center for the Arts, MSC04 2570,
1 University of New Mexico,
ALBUQUERQUE,
New Mexico,
87131, United States
Secondary Education: Completion of the equivalent of an American upper-secondary school education (approximately 12 years of formal education beginning at age six) as well as the appropriate diplomas or satisfactory results on leaving examinations.
Academic Preparation: Strong academic preparation and a U.S.-equivalent cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (for freshman applicants)
English Proficiency:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - minimum score 6.0; the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - minimum score 520 paper-based, or 68 Internet-based; the Duolingo English Test - minimum score 95; the University of Cambridge Examinations Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) - minimum score C; or the Pearson Test of English- Academic (PTE) - minimum score 47
Priority Dates: Fall Term - May 1; Spring Term - December 13; Summer Term - June 1
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
