$10,807/Yr
Art education students take art, art history and education courses in addition to the general education courses required of all WCU students. Further, each student selects an art specialty area in which they take intermediate and advanced courses. Following classroom visitation at participating schools and educational institutes, all students complete a required student teaching experience or internship, at either an elementary or high school. While pursuing their academic studies, students become deeply engaged in surrounding communities. Community activities range from creating murals and teaching crafts in local nursing homes to attending state and national conferences each year. Many students also choose to join the WCU Art Education Club, a highly active organization that offers workshops and events to adults and children.
Students apply for entrance into the College of Fine and Performing Arts through a portfolio upon completion of 100-level art courses and students apply for entrance into the College of Education during the semester in which they take EDCI201 Introduction to Education. The program is housed in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center where students benefit from state-of-the-art laboratories, current technologies and copious teaching resources. Graduates typically teach art in K-12 schools, therapeutic settings or art museums.
Upon successful completion of the Art Education degree program at Western Carolina University, graduates are well-prepared to participate effectively in a competitive art career market in any of our 50 states. The job placement rate for program graduates stands at 95 percent within one year of graduation. In addition to professional positions in schools, therapeutic settings and museums, job opportunities for graduates are often engaged with art-related interests in academic settings, arts associations, craft guilds, galleries, commercial firms and non-profit agencies.
Important Dates
Event | Application Date |
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Application Deadline For Fall Intake | |
Tuition Fees
Eligibility & Entry Requirement
Academic Requirements:
- Submit official transcripts of all previous education completed
- Official transcripts need to be evaluated by a NACES accredited agency like WES
- Submitting SAT/ACT score is optional
- Submit English Language Proficiency test scores
English Language Requirements:
- TOEFL: minimum 75 in iBT; 537 in PBT
- IELTS: minimum 6.0 with no score lower than 5.0
- Duolingo: minimum 95
- PTE: minimum 50
- ACT: minimum 18
- SAT: minimum 880
Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids
Name | Scholarship Per Student | Level of Study | Type | |
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Chuan Ai Lu Engstrom Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 1,000/Yr$1,000 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
ASID Foundation Legacy Scholarships | Scholarship per student$ 4,000/Yr$4,000 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarships | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyApprenticeship | TypeTuition-Fee-Waiver | |
Innovation in Education Scholarship - La Tutors 123 | Scholarship per student$ 500/Yr$500 | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
(ISC)² Women’s Cybersecurity Scholarships | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyBachelor | TypeMerit-Based | |
Comindware Scholarship | Scholarship per student$ 4,000/Yr$4,000 | Level Of StudyApprenticeship | TypeMerit-Based |
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