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In the UTeach Art program, you will earn a BFA degree in Art Education or a BFA in Visual Art Studies, dependent on what year you entered the program. Students in the 2020-2022 catalog or later will earn an Art Education degree while students in previous catalogs earn a Visual Art Studies degree. This difference is simply due to the degree being renamed in 2020; the degree requirements and opportunities available after graduation and the same for both degrees.

Most students elect to complete requirements to obtain P-12 Texas Art certification, required for teaching art in Texas public schools. This online handbook provides information which will help guide you through the UTeach Art/Art Education program which features coursework in studio, art history, and visual art studies (art education). You will gain hands on art teaching experience with many age groups through multiple field placements as part of your Visual Art Studies courses.