Visual Arts Education P-12 (36 Hours) – Virginia

Educational Requirements

According to the Virginia Department of Education: 

The state of Virginia offers the following endorsements. 

• Virginia offers Visual Arts Education.

Program requirements are located in the Virginia Administrative Code.

1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in visual arts; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in visual arts or 36 semester hours in art distributed in the following areas:
a. Two-dimensional media: 12 semester hours;
b. Three-dimensional media: 12 semester hours;
c. Cultural context and art history: 6 semester hours;
d. Evaluation and criticism and aesthetics: 3 semester hours; and
e. Related areas of the fine arts: 3 semester hours.