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I’m starting to think about art colleges and it’s getting pretty overwhelming. It’s really hard to search these kinds of things on the internet. Thanks for your help :]

erm i heard of this one college in Assam called ULFA

I’m trying to get a gym wavier and I have to find a college (probably an art college) that requires some credit in art history in order to be accepted. Some college names or sites would be great. Thanks.

From my experience researching colleges and the art majors, a lot of art colleges and art majors at universities make you take an art history course or two in your first year *after* you get accepted, to give you a background of how art has evolved from the beginning to the present day. Its their way of giving you a well rounded background of art. I’ve never heard of an art college that requires an art history credit to get in. Most art colleges require you to submit a portfolio, they want to see if you have potential. art colleges mostly care about your portfolio, everything else is secondary.

http://rmcad.edu

http://academyart.edu

http://herbergercollege.asu.edu

i am going to art school next year, and would like to brush up on my skills before my classes start. not sure where im going yet, but it seems like a lot of these programs are for students who are GOING TO BE seniors and not students who will be going into college the next year. know of any good ones? thanks so much!

I’d suggest "Beginning drawing". I waited till I was 32 to go back to school. When I realized I wanted to major in Fine Art, I HAD to start with Beginning Drawing (Required for all other art courses). I didn’t want too, because I was fairly well established as an artist already without the "Beginning drawing" courses, but it was required so I sucked it up.

It turned out to be the BEST art class I had in 5 years worth of art school. I got my BFA, majoring in sculpture, secondary in painting & Metalsmithing, I can’t count how many art courses I took, especially in drawing, but beginning drawing was the BEST one! So if you can get an evening course in this, it will not only help prepare you for art school (congratulations by the way) but it will start you on your way with the prerequisites & required courses. Not to mention its a lot of fun!

Have fun!

I was checking out the Graphic Design program for Academy of Art University. Looking at the curriculum, it bugs me that they don’t make you take general courses, like science, communication, humanites, and I didn’t even notice a math requirement. It seems like a decent college to learn art from, but not for an overall good education.

What one of the other posters said about AAU is correct, in part. They do require gen ed classes at AAU. The difference is between a BA in art and a BFA in art. A BA will have more liberal arts requirements. A BFA is a professional degree, and is more focused on art classes.

But then he said this, and I must strongly disagree:

"FYI: Academy of Art University is regionally accredited by the Western Association (WASC) and is among the top schools of art and design (in some areas they are the top) in the United STates."

He may have AAU confused with some of the other excellent art schools in California.

AAU is absolutely, positively NOT one of the top art schools in the US. They actually rank toward the bottom in terms of reputation as an overall art school. However, some of their majors are considered good. But overall, they have a pretty poor reputation in art, both in the business/art world, and in the academic world.

While they are regionally accredited, which is a very strong point in their favor, they are also open admissions, meaning that anyone who applies gets in (and this certainly influences their rep.) They do graduate decent grads in some fields, though. They way they do this is via attrition – they weed out the kids who can’t take it as the classwork goes on. So AAU can actually be a great opportunity for someone who wants to study art and who doesn’t have a portfolio ready. But if you do have a portfolio, you can probably get into some place with a stronger reputation. And if you don’t have a portfolio, you can try the Savannah College of Art and Design, which does admit some undergrad students without a portfolio, but is considered a much stronger school than AAU.

I live in Michigan and I want to go into an art major. There are awesome art colleges around me: College for Creative Studies, Kendall, etc. Michigan University has an art and design program and sports, but it’s a Big Ten college and you would have to be exceptionally great at a certain sport to be able to play. I was curious if there were any other art colleges that provide a sport…I play field hockey and softball and I want to play both in college. Answers are greatly appreciated!!

yes, there are.

I’d like to have double major, one the majors being Art Education. Does anyone know of any good colleges that offer a major in art education? Preferably, not art colleges.

Most universities do, it’s not a rare program. Generally, it’s the smaller colleges that don’t offer the major; however, any state university will typically offer Art Ed.

Unless you really want to move away somewhere, just research into your state universities around where you live.

However, it is generally regarded that the Ohio STate University has one of the top Art Ed programs in the country.

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Could you tell me what college you got in
and how you did on SAT and SAT2 if you took it ??
I am planning to get in one of those Liberal art colleges…
and I really want to know if I can get accepted.

i got into Marietta College with a 23 ACT. sorry i know it not the SAT but i didn’t take that. i was also accepted to Bellermine and Philadelphia Biblical College i think that they are both liberal arts colleges also.

but it takes more than test scores to get into any college.

Most art colleges these days seem to emphasize contemporary art which is often associated with political anger and looks strange or even ugly. Where can she find colleges that would nurture her love for beauty in nature and emphasize mediums and techniques? This would be in Canada but any advice would be helpful regarding types of colleges.Thanks very kindly.

I’m not sure about Canadian colleges, but it might be a good idea for her to email the Director of the Art Program of colleges she’s interested. She could ask what percentage of the Fine Arts are covered and what percentage are contemporary. I agree with you, I do not like contemporary art all that much. Beware though, that a lot of colleges will tell you anything because they want YOUR money! Do you have local Art Associations nearby? Talk to the instructors there. They might be able to help your daughter. Most Art Associations deal with Fine Art moreso than contemporary, because they deal with the public as a whole. Most people don’t want to learn Contemporary Art techniques when they are paying good money out of their pockets. Good luck!

I’m interested in the majors of art, communications, media, marketing, advertising, visual arts, journalism, business and design. If you know a college in Maryland with these majors I would appreciate it! Thanks.

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