1.	The applicant must have earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
2.	An overall undergraduate quality point average of at least 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 in a degree program acceptable to the admissions committee.
3.	Forty-five (45) undergraduate semester hours of liberal arts courses including a distribution of courses as listed below:
	Studio Art  -  36 semester hours
	Art History -  9 semester hours
4.	A Massachusetts Initial License in Art. This requirement will be waived for persons who are not using this degree in order to obtain teacher licensure in the State of Massachusetts.
5.	Submission of scores on the Graduate Record Examination General Test or the Miller Analogies Test.
6.	Ten (10) to fifteen (15) slides or digital images of the applicant’s art work. This may include multiple slides to show detail.
7.	An interview with the Chairperson of the Art and Music Department.

The degree requires 10 (ten) courses, which include three (3) in education and seven (7) in art (studio and art history). An oral comprehensive examination is required as the student’s culminating experience. A professional portfolio, completed as part of the degree program, is presented during the comprehensive examination.
Education Core Courses (3)
14.991	Philosophy of Education and Teaching Practice
14.998	Language Development and Communication
14.999	Research and Evaluation (recommended after completion of three Content or Concentration courses)
Art Concentration Courses (7)
11.995	Graduate Seminar in Art Education and At least six additional graduate level art courses.
These courses must be approved, in writing, by the student’s advisor. Specific studio and art history courses should be chosen to complement the student’s undergraduate art program and should address the following subject areas:
	Four studio art courses at the graduate level and Two art history courses at the graduate level