Admission

Students have three opportunities to begin the online MA in Art Education each year.

We offer rolling admissions, so there is no deadline to apply. However, we recommend submitting your application as soon as possible, as the application review process will end two weeks prior to the start of each semester.

Admission Requirements

Students must meet the following requirements for admission to the program:

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including 30 credit hours in art.
• A minimum 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA on a four-point scale.
• No GRE or MAT required

Note: New York State requires applicants who are seeking teacher certification to meet certain general education requirements. Applicants who do not meet these requirements will still be considered for admission to the MA in Art Ed and may complete these courses in conjunction with the master’s degree. An academic advisor will work with you to determine if additional coursework is required.

Application Materials

In order to complete the application, all candidates must submit the following:

• Completed application
• Official transcripts for all schools attended. See below for more information.
• Personal statement/essay addressing why you wish to pursue graduate study in art education at this time.
• Two letters of recommendation from professional or academic references. Please note that letters from friends and family will not be accepted.
• $60 application fee
• Artistic portfolio of 15-20 images demonstrating competence in one area of specialization, as well as breadth of studio experience in other media. The portfolio may be emailed to artedma@adelphi.edu or submitted on a CD/USB drive (not required for Adelphi art alumni). If emailing, PDF or JPG files are preferred.
• Video statement to familiarize applicants with program requirements and to gauge applicants’ aptitude for online study in art education. The video may be emailed to artedma@adelphi.edu, preferably as an MP4 file. See below for the prompts you must follow in your video.

Video Statement Prompts:

1. Reflect briefly on your interest and time management skills for studying online on a part-time or a full-time basis. You should address your plans for setting your own schedule and working independently on art projects and papers before discussing them with the professors and peers in an online learning community (1-2 minutes).

2. Briefly discuss how you will budget your time to pursue part-time fieldwork hours in local schools with an art teacher during school hours along with your graduate coursework—usually 25-50 hours per semester or roughly 2-3 hours per week during K-12 school hours for 15-week semesters during the second and third semesters (1-2 minutes).

3. Briefly discuss how you will plan to make time for full-time student teaching during the full school day (e.g. 7/8 a.m. – 3/4 p.m.) in local schools with an art teacher during your final semester in the program (1-2 minutes).

*The GRE or MAT is not required.

Transcript Submission Details

All candidates must submit official undergraduate transcripts for all schools where credits were earned toward the conferred degree.

Official eScripts can be sent to our office electronically (directly from the institution) to graduateadmissions@adelphi.edu, or via mail (in sealed envelopes) to:

Tuition

Below is a breakdown of the tuition for the online MA in Art Education program. Visit the Tuition & Financial Aid page for additional information on tuition, fees and deposits.

*Tuition and fees based on 2024-2025 rates. Tuition and fees subject to change. Total tuition may vary based on credits taken.