Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art/Master of Arts in Teaching Art

This dual degree allows undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue a master's degree and teaching certification while they focus on their art practice. Open to NYU Steinhardt's BFA in Studio Art program students only, this dual degree allows you to complete your BFA in Studio Art and MA in Teaching Visual Art in just five years, making you eligible for New York State Initial Certification for grades PreK12.

Undergraduate NYU BFA students begin to take prerequisite courses for the master's degree during their junior and senior years with approval from their academic advisor. At the end of their fifth year of study, they will have earned a BFA and MA, and will be eligible to apply for New York State initial certification in Visual Art: K12.

This is a unique dual degree program, only open to current NYU Steinhardt BFA students, that leads to a professional degree and certification. Current BFA students are able to focus on their individual art practice while also working towards a viable pathway to teaching positions in New York City, nationally or internationally.

If you will have completed your country's pre-university education (equivalent to U.S. 12th Grade) before arriving to NYU, or if any of the following apply to you, you are eligible to apply to NYU as a first-year applicant:

You are completing an internationally-recognized equivalent, such as the IB Diploma, or
You are applying from countries with school leaving qualifications based on the British educational model, and will have completed the A-level equivalent (neither O-levels nor (I)GCSE results will be sufficient for admission), or
You are currently enrolled in a foundation year program outside of the United States and have completed secondary school graduation requirements from your country as outlined in the International Qualifications Tool, or
Your highest degree earned by the time you plan to enroll at NYU is either a certificate or diploma.
IELTS Academic - 7.5 and above
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