Program Description

If you decide to major in art at Western Michigan University, you will have a broad array of opportunities available to you. Specialties that you can explore during your education include:

• Art Education
• Art History
• Ceramics
• Foundation Art
• Graphic design
• Metals/jewelry
• Painting
• Photography and intermedia
• Printmedia
• Pre-Art Therapy
• Product design
• Sculpture

As an art student at WMU, you will benefit from the free exhibitions, special events and visiting artists programs sponsored by the Frostic School of Art.You will also become familiar with the three large gallery spaces that make up the Richmond Center for Visual Arts. The Monroe-Brown Gallery is used for temporary exhibitions; the Netzorg-Kerr Permanent Collection Gallery houses special exhibits from the school's permanent collection; the Atrium Gallery is dedicated to sound and video art; and the DeVries Student Art Gallery is reserved for student and alumni exhibitions. A calendar of year-round public events allows thousands to learn about and enjoy regional and national modern and contemporary art.

Recent WMU graduates with degrees in art are working as:

• Teachers
• Museum curators
• Artists

Among the organizations they work for are:

• Museums
• Universities and colleges
• Public and private foundations

Admission Requirements

Your transcript is the most important piece of information.  It shows what courses you’ve taken and your grades, which allows us to assess:

• Academic Preparation.  Successful students are prepared students and we want to make sure you’re ready for the rigors of college-level work.  We recommend*:
  -  4 years of English
  -  3-4 years of math (through second year algebra or pre-calculus)
  -  3 years of natural sciences (two or more with a lab component)
  -  2 years of the same foreign language
• Grade Point Average.
• Grade Trend.  How well you’ve done in your most recent courses.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6	6	6	6	6

Remarks:

• Yearly tuition fee is given
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $33,688.
• Score reporting required.