The Art Education Licensure Program at JMU

The Art Education Center licensure program at James Madison University supports the National Art Standards and the Virginia Standards of Learning for Visual Art through programs in art education, community activities, art education research, and community art programs for children and adults. The program develops highly qualified PK-12 art educators who create strong content and deliver comprehensive art lessons.

The Art Education Licensure program is available to all art, design, and art history majors. Students complete licensure requirements for art teaching simultaneously with their art degree requirements.

Art education students develop professional teaching skills by participating in activities provided through the JMU Art Education Center, including field experiences in local schools; student teaching; the Madison Chapter of the National Art Education Association (2016 chapter of the year); state and national art education conferences; and partnerships with regional organizations and events dedicated to the visual arts.

Fulfilling the requirements for K-12 licensure results in quality educators who are highly sought after by school districts and community art education programs for youth, adults, and seniors.

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Hardware and Software Requirements

SADAH's programs require all students to have a laptop computer equipped with and capable of running any necessary software. SADAH considers a laptop an essential tool for total participation in classes and content. Read more about SADAH's hardware and software requirements.

Suggested Specifications

Operating System (OS) 
MacOS 

Storage (GB) 
512GB 

Screen Size (IN) 
13” 

Random Access Memory (RAM) 
32GB 

Graphics Memory (VRAM) 
6GB 

Processor (CPU) 
M3 pro or Intel 13th Gen i7 / i9 

Required Specifications

Operating System (OS) 
MacOS or Windows 11 

Storage (GB) 
512GB 

Screen Size (IN) 
13” 

Random Access Memory (RAM) 
16GB 

Graphics Memory (VRAM) 
4GB 

Processor (CPU) 
M3 pro or Intel 13th Gen i5

Required Software

Microsoft 365* 
Zoom*

 
 

 

 

 
 


 


*Provided by JMU

Art Education Faculty
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Hannah Sions

Assistant Professor of Art Education

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Karin Tollefson-Hall

Professor of Art Education, Assistant Dean of CVPA

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William Wightman

Art Education Area Coordinator; NASAD Coordinator; Graduate Director for Art Education; Professor of Art and Art Education

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