Art EducationBachelor of Arts

100% of Student Passage of State-Required Tests!

Friends University art education students have an exceptionally high rate of passage on state-required content tests. To the tune of 100 percent! By sharing your passion for and knowledge of the visual arts, you can empower others to find their creative voices and tell their stories.

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Program Highlights

Teaching exceptional skill & unique creative thought.

An art education degree at Friends University prepares students to become successful art teachers of exceptional skill and unique creative thought. It encourages the exploration of values through visual images.

Student Exhibitions

Regular student exhibitions help to generate community awareness of the art and art education program at Friends University, helping it generate a stellar reputation over the last several decades.

Devotion to creative and critical skills

Art education courses provide an environment and curriculum devoted to developing skills, stimulating critical thinking, and expressing creativity within the framework of a Christian liberal arts program.

Partnerships with art galleries

The art education program is visible in the community through partnerships with art galleries that provide students places to display their artwork created in the required courses, such as paintings, drawings, sculptures, printmaking and ceramics.

Interactive Classrooms

Collaborative instruction in interactive classroom environments

Passionate Faculty

Accessible educators with real-world experience and expertise

Career Services

Helpful career guidance

Program Outcomes

The art education program prepares students to teach in grades PreK-12. This four-year program includes an internship in both the elementary and secondary schools during the fall semester of the senior year. Graduates are licensed to teach by the state of Kansas after successfully completing the degree and passing the Principles of Learning and Teaching Exam (PLT). Other requirements (not for licensure) include a cumulative 2.75 grade point average with no “D” grades in the major. This degree is designed by art educators to fully instruct students in the latest and best techniques of teaching art. Computerized equipment is available for student use in the newly remodeled facilities.

Featured Faculty

Doug Billings

Doug Billings

  • Printmaking
  • Fine Arts
  • BFA Mankato State University; MFA Wichita State University
Natalie Brown

Natalie Brown

  • Art Education
  • Fine Arts
  • M.F.A., Wichita State University; B.F.A., Kansas State University
Aaron Krone

Aaron Krone

  • Associate Professor of Art
  • Fine Arts
  • B.A., Friends University; M.F.A., Fort Hays State University
Donalyn Manion

Donalyn Manion

  • Assistant Professor Visual Arts; Program Director Visual Arts
  • Fine Arts
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Wichita State University; Master of Fine Arts in Media Design, Full Sail University
Lauren Miller

Lauren Miller

  • Computer Print Technologies
  • Fine Arts
  • B.A., Friends University
Lori Moshier

Lori Moshier

  • Assistant Professor of Education; Lead Faculty Secondary Education
  • Education
  • Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education, Wichita State University; Master of Education in Teaching and Learning, Friends University

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