Be the Inspiration
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) or minor in Art Teaching is ideal for those students who wish to help students learn about and experience fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, design, photography, digital media and more.
A student's face lights up when they find success in something they create. Surrounded with creative young people, students share in the excitement about art and its history.
teaching art in a public, private or charter school; teaching art online; teaching private art lessons to adults and children; teaching art classes at an art museum; directing an education program at an art museum; working with a nonprofit arts organization; teaching art in an after-school program; teaching at assisted living centers, senior centers, juvenile detention centers, homeless shelters, pregnancy resource centers, women’s shelters; guest artist for a state arts council; substitute teacher; retail craft coordinator; writer for art books, magazines, blogs, website, textbooks; illustrator for children’s books; consultant for art supply catalog or store.
Expand your knowledge and deepen your understand of other countries and cultures.
We encourage every student to apply for a Freshman Art Scholarship. Get rewarded for your talent!
Gallery Row, Art Institute of Chicago, and the many other galleries and venues of our country’s third largest city are just an hour away.
Apple MacBook Pro computers and iPad technology bring students into the world of professional art and graphic design. Production computers turn digital imaging into television. The on-site digital photography studio and dark room for traditional film development and modern techniques for manipulating images are for students’ creative pursuits.
Olivet Nazarene University’s Teacher Education Program is a recognized education preparation program by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in consultation with the State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board (SEPLB). Each teaching program that is offered at Olivet has been individually approved for licensure, meaning that when a teaching candidate graduates with a teaching degree they will also have earned an Illinois Professional Educators License. The School of Education continues to update existing programs to meet and exceed the Illinois State Board of Education standards and is aligned with the top educational preparation standards in the nation.
SEA empowers you and other future educators to invest in the lives of the next generation. Through professional and social activities, you will bond with other students, faculty and educators who are already working in their chose careers. SEA is the largest student organization on campus with more than 200 students who take part in activities each year. We make a major impact in the surrounding school districts and community!
The student teaching assignment gives experience in taking on more responsibilities for directing the learning activities of a group of students in a "real-world" classroom. The minimum time is 60 full official school days. Students are supervised by a classroom teacher, the principal of the school, and the university supervisor. A faculty member will observe on-site.
The best way to see if Olivet is a good fit for you is to visit the campus. We offer unique, customized visit days every weekday, and special Purple & Gold days, too, where you can get up close at all things ONU.
