Visual and Performing Arts Education Minor
The Visual and Performing Arts Education (VAPAE) minor in the School of the Arts and Architecture offers courses designed to introduce arts majors to key issues and methodologies in the field of arts education and to a broad range of possible careers in the arts, including K-12 teaching, museum education, arts administration, art therapy, and arts advocacy.

The Arts Education Teaching Sequence, an essential component of the VAPAE minor, comprises three courses (Art&Arc 102, 192, 192SL) in which selected undergraduates explore core issues in arts education, creativity and social justice. Students are assigned to K-12 classrooms in the Los Angeles area, where they first observe and then implement an 8-week sequential arts-based lesson plan under the supervision of a guiding teacher.
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VAPAE MINOR APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications for the VAPAE are accepted each quarter. The application deadline is Friday of the fifth week of each quarter. Submit commpleted applications to: School of the Arts and Architecture, Office of Student Services, 2200 Broad Art Center.

• Please remember that Art&Arc 102 must be completed with a grade of B or better, in order to be qualified for the VAPAE minor.
• An inaugural group of 12 students from the School of the Arts & Architecture were accepted into the VAPAE minor in 2010-11.

VAPAE Informational Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 8th from 5-6:00 p.m. in Broad 2101. Come and hear about the program updates!

Another section of AA102-Introduction to Arts Education: Theory and Practice will be offered in Spring 2012. AA102 is a prerequisite for the VAPAE minor and the Arts Education Teaching Sequence. Click on the AA102 Application or stop by the Office of Student Services. Applications should be delivered no later than April 4, 2012 by 4pm in the Office of Student Services or via e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . This course can be taken as a stand-alone or as the first part of the Arts Education Teaching Sequence, which includes AA192 and AA192SL (offered next during the 2012-2013 school year).