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Requirements for the Visual and Performing Arts Education (VAPAE) Minor 

Minor applications are due by the 5th week of each quarter. Below are the 2026 - 2027 application deadlines:

Fall 2026 Application Deadline: Friday, October 30, 2026

Winter 2027 Application Deadline: Friday, February 5, 2027

Spring 2027 Application Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2027

vapae minor requirements
vapae minor application

To apply for the minor, students must: 

  • Be in one of the arts majors within the School of the Arts and Architecture, School of Theater, Film, and Television, or Herb Alpert School of Music*

  • Have completed at least 50 percent of the lower division preparation for the major requirements of their respective majors

  • Have completed Arts Ed M102 (same as Educ M142) with a grade of “B” or better

  • Be in good academic standing with at least a 2.7 cumulative GPA

  • Submit a formal minor application to the VAPAE Program Coordinator. The application is available above.

* Students from a non-arts major may still be considered for the minor but must demonstrate a developed arts practice

Courses for the minor must be taken for a letter grade. A minimum of 20 units applied towards the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor.

Minor Requirements

(28 - 30 units with a minimum of 24 upper division units)

    • Arts Ed M102*** (same as Educ M142) - Introduction to Arts Education for Multiple Publics: Theory and Practice

    • Arts Ed M192 (same as Educ M129) - Arts Education Teaching Practicum

    • Arts Ed M192XP (same as Educ M129XP) - Arts Education Teaching Practicum & Capstone Project

    ** The AETS must be taken sequentially

    *** To receive a PTE for Arts Ed M102 please fill out this application.

    • Arts Ed 20 - Introduction to Community Engagement through the Arts (5 units)

    • Arts Ed 101 - Selected Topics in Arts Education (4 units) *May be repeated up to 2x for credit

    • Arts Ed 103 - Socially Engaged Pedagogy in the Arts (4 units)

    • Arts Ed 105 - Arts Programs in Correctional Institutions: History, Theory, and Practice (4 units)

    • Arts Ed 107 - Visual Arts Methods for the Teaching Artist (4 units)*

    • Arts Ed 108 - Performing Arts Methods for the Teaching Artist (4 units)*

    • Arts Ed 109 - Design|Media Arts Methods for the Teaching Artist (4 units)*

    • Arts Ed 195 - Community Internships in Arts Education (2 - 4 units)

    • Arts Ed 197 - Individual Studies in Arts Education (2 - 4 units)

    Please note that Arts Ed 195 and 197 must be developed in coordination with the VAPAE Program Coordinator and VAPAE Director at least 2 quarters in advance of implementation.

    *To receive a PTE number for any Arts Ed Methods course please fill out this application.

    • Any upper division Education course will satisfy this section. You must be accepted into the VAPAE minor prior to enrolling in an upper division Education course, and can enroll in this course during second pass enrollment.

  • Any Arts Education (AE) course not being used to fulfill the two Arts Education Course requirement.

    Any of the below courses would also satisfy this section of the VAPAE minor. Parentheses note courses’ most recent offerings.

    • Art 186A: Beyond Mexican Mural: Beginning Muralism and Community Development (20F)

    • Art 186A: Beyond Mexican Mural: Beginning Muralism and Community Development Laboratory (20F)

    • Disability Studies 101 or 101W: Perspectives on Disability Studies (23F)

    • Disability Studies 129: Theory, Policy, and Practice of Special Education (16 Summer)

    • Disability Studies M139: Perspectives on Autism and Neurodiversity (23 Summer: Session A)

    • Music 110A: Learning Approaches in Music Education (21F)

    • Music 110B: Musicality and Creativity in Childhood (23F)

    • Psychiatry 175: Mindfulness Practice and Theory (23 Summer: Session A)

    • Theatre 118A: Creative Dramatics (23F)

    • Theatre 118B: Advanced Creative Dramatics (23W)

    • Theatre 118D: ArtsBridge Teaching Practicum (22W)

    • World Arts and Cultures 100A: Art as Social Action (22S)

    • World Arts and Cultures 100B: Art as Moral Action (23S)

    • World Arts and Cultures 103: Arts in Communities (23S)

    • World Arts and Cultures C158: Theorizing Arts Activism (21W)

    • World Arts and Cultures C159: Art and Global Health (22W)

    • World Arts and Cultures 177XP: Taking Action: Arts Practice and Community Service (23S)

What is it like to minor in VAPAE?

For an in-depth look at the VAPAE Minor, please take a few minutes to watch the video below. "The Making of a Teaching Artist" tracks four UCLA VAPAE students as they develop their arts-based teaching practice, and progressively develop into outstanding Teaching Artists.

Teaching Artist Profile

Gabriela Acosta
Ethnomusicology B.A., VAPAE Minor, 2024

Undergrad Student Profile

Nicholas "Nic" Chu
Dance B.A., VAPAE Minor, 2021