Visual Art

AP Track (Advanced Placement) is a guide for students who are serious about improving their art and design skills and/or might consider post-secondary education and/or a career in Art and Design or a related field. The AP Track, also, provides several college credits that fulfill many elective requirements for other programs of study at post-secondary institutions. 

*All prerequisite courses may be taken concurrently!

Many postsecondary institutions are requiring portfolios for Art and Design majors (i.e. Graphic Design, Game Design, Multi-media Design, etc.) be submitted upon application, usually near the beginning of a student’s senior year. Visual Art Foundations, plus additional art courses, should be completed before their senior year, to prepare a quality portfolio and meet the varied portfolio requirements.

All Art and Design majors are required to take Art History courses.  AP Art History (and a 3 or better on the AP exam) fulfills one art history course requirement (3 credits) at most universities. AP Art and Design (3 courses: 2D Design, Drawing, 3D Design) fulfills one studio art elective (3 credits) at most universities. (AP Portfolio must earn a score of 3 or better for credit at most universities).

Exploratory Art  courses align with multiple career pathways, increase creative thinking and problem-solving , increase social skills and emotional wellness, increase technology skills, provide academic growth and offer unique opportunities not available in many other high schools! 

All college majors require students to take Humanities Credits. AP Art and Design, CAPP 101—Elements of Studio Art, and CAPP 105—Understanding the Arts all qualify as 3 humanities credits at most universities. CAPP is a UW Oshkosh initiative and collaboration with participating high schools to provide academically capable students an opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school. It is a concurrent enrollment program by certified high school teachers who hold adjunct lecturer status with UW Oshkosh. You receive both high school and college credit for your work, thereby decreasing your time to earn a college degree. 

Students interested in being "student helpers" in the Specialized Art Course should speak with their guidance counselor to see if there is space available, and if it works with their schedule.  This opportunity would be especially beneficial for students interested in education and/or working with people with disabilities  as a career option.