Mountain View High School

Juniors and Seniors at Mountain View High School are invited to qualify for an Arizona State Seal of Arts Proficiency. This state-wide program celebrates students who go above and beyond their in-school coursework in visual art, dance, theater, music, or media arts. 

Students who achieve this recognition will receive:

• A state seal for their diploma, administered by the Arizona Department of Education’s Office of Arts Education

• Recognition at MVHS Honors Night

• Recognition in the program at graduation 

• Recognition at graduation through cords

Proficiency Seal Requirements

Requirement #1: A final GPA of 3.0 or 4.0 in each qualifying arts/career and technical education (CTE) course

Requirement #2: Four credit requirements in one of the following ways: 

a. A minimum of 4 credits in one artistic discipline: (dance, music, theatre, visual arts or media arts) 

b. 3 credits in one artistic discipline, and 1 qualifying creative industries CTE credit or separate artistic discipline. 

c. 2 credits in one artistic discipline and 2 credits in a qualifying creative industries CTE class or a separate artistic discipline. 

Requirement # 3: Eighty hours of arts-related extracurricular activities during the student’s high school career

Requirement # 4: A student capstone project completed under the mentorship of a Mountain View fine arts or CTE teacher