Advanced Art/Independent Study is the art course available for students after they have completed Art I and one of the Art II course offerings. Independent Study is intended for those students interested in art as a career or lifetime activity. During the last two years of high school art, a student may not enroll in the same area of independent study both years.

Prerequisite: Art I and one of the Art II course offerings. Instructor's written permission is required to enroll in Advanced Art/Independent Study

All Advanced Art/Independent Study students will take part in six weeks of basic drawing at the beginning of the school year before proceeding to specialization areas.

The Advanced Art/Independent Study student will work directly with the art instructor to develop projects, deadlines, research goals, and evaluation procedure for areas of specialization. The Advanced Art/Independent Study student will select one of the following areas of specialization to study for the entire school year.

Specialization areas available for the Advanced Art/Independent Study student to choose from are: drawing, painting, graphics and commercial art, printmaking, ceramics, fibers, sculpture and stained glass.