So lately, I have been freaking out about my future and whether or not I will even graduate on time. I had to have a big portfolio review to even be accepted into the major... so basically, all the art professors looked at my work, talked behind my back, and decided my fate. Well, I got in, which is really exciting! So I am officially in the art department and I am just waiting to hear back from the education department. Well, all my art professors think I should go for my BFA (bachelor of fine arts degree) and be a real art major, not just have an art endorsement for teaching. Well, because I would be an actual double major, this is going to require a few more credit hours... not a ton, just like 3 more classes than if I was to just have my art endorsement. But if I did want to get my BFA, I definitely would not graduate on time, especially since student teaching would be 2nd semester next year and I don't take classes during that time. If I did decide to just go with my art endorsement with my education degree (with no BFA), I would be able to graduate on time.
Are you keeping up?
Okay, so the question is, do I get my BFA or not? It means staying an extra semester, but it also means that I could teach anywhere because I would actually have an art degree. It means I would still student teach that 2nd semester of my senior year, but fall 2010, I would devote that entire semester to developing and creating my senior thesis/art show in the fine arts gallery. Would I rather just finish school on schedule or enhance my abilities as an artist and educator?... I think it might be worth the extra money...
What do you think?
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