- Emphasis A is designed for students who wish to pursue either a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Art or a graduate studies in Art Education or Art Therapy and is an approved subject matter competency waiver in the area of Art by he California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
- Emphasis B is designed for students who wish to pursue careers and/or graduate studies in Art Writing and Criticism.
- Emphasis C is designed for students who wish to pursue interdisciplinary paths in curating, writing, community-based art, participatory art and/or other areas in which art and the public intersect.