Art Course at the Air Force Academy

Abstract

Since training in the fine arts is not generally associated with an education for a military career, many visitors to the United States Air Force Academy are surprised to discover that a course embracing painting, sculpture, architecture, and music is included in the Academy's elective program. Sponsored by the Department of English, the course—now in its second year—has proved to be one of the most popular of the elective courses available to cadets whose demonstrated proficiency in the required courses justifies their electing an additional course. The electives offered by the various academic departments at the Air Force Academy make up what is known as the Enrichment Program, a program designed to provide the academically qualified cadet with an opportunity to pursue his interests in areas beyond those included in the prescribed curriculum.