In 2022, colleges and universities in Shandong province have low requirements for art and culture.

In order to adapt to this situation, the basic examination for fine arts majors, which is independently conducted by all provinces in China and uniformly marked by the whole province, came into being, which is collectively called the unified examination for fine arts majors in colleges and universities. At present, all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) have improved the unified examination of fine arts, because the number of fine arts students has increased dramatically in recent years. Organizing the unified examination of fine arts in the whole province is conducive to selecting candidates before the examination of fine arts schools and reducing the examination cost of candidates.