GENERAL EDUCATION   

(44-46 credits)

ART EDUCATION MAJOR

(45 credits Art + 37 credits Education)

STUDY AREAS

Required Art Courses (33 credits)

Study Area I  

Arts & Humanities  (9 credits)

ART 112 Hist. of Western Art I

3

ENG literature

3

ART 113 Hist. of Western Art II

3

ART 112 (double-counted in major)

X

ART 120 Design I             

3

ART 113 (double-counted in major)

X

ART 124 3-Dimensional Design

3

Study Area II

Social Sciences  (9 credits)

ART 130 Drawing I    

3

HIST 261 Hist of Am. Life I or HIST 262 Hist. of Am. Life II

3

ART 240 Printmaking I

3

3

ART 252 Painting I

3

3

ART 260 Ceramics I

3

Study Area III    

Behavioral Sciences  (6 credits)

ART 261 Sculpture I

3

PSY 235 Child & Adol. Dev.  OR PSY 236  Life Span Dev.

3

ART 263 Crafts I

3

3

ART 491 Aesthetic/Critical Dialogue About Art

3

Study Area IV    

Natural Sciences  (6 or 7 credits)

  Studio Specialization Area (9 cr.)

(9 credits in one media area is required. 3 credits from the above required studio courses can be counted as the first studio specialization course.)

3 or 4

3

SKILL AREAS

Drawing: ART 130, 230, 430, 431, 432

6

Skill Area I    

Communication Skills  (6 credits)

Printmaking: ART 240, 341, 343, 344, 441, 443, 444

ENG 110     Freshman Composition

3

Ceramics: ART 260, 360, 460, 468

3

Graphic Design: DES 126, 222, 322, 436         

Skill Area II    

Mathematics Requirement  (6 credits)

Sculpture: ART 261, 361, 362

3

Crafts: ART 263, 264, 366, 464, 466

3

Illustration:  ART 224, 324, 424

Skill Area III   Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement (check one) 

Media Arts:  ART 247, 347, 348, 349, 420, 448, 449

* 3 sequential years of one foreign language at the high school level

Directed Elective (3 credits)

* passed a standardized foreign language exam

400 level Art History (selected in consultation with advisor)

3

*completion of 112 or 114 foreign language course

Art Elective (3 credits)

*successful completion of an upper level foreign language course

Art 230 Drawing II (recommended)

3

Skill Area IV    

University Requirement   (2 or 3 credits)

Professional Education Courses

(37 Credits)

PE 244 required for students matriculating with fewer than 15 credits

2 or 3

ART 301 Art Education Theory and Practice I

3

Other Requirements

*ART 302 Pre- Practicum in Art Education

  *ART 303 Practicum in Art Education I

1

International Requirement  met

2

International Requirement  met

*ART 400 Art Education Theory & Practice II

3

First Year Experience Requirement  met

*ART 401 Student Teach. Seminar Art

  *ART 402 Practicum in Art Education II

1

1

Portfolio Requirement

*ART 403 Art Education and Technology

3

All art majors must submit a portfolio of at least 10 works for consideration by the Art faculty.  Students whose portfolios do not meet standards will be required to take supplemental courses.  No students will be allowed to proceed beyond a 200 - level Art course without a successful portfolio review.

*Requires admittance to the Professional Education Program

*EDTE 316 Principles of Learning

4

*EDSC 375 Principles & Evaluation in Education (K-12)

3

*EDF 415 Educational Foundations

3

*SPED 315 Intro to Educating Learners with Exceptionalities

3

*EDSC 428 Student Teaching: Elementary Art

*EDSC 429 Student Teaching: Secondary Art

5

5