Students are required to work with both a content discipline advisor and a teacher-education advisor.
Bachelor of Arts Degree 95 Semester Credit Hours #
Core Requirements (A “C” or better grade is required in each of the following courses):
- ART 474 – Elementary and Secondary Art Methods (3)
- ED 100 – Introduction to Education (3)
- ED 201 – Assessment in Education (3)
- ED 202 – Educational Technology (replaces CL 101 in General Education) (3)
- ED 203 – Exceptional Child (3)
- ED 204 – Teaching in a Diverse Society (3)
- ED 308 – Educational Psychology (3)
- ED 311 – Methods and Materials Middle and High School (3)
- ED 400 – Discipline and Classroom Management Middle and High School (3)
- ED 403 – Student Teaching Seminar (2)
- EDAR 401 – Directed Teaching Art (6)
- EDAR 402 – Directed Teaching Art (6)
- EDSE 301 – Teaching Reading in Secondary Schools (3)
Must take one (1) of the following:
- EDMG 201 – Late Childhood/Early Adolescent Development (3)
- PSY 201 – Human Development (3)
Supporting Requirements(These courses may be used to satisfy the General Education requirements)
- ED 200 – Foundations of Education (3)
- ENGL 111 – Composition I (3)
- ENGL 112 – Composition II (3)
- EXSC 101 – Fitness & Wellness (3)
Must take one (1) of the following:
- POLS 101 – American National Government (3)
- POLS 202 – State and Local Government (3)
Art Discipline Courses
- ART 100 – Art Survey (fulfills Aesthetic General Education requirement) (3)
- ART 101 – Beginning Drawing I (3)
- ART 111 – Two-Dimensional Design (3)
- ART 112 – Three-Dimensional Design and Materials (3)
- ART 210 – Graphic Design I (3)
- ART 235 – Painting I (3)
- ART 290 or ART 291 – Sculpture I or Ceramics I (3)
- ART 302 – Advanced Drawing (3)
- ART 355 – Printmaking (3)
- ART 372 – Art for Elementary Teachers (3)
Must take three (3) hours of art history from the following:
- ART 383 – Art History: American Art (3)
- ART 384 – Art History: Modern Art (fulfills multicultural General Education requirement) (3)
Sample Four-Year Plan for B.A. in Art Education #
| First Year | |||
| Fall Semester: | Spring Semester: | ||
| ART 100 | 3 | ART 111 | 3 |
| ART 101 | 3 | ART 235 | 3 |
| ENGL 111 | 3 | ENGL 112 | 3 |
| General Education Course – MATH | 3 | General Education Course – REL | 3 |
| General Education Course – EXSC 101 | 3 | General Education Course – HIST | 3 |
| KW 101 | 0 | CL 101 | 1 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | Semester Hours | 16 |
| Second Year | |||
| Fall Semester: | Spring Semester: | ||
| ART 112 | 3 | ART 335 | 3 |
| ART 210 | 3 | ART Elective | 3 |
| ART Elective (ART 278) | 3 | General Education Course – Humanities | 3 |
| General Education Course – Literature | 3 | General Education Course – Social Science | 3 |
| General Education Course – Social Science | 3 | General Education Course – Science w/ Lab | 4 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | Semester Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | |||
| Fall Semester: | Spring Semester: | ||
| ART Elective (ART 290 or ART 291) | 3 | ART 436 | 3 |
| ART 302 | 3 | ART Upper-Level (ART 392) | 3 |
| ART 384 | 3 | ART Upper-Level (ART 405) | 3 |
| ART Upper-Level (ART 355) | 3 | ART Upper-Level (ART 313) | 3 |
| General Education Course – Natural Science | 3 | Elective (optional for minor) | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | Semester Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall Semester: | Spring Semester: | ||
| ART Upper-Level (ART 378) | 3 | ART 470 | 3 |
| ART Upper-Level (ART 455) | 3 | Upper-Level | 3 |
| Upper-Level | 3 | Elective (optional for minor) | 3 |
| Upper-Level | 3 | Elective (optional for minor) | 3 |
| Elective (optional for minor) | 3 | Elective (optional for minor) | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | Semester Hours | 15 |
| Total Program Hours | 122 | ||