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Art Major (ART)
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Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts
Required: 128 semester hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300 course level
Available Concentrations and AOS Codes:
Art Education I, U107
Art Education II, U109

All studio art students who seek teacher licensure in art must take a BFA under one of two concentrations: Art Education I offers academic breadth, Art Education II offers concentration in a studio discipline. Junior transfers cannot expect to complete these programs in two years.


Requirements

I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)
See complete GEC requirements and approved course listings for all categories.
Students may select courses for:
Sem hrs
Literature (GLT) 3
Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR) 3
One additional GLT, GFA, or GPR course

3

Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)

3

Mathematics (GMT)

3

Natural Sciences (GNS)
one must be a laboratory course; each must have a different departmental prefix

6-7

Reasoning and Discourse (GRD)
ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101,
and one additional GRD course
6

Department specifies courses for:

Fine Arts (GFA)
Required: ART 100 or 101
3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)
Required: HEA 201 and PSY 121
6


II General Education Marker Requirements
See for details and courses. It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.

Students may select courses for: 

Global/Global-Nonwestern Perspectives (GL/GN)
Four (4) courses carrying GL/GN markers, at least one of which must carry the GN marker

One Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In addition to this SI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second SI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements which is taught as Speaking Intensive.

One Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified at least one course among their major requirements which is taught as Writing Intensive.


III Major Requirements

Art Education I (General Art) Concentration
1. ART 100* or 101*
2. Four additional courses in Art History above the 100 level
3. ART 120, 140, 150, 220, 221
4. Painting, Design: 2 semester hours in each
5. Crafts: 6 semester hours
6. Art or related electives: 7 semester hours
7. Art Education courses: 360 (junior year); 363, 365, 463 and 465 (senior year)
8. Concentration in one studio area (Design, Painting or Sculpture) of 9 semester hours above the 100-level.
This is a summary list from the studio requirements above.

Art Education II (Studio Art) Concentration
1. Same as Art Education I, numbers 1* through 7
2. Independent Study in ART 498 and 499 or approved substitutes: 4 semester hours
3. Single studio specialization, including at least 4 semester hours of independent studio (ART 498 and 499 or approved substitute) in this specialty: 10 semester hours
This is a summary list from the studio requirements above.
* ART 100 or 101 satisfies GFA

IV Related Area Requirements
(See Teacher Education for full explanation.)
1. GEC requirements as identified within each major
2. HEA 201* Personal Health
3. PSY 121* General Psychology
4. ELC 381 The Institution of Education
5. CUI 450 Psychological Foundations of Education
6. CUI 470 Reading Education
* HEA 201 and PSY 121 satisfy GSB

V Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 128 semester hours required for the degree.


VI Admission to Student Teaching:
During the junior year students must apply for admission to the student teaching semester. Art Education methods courses 363 and 365 are prerequisites to student teaching and are taken in the fall semester of the senior year. Student Teaching 463 and 465 are taken in the spring semester.


Student teaching admission requirements include the following:
1. Speech screening and medical clearance
2. Grade point average of at least 2.7
3. Art 360, Foundations of Art Education, which includes pre-student-teaching practicum
4. Completion of 12 semester hours following admission to teacher education
5. Evidence of teaching readiness competencies as set and evaluated by the department.

 
 
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