IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2010-2012

• Degree Programs
  • Bachelor of Art Education
    • Dual Degree - B.A.E. & B.F.A
  • B.A. in Art History
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Student Learning Outcomes

Undergraduate Programs

Degree Programs

Bachelor of Art Education

Dual Degree - B.A.E. & B.F.A

Adding the second degree (B.F.A.) certifies students to teach art K-12 and provides a strong studio foundation. The B.F.A. requires more than 30 additional hours in studio/history. Students wishing to pursue the double major should consult with both advisors for the B.F.A. and B.A.E. each semester. Electives in one degree may be met by fulfilling requirements in the other degree; advisors can counsel on the most efficient path for completion of the program. The double major takes five and one half years to complete, including summer school. Students must successful pass both portfolio reviews (Art Education and Fine Arts Reviews).

Admission into the Art Education Program

• Maintain a 2.5 GPA at all times and no lower than a C in all methods courses.

• Complete and pass all sections of the PPST before the fall of sophomore year.

• Pass the Sophomore Review into the Art Education Program in the fall semester of the sophomore year.

• Apply to the Teacher Education Program, School of Education by February 1 of sophomore year.

Admission into the Teacher Education Program

• Have been advanced into the Art Education Program (Sophomore Review).

• Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.

• Complete formal application to the Teacher Education Program by February 1 of the sophomore year. This online application  can be accessed through the IUPUI School of Education Web site; select the All Grade application option. To access this file you must have at least Word 97 for Windows or Word 98 for the Mac. These programs are available in all university computer labs.

Timeline Requirements

• Obtain and read both the Herron and School of Education sections of the IUPUI Campus Bulletin concerning art education programs and student teaching for students in all grades. Planning your academic progress in this school is your responsibility. Please meet with your advisors prior to registration each semester to be sure all your requirements are being fulfilled.

• Register to take the PRAXIS 1: PPST- Pre-Professional Skills Test (www.ets.org/klzlearn). Information and sample test items are available from School of Education Student Services. This test can be taken on computer or in a classroom. Even by computer, the written component takes six weeks to score, so plan accordingly. Failure to pass this test by January 1 of sophomore year will delay your advancement into Art Education/School of Education programs for one year. Study guides and workshops are available. Students will not be advanced into Art Education/School of Education programs until this test is passed. (Keep a record of your scores.)

• Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in all major area courses and professional education courses, and a 2.0 in Speech COMM-R110 and English Composition ENG-W131.

• Be sure all parts of the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) have been passed with scores by Jan 1.

• Prepare a portfolio of work and signup sign up for an advancement session in late fall.

• Complete formal application to the Teacher Education Program by February 1, sophomore year.

• Upon acceptance into the Teacher Education Program, sign up and attend the orientation program.

• Register for student teaching in the fall ONE FULL ACADEMIC YEAR PRIOR to the academic year in which you plan to student teach. Failure to register in time will detain student teaching for one full year, no exceptions. Consult the section on student teaching for All-Grade Education (K-12 license) in the School of Education section of the IUPUI Campus Bulletin or Web site.

• Register for the National Teachers Exam—Art Education Specialty Area the semester prior to student teaching. Results from this exam take several months to receive and can delay hiring. Teachers cannot be hired in Indiana without proof of passing test scores on this exam. Study guides are available in the Curriculum Resource Center, ES 1125, and NTE Bulletins in the School of Education.

• Apply for the B.A.E. degree in the Herron Office of Student Services by October 1 of the academic year in which you plan to graduate.

• If you plan on teaching in Indiana, apply for a teaching certificate in the School of Education. Obtain a form and directions from Education Office of  Student Services prior to student teaching.