Degree Requirements

Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Art Education degree must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• General Education Core (30 cr.)
• Professional Education (33 cr.)
• Fine Arts Content (57 cr.)

• A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300- or 400-level
• Courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of C or higher
• Courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted
• A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for degree conferral

Professional Education (33 cr.)

• Pre-Professional Education
  • EDUC-F 200 Examining Self as Teacher
  • EDUC-M 300 Teaching in a Pluralistic Society - This course fulfils General Education Diversity requirement
• Block 1
  • EDUC-K 200 (2 cr.) Introductory Practicum in Special Education
  • EDUC-M 301 (0 cr.) Laboratory/Field Experience
  • EDUC-M 330 Foundations of Art Education & Methods I
  • EDUC-P 250 General Educational Psychology 
• Block 2
  • EDUC-M 301 (0 cr.) Laboratory/Field Experience
  • EDUC-M 314 General Methods for Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Teachers
  • EDUC-M 430 Foundations of Art Education & Methods II
  • EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
• Block 3
  • EDUC-F 401 (1 cr.) Topical Exploration in Education
  • EDUC-M 425 (6 cr.) Student Teach: Elementary
  • EDUC-M 480 (6 cr.) Student Teaching: Secondary

Fine Arts Content (57 cr.)

• FINA-F 100 Fundamental Studio-Drawing - This course fulfils General Education Arts & Humanities requirement
• FINA-F 101 Fundamental Studio-3D
• FINA-F 102 Fundamental Studio-2D
• FINA-A 101 Ancient an Medieval Art
• FINA-A 102 Renaissance Through Modern Art
• FINA-A 457 Experimental Art Since 1945
• FINA-A 458 Topics in the Ethnographic Arts
• FINA-D 210 Digital Art: Survey and Practice
• FINA-S 200 Drawing 1
• FINA-S 230 Painting 1
• FINA-S 240 Basic Printmaking Media
• FINA-S 250 Graphing Design 1
• FINA-S 260 Ceramics 1
• FINA-S 217 Introduction to Video Art
• Complete three 300-level studio courses
  • FINA-S 310 Photography
  • FINA-D 310 Interactive Multimedia
  • FINA-S 301 Drawing 2
  • FINA-S 331 Painting 2
  • FINA-S 341 Painting II Intaglio
  • FINA-S 351 Typography I
  • FINA-S 361 Ceramics
  • FINA-P 323 Introduction to Web Design
• Complete two 400-level studio courses
  • FINA-D 410 Advanced Media
  • FINA-S 417 Hand Papermaking I
  • FINA-S 401 Drawing 3
  • FINA-S 431 Painting 3
  • FINA-S 438 Water Media
  • FINA-S 441 Printmaking III Intaglio
  • FINA-S 443 Printmaking III Lithography
  • FINA-S 445 Relief Printmaking Media
  • FINA-S 451 Graphing Design Problem Solving
  • FINA-S 461 Ceramics 3
• Complete one additional 300-400 level studio course